Decree No. 92 of 1997 of the Ministry of Agriculture on the conservation and utilization of plant genetic materials. Country/Territory Hungary Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Cultivated plants Keyword Planting material/seeds Genetic resources Plant production Institution Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Abstract In accordance with Law No. CXXXI of 1996 on the state registration of plant varieties and the production and distribution of seeds and reproductive materials, and with Law No. LXXXI of 1995 publishing the Convention on Biodiversity, this Decree regulates the collection of genetic resources. Gene bank collections owned by natural or legal persons shall be accepted and registered by the Plant Gene Bank Council, and shall be maintained and utilized with the purpose of supporting crop farming, horticulture, forestry and the food industry, and preserving and utilizing biodiversity. The Council is established by this Decree. It shall standardize the methods adopted by gene banks, identify gene resources to be conserved, and decide on special scientific issues concerning the collections. The gene resources of the cultivated dometic plants must be conserved by methods coordinated and standardized by IPGRI. Forest genetic resources shall be conserved in their original habitat (in situ), in forest stands designated as gene reserves. Full text Hungarian Website collection of hungarian rules of law in force References - Legislation Implements Law No. CXXXI of 1996 on the recognition of plant varieties and on the production and distribution of seeds and planting materials. Legislation | Hungary | 1996 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Plant variety, Genetic resources, Internal trade, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Plant production, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Decree No. 95 of 2003 (VIII. 14.) FVM of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development concerning the conservation and use of plant genetic materials. Legislation | Hungary | 2003 (2013) Keyword: Forest species, Registration, Agricultural commodities, Biodiversity, Genetic resources, Plant variety Source: FAO, FAOLEX