Order No. 288 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food 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 Certification Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Registration Animal production Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Intellectual property rights/patents Plant variety Planting material/seeds Plant production 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 The Minister orders to the Chief Directorate for plant protection, to the Chief Directorate for stock-breeding and to the regional managing authorities of the agro-industrial complex to adopt measures for the prevention of spreading of plant variety and breeding animal stock that have not been included into the State Register of selection achievements and were authorized for reproduction. Chief Directorate for plant protection, Chief Directorate for stock breeding and State seed inspection must modify their Regulations and Instructions as regards the ban for the issuing of compliance certificates for seeds and stock breeding material for: 1) selection achievements not included into the State Register of selection achievements, except for seeds and stock breeding material destined for research programs, state testing and export; 2) protected selection achievements to the persons that are neither holders of the patent nor licensees, except for seeds and stock breeding material for experimental use and seeds extracted from plant variety for the use limited to a given enterprise for the period of 2 years. Full text Russian Website www.aris.ru References - Legislation Implements Ministerial Decree No. 918 implementing the Law on the protection of selection achievements. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1994 Keyword: Animal production, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Intellectual property rights/patents, Royalties/fees, Cereals/grains/rice, Crops/grasses, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX 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