The Enforcement Rules for the Plant Variety and Plant Seed Act Article 5

Any certifying document submitted pursuant to this Act and these Implementing Regulations shall be presented in its original form or exemplification. Upon clarifying that photocopied certifying document is identical to the original copy or exemplification, the applicant may submit the photocopy instead. However, the evidentiary proof of the application as accepted by the country or World Trade Organization member set forth in Article 17, Paragraph 2 of the Act shall be presented in exemplification.The original form or exemplification of the proof may be returned to the applicant upon the inspection of the competent authority.