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Ministerial Decree No726 of 2014 issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, imposing permanent protection to some plant species.

Country/Territory
Egypt
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Published on the Annex No.234 of the Official Gazette, dated 18.10.2014, p.3.
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant protection Plant variety Certification Intellectual property rights/patents Fruits/edible nuts
Geographical area
Africa, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Northern Africa, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden
Abstract

This Decree consisting of 3 articles grants permanent protection to plant species (some kinds of potatoes). The protection of the aforementioned species shall enter into force on the date of the issuance of the Protection Certificate and shall expire in accordance with article 193 of Law No. 82 of 2002 (25 years for the vines and 20 years for other types of plants).

Full text
Arabic