Act amending the Plant Protection Varieties Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 51, 24 July 1997, pp. 1854-1859. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Plant variety Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract An Act to amend the Plant Protection Varieties Act of 11 December 1985 (BGB. I p. 2170). The amendments concern, inter alia, the substitution of article 3 containing the definition of a distinguishable plant variety, of article 4 on the homogeneity of a plant variety, of article 5 concerning the constancy of a plant variety and, finally, of article 6 defining the newness of a plant. Moreover, article 10 on "Effects of protection of plant varieties" is replaced, and an article 10a on "Limits of effects of protection of plant varieties" is inserted. The Act consists of 3 articles and 1 Annex. Full text German References - Legislation Amends Plant Varieties Protection Act. Legislation | Germany | 1985 (2016) Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Institution, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Data collection/reporting, Intellectual property rights/patents, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX