Ministerial Decree No. 780 validating the Regulation on crop variety testing of agricultural crops. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Crops/grasses Plant variety Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes the modalities of crop variety testing of agricultural crops novelty, distinguishability, homogeneity and stability by the state commission in accordance with the approved methodology. Crop variety testing shall include: (a) examination of the application; (b) testing for novelty; (c) testing of variety appellation; and (d) testing for novelty, distinguishability, homogeneity and stability. Laboratory testing shall include: (a) use of data banks to establish d Full text Russian Website www.government.kz References - Legislation Amended by Ministerial Decree No. 1097 amending Ministerial Decree No. 780 validating the Regulation on crop variety testing of agricultural crops. Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2013 Keyword: Crops/grasses, Plant variety, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 338 amending Ministerial Decree No. 780 validating the Regulation on crop variety testing of agricultural crops. Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2010 Keyword: Plant variety, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX