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 Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, 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 distinguishable features from other varieties; (b) laboratory assessment of homogeneity features; and (c) biochemical study by electrophoretic method. State commission shall issue official conclusion on patentability and shall submit it to the authorized state institution for the protection of selection achievements that shall issue patent within a month from the date of reception of the official conclusion on patentability. 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