Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on the catalogue of plant varieties (No. 51 of 2004). Country/Territory Finland Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Planting material/seeds Plant variety Certification Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry concerns the approval of for inclusion in a catalogue of varieties of varieties of cereals, feed and forage crops, beet, oil and fibre, potatoes, and vegetable plants intended for agricultural or horticultural production. It also concerns the maintenance of the list. The Decree provides rules relative to testing of varieties on distinctness, stability and uniformity, examination of varietal characteristics and the cultivation values of the proposed variety, conditions for approval, procedures for application and approval, publication of the List of Plant Varieties, notifications under the EEA Agreement, protection of approved varieties and cancellation from the list. Full text Swedish Website www.finlex.fi References - Legislation Implements 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 Amended by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry amending the Decree on the catalogue of plant varieties (No. 51 of 2007). Legislation | Finland | 2007 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Classification/declassification, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry amending the Decree on the catalogue of plant varieties (No. 23 of 2009). Legislation | Finland | 2009 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Classification/declassification, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry amending the Decree on the catalogue of plant varieties (No. 16 of 2008). Legislation | Finland | 2008 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Classification/declassification, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry amending the Decree on the catalogue of plant varieties (No. 41 of 2007). Legislation | Finland | 2007 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Classification/declassification, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry amending the Decree on the catalogue of plant varieties (No. 29 of 2006). Legislation | Finland | 2006 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Certification, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry amending the Decree on the catalogue of plant varieties (No. 86 of 2005). Legislation | Finland | 2005 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Inspection, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry amending the Decree on the catalogue of plant varieties (No. 25 of 2011). Legislation | Finland | 2011 Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Certification, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX