Act on legal protection of plant varieties. Country/Territory Poland Document type Legislation Date 2003 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Journal of Laws 2018 Pos. 432 Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Plant variety Basic legislation Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Act entered into force on 1 May 2004. Abstract This Act sets forth the legal framework concerning protection of plant varieties. It regulates the mode and method of granting and depriving the right to protection of a variety bred or discovered by the breeder, and the scope of protection of this right. Exclusive breeders’ rights are granted by the Centre for Research on Cultivated Plants Varieties. An exclusive right shall not be granted if the variety has been declared for protection or is protected by the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO). The present Act is composed of four Sections: (1) General provisions; (2) Exclusive rights of a breeder on varieties; (3) Criminal provisions; (4) Transitional and final provisions. Full text Polish Website isap.sejm.gov.pl References - Legislation Implemented by Regulation establishing the amount of seed material required to carry out tests of distinction and stability. Legislation | Poland | 2004 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on the application for breeders' rights. Legislation | Poland | 2004 Keyword: Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Plant variety, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on procedures to apply for plant breeders' rights on discovered varieties. Legislation | Poland | 2004 Keyword: Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Plant variety, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Act amending the Act on legal protection of plants varieties. Legislation | Poland | 2006 Keyword: Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Intellectual property rights/patents, Plant variety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act amending the Act on legal protection of plants varieties. Legislation | Poland | 2011 Keyword: Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Plant variety, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX