ordningen skal ogsaa tage hensyn til den tekniske udvikling inden for planteforaedling, herunder bioteknologi; for at tilskynde til frembringelse og udvikling af nye sorter boer alle planteforaedlere have en bedre beskyttelse end i den nuvaerende situation, uden at dette dog uberettiget boer forringe adgangen til beskyttelsen generelt eller i forbindelse med saerlige foraedlingsmetoder;
Whereas the system must also have regard to developments in plant breeding techniques including biotechnology; whereas in order to stimulate the breeding and development of new varieties, there should be improved protection compared with the present situation for all plant breeders without, however, unjustifiably impairing access to protection generally or in the case of certain breeding techniques;