Law on the Legal Protection of New Varieties of Plants and Breeds of Animals (No. 132 of 1989). Country/Territory Czechia Document type Legislation Date 1989 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant variety Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Registration Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Act commenced on 1 January 1990. Abstract The purpose of this Law is to regulate the rights and duties arising for physical and legal persons from the creation of new varieties of plants and breeds of animals and from their commercial exploitation. This Law applies to those varieties and breeds of economically important species of plants and animals which will be listed in a generally binding regulation. A Breeder's Certificate shall be granted on the basis of an application which supports a variety being distinct, homogeneous, stable and new (art. 4). The owner of the Breeder's Certificate shall have the exclusive right to exploit the variety or breed commercially (art. 8). The decision on the granting of the Breeder's Certificate shall be entered in the Register of Protected Varieties or the Register of Protected Breeds (art. 21). Full text English References - Legislation Repealed by Act on the protection of plant variety rights (No. 408 of 2000). Legislation | Czech Republic | 2000 Keyword: Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Plant production, Plant variety, Registration, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act no. 408/2000 on the protection of plant variety rights. Legislation | Czechia | 2000 (2020) Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant production, Plant variety, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Registration, Offences/penalties, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX