An Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry dealing with the extension of sphere of application of the Varieties Protection Act. In addition to the species listed in article 2, paragraph 1, of the Varieties Protection Act (BGBl. No. 108/1993) protection can also be requested for the species listed in article 2 of the above-mentioned Ordinance, such as for example pea (pisum sativum partim), or sunflower (Helianthus annuus. The text consists of 2 articles.