Plant Variety Protection Laws
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Albania
Law No. 8880 dated April 15, 2002, of the Republic of Albania on Plant Breeder’s Right
PVP Gazette 99
Published: December 2005
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 (Plurinational State of)
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
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
European Union
Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2009 of 17 September 2009
establishing implementing rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94
as regards proceedings before the Community Plant Variety Office
PVP Gazette 103
Published: July 2010
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
Finland
The Act on Plant Breeder’s Right (No. 789/1992)
(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
Act XXXIII of 1995 on the Protection of Inventions by Patents
as last amended by Act XXVII of 2009
PVP Gazette 103
Published: July 2010
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
Iceland
Breeder’s Right Act No 58 of 19 May 2000
Amended by Act No 72/2003
PVP Gazette 100
December 2006
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
Kyrgyzstan
Laws of the Kyrgyz Republic, February 27, 2003, No. 46, March 31, 2005, No. 58, August 8, 2006, No. 155
PVP Gazette 103
Published: July 2010
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
Plant Varieties Protection Law, 2002
(adopted on May 2, 2002)
PVP Gazette 95
Published: April 2003
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
Morocco
Law on the Protection of New Plant Varieties
PVP Gazette 100
Published: December 2006
Netherlands
containing new regulations governing the approval of varieties of plants, the marketing
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
Oman
Royal Decree No. 49 (2009)
PVP Gazette 103
Published: July 2010
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 Moldova
Law on the protection of plant varieties, N39-XVI of February 29, 2008
Monitorul oficial N99-101/364 of June 6, 2008
PVP Gazette 103
Published: July 2010
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
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
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
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
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
Executive - Law No. 18.467 of February 27, 2009
PVP Gazette 103
Published: July 2010
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
