Law No. IX – 618 on the protection of plant varieties. Country/Territory Lithuania Document type Legislation Date 2001 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Basic legislation Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Plant variety Viticulture/oenological practices Registration Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Entry into force notes The Law enters into force from 1 April 2002. Abstract The Law consists of 11 Chapters composed of 43 articles. The Law shall regulate the relations of natural and legal persons with respect to breeder’s right and use of varieties of plants. The Law shall apply to the varieties of plant genera and species of agrricultural, horticultural and ornamental plants, included in the list approved by the Minister of Agriculture. The breeder’s right of a plant variety shall be granted upon establishing that the variety satisfies the criteria of novelty, distinctness, uniformity and stability and has been designated by a denomination. The variety shall be deemed to be uniform if, subject to the variations that may be expected from the particular features of its propagation, it is sufficiently uniform in its relevant characteristics. A variety shall be deemed to be stable if its relevant characteristics remain unchanged after repeated propagation or, in the case of a particular cycle of propagation, at the end of each such cycle. A variety shall be deemed to be distinct if it is clearly distinguishable in any respect from any other variety which is generally known before the date of filing of the application. Any other variety shall be deemed to be in the public domain from the date of filing of the application in any State, making it possible to grant legal protection to the variety or to include it in the official catalog of varieties. If a variety has been developed or discovered and distinguished by several natural or legal persons established in the Republic of Lithuania or in another Member State of the European Union or a state of the European Economic Area and their organizations and their branches, one application shall be submitted. The List of Plants Varieties Protected in the Republic of Lithuania is the principal document for recording varieties of plants that have been granted the breeder’s right in Lithuania. The breeder or the person authorized by him who wishes to receive the breeder’s right for the variety bred or discovered and developed by him, shall file an application to the Administrator of the List of Protected Varieties for granting the breeder’s right to a plant variety. The variety shall be designated by a denomination in accordance with its generic designation. The denomination shall be indicated in the application filed by an applicant. After the variety has been entered in the List of Protected Varieties, it shall in all cases be referred to by the designated denomination. This same denomination must be used also after the expiration of the breeder’s right in that variety. The breeder’s right to a plant variety shall be granted for a period of 25 years, whereas for potatoes, trees, berry shrubs and vines the said period shall be 30 years from the date of entry thereof in the List of Protected Varieties. Full text Lithuanian/English References - Legislation Repeals Law on Plant Protection (No. I-1069). Legislation | Lithuania | 1995 (1997) Keyword: Basic legislation, Registration, Institution, Pests/diseases, Quarantine, Weeds, Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies, International trade, Plant protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law on the Amendment of the Law on Plant Protection. Legislation | Lithuania | 1998 Keyword: Registration, Institution, Pests/diseases, Quarantine, Weeds, Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies, International trade, Plant protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Order No. V-412 of the Minister of Public Health validating Hygiene Standard No. HN 97/2004 “Pesticides (Plant protection products) setting Maximum allowable concentration of pesticides in the environment.” Legislation | Lithuania | 2004 Keyword: Pesticides, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Business/industry/corporations, Transport/storage, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX