Ministerial Decree No. 918 implementing the Law on the protection of selection achievements. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1994 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Cultivated plants Keyword Animal production Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Intellectual property rights/patents Royalties/fees Cereals/grains/rice Crops/grasses Agricultural commodities Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract In accordance with the Law on the protection of selection achievements the Government decrees to validate the Regulation on royalties for issuing patents for selection achievements and the List of plant species which use as planting material for the period of 2 years is not considered a violation of patent law. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food, in accordance with other federal executive bodies concerned, must provide for the prevention of spreading of plant variety and breeds of animal stock that have not passed state testing and industrial verification. The List of plant species contains cereals, grains and rice. Full text Russian References - Legislation Implements Law No. 5605-1 on the protection of selection achievements. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1993 Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Intellectual property rights/patents, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Order No. 288 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food implementing the Law on the protection of selection achievements. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1994 Keyword: Certification, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Registration, Animal production, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Intellectual property rights/patents, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Joint Instruction No. 12-04/5 of the Ministry of Agriculture and No. 01-23/8667 of the State Customs Committee regarding import and export of seeds and livestock for stockbreeding purposes. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1997 Keyword: Cattle, Authorization/permit, International trade, Certification, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX