The Plant Variety and Plant Seed Act Article 16

The filing date of an application for a variety right shall be the date on which a duly completed application form, a written description of the variety, and the relevant supporting documents are submitted.If not all required documents are submitted for an application for a variety right, or if such documents are incomplete or deficient in their statements of information, the central competent authority shall specify the reasons and notify the applicant to remedy such deficiency within a specified time limit. If the applicant fails to remedy the deficiency within the time limit, the application shall not be accepted. If the applicant is able to remedy the deficiency within the time limit, the date of remediation shall be deemed to be the filing date.