Article 14

1.

Member States shall ensure that acceptance of a variety is revoked:

(a)

if it is proved, on examination, that the variety is no longer distinct, stable or sufficiently uniform;

(b)

if the person or persons responsible for the variety so request, unless there is maintenance of the variety.

2.

Member States may revoke the acceptance of a variety:

(a)

if the laws, regulations and administrative provisions adopted in pursuance of this Directive are not complied with;

(b)

if, at the time of the application for acceptance or during examination, false or fraudulent particulars were supplied concerning the factors on the basis of which acceptance was granted.