Order No. 03/2004/L-CTN on the promulgation of the Ordinance on plant varieties. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Công Báo No. 16, 24 April 2004, pp. 3-20. Subject Livestock, Fisheries, Cultivated plants Keyword Aquaculture Animal feed/feedstuffs Aquatic animals Drugs Fish disease Animal health Animal production Plant variety Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Planting material/seeds Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Genetic resources Genetically modified organism (GMO) Intellectual property rights/patents Internal trade International trade Research Biotechnology Plant production Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes It entered into force on 1 July 2004. Abstract The present Ordinance provides for rules and obligations for the management, protection, conservation and research of gene sources; the protection, management, research, selection and recognition critieria of original and derived varieties, their quality, production and trading; the protection of rights of organizations both domestic and international and for individuals dealing with new plant varieties in terms of selection, creation and use of the aforesaid varieties and intellectual property. It regulates also the procedures to grant protection to plant varieties and organizations/individuals entitled to protection, and decrees also the suspension and cancellation of protection for those subjects. The Ordinance is divided in the following Chapters: I, General Provisions; II, Management and conservation of plant gene sources; III,research into, selection, creation, assay, recognition of, new plant varieties, evaluation, selection and recognition of maternal plants, initial plants, forest plant variety gardens, variety forests; IV, Protection of new plant varieties; V, Production, trading of plant varieties; VI, Management of the quality of plant varieties; VII, Inspection and settlements of disputes; VIII, Implementation provisions. Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Circular No. 43/2018/TT-BNNPTNT on export and import of plant varieties, animal breeds, plant gene resources; import of agrochemicals and import of objects on the list of objects that have to undergo pest risk analysis before import. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2018 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Processing/handling, International trade, Plant protection, Planting material/seeds, Risk assessment/management, Trade in species, Animal reproduction, Genetic resources, Plant variety, Plant production, Endangered species, Pests/diseases, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX