Act to amend the Seed Trade Act (No. 1280 of 2009). Country/Territory Finland Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Planting material/seeds Plant variety Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Institution Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The Act amends the Seed Trade Act in section 5 concerning the catalogue of plant varieties and criteria for inclusion in the catalogue. It also adds section 5a to the principal Act. This section institutes a Board (the "Plant Varieties Board") that shall decide on the inclusion of a variety in the catalogue. Full text Swedish Website www.finlex.fi References - Legislation Amends Seed Trade Act (No. 728 of 2000). Legislation | Finland | 2000 Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, International trade, Certification, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Authorization/permit, Registration, Biotechnology Source: FAO, FAOLEX