Order of the Minister of Agriculture validating the Regulation on State commission on testing of crop varieties. Country/Territory Kyrgyzstan Document type Regulation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Institution Crops/grasses Plant variety Intellectual property rights/patents Agricultural extension Agricultural development Geographical area Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Order establishes that State commission on testing of crop varieties shall be the authorized state institution in the sphere of testing of plant varieties of agricultural crops and silkworm, state registration of plant varieties, state testing of plant varieties and ensuring protection of intellectual property rights to plant varieties. The aforesaid institution shall carry out the following functions: (a) annual publication of state register of plant varieties authorized for use on the national territory; (b) examination of application for testing and registration of plant varieties; (c) elaboration of testing methods; and (d) extension. Full text Russian Website batken.agroinfo.kg