Decree No. 2007/12433 of the Council of Ministers on ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. Country/Territory Türkiye Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 26596, 28 July 2007. Long titleDecree No. 2007/12433 of the Council of Ministers on ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants of December 2, 1961 as Revised at Geneva on November 10, 1972, on October 23, 1978, and on March 19, 1991. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant variety Intellectual property rights/patents Plant protection Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Abstract By this Decree the Republic of Turkey hereby approves the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants of December 2, 1961 as Revised at Geneva on November 10, 1972, on October 23, 1978, and on March 19, 1991. This Convention consists of 42 articles and the text of the Convention in its original Turkish translation. The objective of the Convention is the protection of new varieties of plants by an intellectual property right. By codifying intellectual property for plant breeders, UPOV (the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants) aims to encourage the development of new varieties of plants for the benefit of society. For plant breeders' rights to be granted, the new variety must meet four criteria under the rules established by UPOV. Full text Turkish Website www.resmigazete.gov.tr