trade marks which consist of, or reproduce in their essential elements, an earlier plant variety denomination registered in accordance with Union legislation or national law, or international agreements to which the Union or the Member State concerned is a party, providing for protection of plant variety rights, and which are in respect of plant varieties of the same or closely related species.
les marques dont la date de dépôt est antérieure à celle de la demande de marque de l'Union européenne, compte tenu, le cas échéant, du droit de priorité invoqué à l'appui de ces marques, et qui appartiennent aux catégories suivantes: