Act on Plant Variety Rights. Country/Territory Finland Document type Legislation Date 1992 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Basic legislation Plant production Plant variety Intellectual property rights/patents Authorization/permit Registration Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract A plant breeder or a person who has acquired a right of a plant breeder can, through registration of the right as sole proprietor, exploit the variety for commercial use (sect. 1). Full text English/Swedish Website www.finlex.fi References - Legislation Implemented by Decree No. 907 of 1992 on Plant Variety Rights. Legislation | Finland | 1992 Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Intellectual property rights/patents, Authorization/permit, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulations listing families of varieties and plant species referred to in the Plant Breeders' Rights Act (No. 905 of 1992). Legislation | Finland | 1992 Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree on the Plant Varieties Board (No. 906 of 1992). Legislation | Finland | 1992 Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Intellectual property rights/patents, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree on Breeders' Rights (No. 907 of 1992). Legislation | Finland | 1992 Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Intellectual property rights/patents, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Plant Breeder’s Right Act (No. 1279 of 2009). Legislation | Finland | 2009 Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant production, Plant variety, Intellectual property rights/patents, Authorization/permit, Registration, Institution, Liability/compensation, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX