Article 3

1. The rights and obligations of the holder which derive from the provisions of Article 14 of the basic Regulation, as specified in this Regulation, other than the right on an already quantifiable payment of the equitable remuneration referred to in Article 5, may not be the object of a transfer to others. However, they shall be included in the rights and obligations which are concerned by a transfer of the Community plant variety right in accordance with the provisions of Article 23 of the basic Regulation.

2. Rights referred to in paragraph 1 may be invoked by individual holders, collectively by several holders or by an organization of holders which is established in the Community at Community, national, regional or local level. An organization of holders may act only for its members, and only for those thereof which have given the respective mandate in writing to the organization. It shall act either through one or more of its representatives or through auditors accredited by it, within the limits of their respective mandates.

3. A representative of the holder or of an organization of holders as well as an accredited auditor shall:
(a) be domiciled or shall have his seat or an establishment within the territory of the Community, and (b) be authorized by the holder or the organization in writing, and (c) provide evidence for the conditions laid down in (a) and (b), either through reference to relevant information published by holders or communicated by holders to organizations of farmers, or otherwise, and produce, on request, a copy of the written authorization referred to in (b), to any farmer against whom he invokes the rights.