Decree on Breeders' Rights (No. 907 of 1992). Country/Territory Finland Document type Regulation Date 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source English translation supplied by the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Plant variety Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Intellectual property rights/patents Registration Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force on 15 October 1992. Abstract A Decree to provide for the application for and granting of plant breeders' rights and related matters. Applications for registration shall be signed by the applicant or a representative of the applicant and they shall contain the information specified in section 1. The Plant Variety Board shall maintain a list of all the applications submitted to it for the registration of plant varieties (sect. 2). Section 3 provides for publication by the Board of such information and application for registration. Any claim in respect of an application for registration or a variety denomination shall be substantiated (sect. 6). Any person filing an application for registration in Finland for a variety which has been the object of an earlier application in another State, shall advise to the Board of the response of the authority in such other State (sect. 7). Section 8 regulates inclusion of a variety in the Plant Variety Register. The priority referred to in Section 12 of the Law on Breeders' Rights may be granted on subject to fulfilment of conditions stated in section 10. Remaining sections provide for removing a variety from the Plant Variety Register, notification to the National Board of Patents and Registration of Trademarks, notification to license holders, and publication of registration and other matters. (15 sections) Full text English References - Legislation Implements Act on Plant Variety Rights. Legislation | Finland | 1992 (2005) Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant production, Plant variety, Intellectual property rights/patents, Authorization/permit, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX