Plant Variety Protection Laws

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Argentina

Seed Law 20.247 - Measures adopted 
concerning the Farmer's Privilege
 
PVP Gazette 94
Published: December 2002

Australia

Plant Breeder’s Rights Act (No. 110 of 1994 as amended in 2002)
Consolidated text.  PVP Gazette 95
Published: April 2003

Austria

Federal Law on the Protection of Plant Varieties
(Variety Protection Act 2001)
PVP Gazette 98
Published: December 2004

Azerbaijan

Law on Selection Achievements of 1996
 
PVP Gazette 98
Published: December 2004

Belarus

Plant Variety Patent Law, 1995
PVP Gazette 94
Published: December 2002

Bolivia

Regulations on Protection of Plant Varieties
PVP Gazette 95
Published: April 2003

General Regulations on Seed Certification and Inspection
Secretariat Resolution No. 064/96
PVP Gazette 87
Published: March 2000

Brazil

Decree No. 2366
PVP Gazette 89
Published: September  2000

Law No. 9456
PVP Gazette 89
Published: September  2000

Bulgaria

Law on the Protection of New Plant Varieties and Animal Breeds
PVP Gazette 84
Published: April 1998

Canada

The Plant Breeders' Rights Act
PVP Gazette 62
Published: April 1991

Regulations Respecting Plant Breeders' Rights
PVP Gazette 69
Published: November 1992

Chile

Law No. 19.342 on the Rights of Breeders of New Varieties of Plants
PVP Gazette 81
Published: April 1997

Decree approving Regulations under Law No. 19.342
PVP Gazette 81
Published: April 1997

China, People’s Republic of

Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
(entered into force October 1, 1997)
PVP Gazette 85
Published: October 1999

Decree No. 13
PVP Gazette 90
Published: December 2000

Decree No. 3
PVP Gazette 90
Published: December 2000

Colombia

Decision 345 (see "Andean Community")
PVP Gazette 75
Published: December 1994

Decree No. 533 of March 8, 1994, introducing Regulations to the Common Provisions on the Protection of the Rights of Breeders of New Plant Varieties as Amended by Decree No. 2468 of November 4, 1994
PVP Gazette 83
Published: December 1997

Articles 4 and 5 of the Law No. 1032 of June 22, 2006
PVP Gazette 101
Published: December 2007

Costa Rica

Law No. 8631 on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants as amended by Law No. 8686
PVP Gazette 102
Published: December 2008

Croatia

The Plant Variety Protection Law (1997)

The Law of Alterations and Amendments on the Plant Variety Protection Law (2000)

Regulations on the procedure and conduct of tests for DUS

Regulations on the registration on the Registers for Protection

Decree on the (amount of) fees relating to PVP

PVP Gazette 96
Published: December 2003

Czech Republic

Act amending Act on the Protection of Plant Variety Rights No. 184/2008 Coll.
PVP Gazette 102
Published: December 2008

Act on the Protection of Plant Variety Rights
Act No. 408 of October 25, 2000
PVP Gazette 93
Published: June 2002

Denmark

The Danish Plant Variety Protection Act

Order No. 51 of February 5, 1996
PVP Gazette 87
Published: March 2000

Ecuador

Decision 345 (see "Andean Community")
PVP Gazette 75
Published: December 1994

Estonia

Plant Variety Rights Act
PVP Gazette 89
Published: September  2000

Finland

The Act on Plant Breeder’s Right (No. 789/1992)   as amended
(Amendments on the Act on Plant Breeder’s Right No. 238/1999, 5.3.1999)
PVP Gazette 88
Published: July 2000

France

Law on the Protection of New Plant Varieties (No. 70-489 of June 11, 1970
PVP Gazette 33
Published: September  1983

Georgia

Law for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants of December 29, 2006
PVP Gazette 102
Published: December 2008

Germany

The Plant Variety Protection Law
(consolidated text of December 19, 1997)
PVP Gazette 86
Published: December 1999

Hungary

Law No. XXXIII on the Protection of Inventions by Patents of April 25, 1995 (Part IV Patent Protection for Plant Varieties and Animal Breeds)
PVP Gazette 84
Published: April 1998

Ireland

Plant Varieties (Proprietary Rights) (Amendment) Act, 1998 No. 41, 1998
PVP Gazette 88
Published: June 2000

Israel

The Plant Breeders’ Rights Law 5733-1973
(Consolidated Text as amended by Amendments No. 1 (1983) and No. 2 (1996))
PVP Gazette 86
Published: December 1999

Italy

Legislative Decree No. 455 of November 3, 1998  
(Adaptation to the Provisions of the 1991 Act of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants)
PVP Gazette 91
Published: June  2001
 

Japan

The Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act (Act No. 83 of May 29, 1998)
as amended by Act No. 49/2007 
 
PVP Gazette 1018
Published: December 2007

Jordan

Law No. (24) of 2000 "Law for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants"
 
PVP Gazette 98
Published: December 2004

Kenya

Seeds and Plant Varieties Act, 1972
(As last amended in 2002)

Seeds and Plant Varieties Regulations, 1994

PVP Gazette 94
Published: December 2002

Kyrgyz Republic

Law on the Legal Protection of Selection Achievements (1998)
PVP Gazette 90
Published: December 2000

Latvia

Plant Varieties Protection Law (consolidated text)
PVP Gazette 101
Published: December 2007

Lithuania

Law on the Protection of Plant Varieties No. IX-618
PVP Gazette 96
Published: December 2003

Law on the Protection of New Plant Varieties of November 22, 2001 No. IX-618
(as last amended on November 19, 2006, No. X-862) 
PVP Gazette 101
Published: December 2007

Mexico

Regulations of the Federal Plant Variety Law
PVP Gazette 87
Published: March 2000

Federal Law on Plant Varieties
PVP Gazette 82
Published: August 1997

Netherlands

Seeds and Planting Material Act
(Consolidated Text of the Act of October 6, 1966, as Last Amended by the Act of January 28, 1999)
PVP Gazette 88
Published: July 2000

New Zealand

Amendment to 1987 PVR Act
PVP Gazette 90
Published: December 2000

Nicaragua

Law for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
Law No. 318
PVP Gazette 93
Published: June 2002
 

Norway

Regulations (amended July 1997)
PVP Gazette 90
Published: December  2000

Panama

Decree No. 13 (1999)
PVP Gazette 90
Published: December  2000

Law No. 23 (1997)
PVP Gazette 90
Published: December  2000

Paraguay

Decree No. 7797-00 (March 2000)
PVP Gazette 90
Published: December  2000

Poland

Act of June 26, 2003, on the Legal Protection of Plant Varieties,
as amended by the Act of June 9, 2006, and the Act of May 9, 2007
(consolidated text)
PVP Gazette 102
Published: December 2008

Law on the Legal Protection of Plant Varieties
PVP Gazette 97
Published: September 2004

Portugal

Decree-Law No. 213/90 of June 28, 1990
PVP Gazette 83
Published: December  1987

Republic of Korea

Seed Industry Law of January 26, 2001 under Law No. 6374

Republic of Latvia

Plant Varieties Protection Law, 2002
(adopted on May 2, 2002)
PVP Gazette 95
Published: April 2003

Republic of Moldova

Loi sur la protection d'obtentions végétales No. 39-XVI

 (of February 29, 2008) French only

Law on the Protection of Plant Varieties No. 915 of 1996
(as amended in 2000)
PVP Gazette 94
Published: December 2002

Romania

Law on the Protection of the New Plant Varieties No. 255/1998
as amended in 2006 (consolidated text)
PVP Gazette 102
Published: December 2008

Law on the Protection of the New Plant Varieties
PVP Gazette 91
Published: June  2001

Implementing Regulations of the Law on the Protection of the New Plant Varieties No. 255/1998
PVP Gazette 91
Published: June  2001

Russian Federation

Law on the Protection of Selection Achievements
(of August 6, 1993)
PVP Gazette 76
Published: February 1995

Singapore

Plant Varieties Protection Act No. 22 of 2004
Singapore Statues Online
PVP Gazette 97
Published:  September 2004

Slovakia

Law on the Protection Rights of New Varieties and Animal Breeds
No. 132/1989 Coll. Laws, dated 15 Nov. 1989
(amended 22/1996 Coll. Laws)
PVP Gazette 87
Published:  March 2000

Slovenia

Law on Plant Variety Protection
(Translation provided by Ministry of Agriculture of Slovenia)
Published in Official Gazette of Republic of Slovenia No. 86/98,
Ljubljana, December 18, 1998
PVP Gazette  86
Published:  December 1999

Protection of the New Varieties and Plants Act
PVP Gazette  101
Published:  December 2007

South Africa

Plant Breeders' Rights Amendment Act No. 15, 1976 as amended by
Plant Breeders' Right Amendment Act, No. 5 of 1980
Plant Breeders' Right Amendment Act, No. 14 of 1981
Plant Breeders' Right Amendment Act, No. 38 of 1983
Transfer of Powers and Duties of the State President Act, No. 97 of 1986
Plant Breeders' Right Amendment Act, No. 15 of 1996
PVP Gazette 82
Published:  August 1997

Regulations Relating to Plant Breeder’s Rights No. R 1186 of 12 September, 1997
PVP Gazette 87
Published:  March 2000

Genetically Modified Organisms Act No. 15, 1997
PVP Gazette 93 Published: June 2002

Spain

Law 3/2000 Governing the Protection of Plant Varieties
PVP Gazette 91
Published: June  2001

Sweden

Act on the Protection of Plant Breeders' Rights
PVP Gazette 91
Published: June  2001

Switzerland

Federal Law on the Protection of Plant Varieties No. 232.16
of March 20, 1975 (status as of September 1, 2008)
PVP Gazette 102
Published: December 2008
 

Ordinance on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants of June 25, 2008
(status as of September 1, 2008)
PVP Gazette 102
Published: December 2008

Trinidad and Tobago

The Protection of New Plant Varieties Act, 1997
Act No. 7 of 1997
PVP Gazette 85
Published: October 1999

The Protection of New Plant Varieties Regulations, 2000

Turkey

Law No. 5042 of January 8, 2004, on the Protection of Breeder's Rights
for New Plant Varieties 
PVP Gazette 101
Published: October 2007

Tunisia

Law No. 99-42 on Seed, Seedlings and New Varieties of Plants

Decree No. 2000-102 of January 18, 2000

Order of the Minister of Agriculture of June 24, 2000
PVP Gazette 96
Published: December 2003

Ukraine

Amendment of the Law on the Protection of Plant Variety Rights (July 1, 2002)
PVP Gazette 95
Published: April 2003

United Kingdom

Plant Varieties Act 1997
The Plant Breeder’s Rights (Information Notices)
PVP Gazette 85
Published: October 1999

Statutory Instrument No. 1023 of 1998
(Extension to European Community Plant Variety Rights Regulations 1998)
PVP Gazette 87
Published: March 2000
 

Statutory Instrument No. 1024 of 1998 (Regulations 1998)
PVP Gazette 87
Published: March 2000

Statutory Instrument No. 1025 of 1998
(Farm-Saved Seed - Specifications of species and groups) Order 1998
PVP Gazette 87
Published: March 2000

Statutory Instrument No. 1026 of 1998
(Farm-Saved Seed – Specified Information) Regulations 1998
PVP Gazette 87
Published: March 2000

Statutory Instrument No. 1027 of 1998
(Farm-Saved Seed – Specified Information) Regulations 1998
PVP Gazette 87
Published: March 2000

Statutory Instrument No. 247 of 2002
The Patents and Plant Variety Rights (Compulsory Licensing) Regulations 2002
PVP Gazette 93
Published: June 2002
 

United States of America

Plant Variety Protection Act and Regulations and Rules of Practice

United States Code Title 35 Patents-Chapter 15 "Plant Patents" 
(Consolidated Patent Laws)

Uruguay

Law No. 16.811 (1997)
PVP Gazette 82
Published: August 1997

Uzbekistan

Law on Selection Achievements of 2002
 
PVP Gazette 98
Published: December 2004

Viet Nam

Intellectual Property Law (Law No. 50/2005/QH11)

Decree No. 104/2006/ND-CP
 
PVP Gazette 101
Published: December 2007

ORGANIZATION

European Community

Council Regulation (EC) No. 15/2008 of December 20, 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No. 2100/94 as regards the Entitlement to File an Application
for a Community Plant Variety Right
PVP Gazette 102
Published: December 2008

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 355/2008 of April 21, 2008
amending Reguation (EC) No. 1239/94 as regards the use of electronic
means of communication in proceedings before the Community Plant Variety Office
PVP Gazette 102
Published: December 2008

CE 1238-95
CE 1239-95
CE 1768-95
CE 2100-94
CE 2470-96
CE 2605-98

Loi sur la protection des obtentions végétales No. 39-XVI
(of 29.02.2008)
French only

Law on the Protection of Plant Varieties No. 915/1996