Law No. 9.456 establishing the Plant Variety Protection Law and enacting other measures. Country/Territory Brazil Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Basic legislation Intellectual property rights/patents Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Plant variety Authorization/permit Internal trade Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Abstract This Act establishes the conditions to be followed for obtaining an intellectual property licence for plants. This Act consists of 56 articles specifying that plant protection licence guarantees to the titular the direct exploitation and trade rights within the brazilian territory. Full text Portuguese Website www.interlegis.gov.br; planalto.gov.br References - Legislation Implemented by Decree No. 2.366 regulating Law No. 9.456 on protection of plant varieties and establishing Plant Varieties Protection Service - SNPC. Legislation | Brazil | 1997 Keyword: Intellectual property rights/patents, Plant variety, Institution, Certification, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX