Ministerial Resolution No.598 of 2012 concerning the Executive Regulations of Federal Law No.17 of 2009 on the protection of new plant varieties. Country/Territory United Arab Emirates Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Plant variety Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Planting material/seeds Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Plant protection Authorization/permit Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf Entry into force notes This Regulation enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Regulation consisting of 32 articles divided in XII Sections aims at protecting (i) the plant varieties listed in the attached Annex 1; (ii) all plant species after ten years from the date of entry into force of the Law of 2009; and (iii) it refers to all the parts and planting materials of the new variety. It establishes that (i) an application for grant of protection should be submitted to the Registrar at Ministry of Environment and Water; (ii) the application for registration of the new plant variety shall be submitted by the plant breeder, after payment of the prescribed fees, for no more than one species; (iii) the application shall be submitted with a sample of the new plant variety and the details for these samples are defined in art.7; (iv) the breeder holds the right of protection. The application will go through an examination procedure in order to establish that the plant variety is new, distinct, uniform and stable. ِِArt.9 deals with the claiming the right of priority. Full text Arabic Website www.moccae.gov.ae References - Legislation Implements Federal Law No. 17 of 2009 on the protection of new plant varieties. Legislation | United Arab Emirates | 2009 Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Planting material/seeds, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Ministerial Resolution No.338 of 2018 concerning the amendment of Ministerial Resolution No.598 of 2012 concerning the Implementation Statute of Federal Law No.17 of 2009 on the protection of new plant genera. Legislation | United Arab Emirates | 2018 Keyword: Plant production, Plant protection, Plant variety Source: FAO, FAOLEX