Plant Breeder's Right Proclamation No. 1068/2017. Country/Territory Ethiopia Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source 24th Year No. 29 ADDIS ABABA 1st March, 2018. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants Keyword Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Pastoralism Resource/damage valuation Traditional rights/customary rights Food security Basic legislation Plant variety Access-to-justice Authorization/permit Fraud Genetic resources Offences/penalties Smallholders/peasants Plant production Plant protection Public health Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Registration Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel Abstract This Proclamation shall apply to all genera and species of plants throughout the country, except those genera and species of plants excluded by the directives of the Ministry. Part 2 provides criteria for protection of plant variety, these are: distinct in one or more identifiable characteristics from any other variety; uniform with regard to its particular features of sexual reproduction or vegetative propagation, sufficiently homogenous or a well-defined multiline; stable in its distinctive characteristics after repeated reproduction or multiplication cycles; and new, in that, prior to the date of application, the seed or harvested material had not been available on the commercial marketing for more than one year in the territory of Ethiopia; or more than six years for varieties of trees or vines, or more than four years for any other species in the territory of any other state. Full text English/Amharic Website www.hopr.gov.et References - Legislation Repeals Plant Breeders' Rights Proclamation (No. 481/2006). Legislation | Ethiopia | 2006 Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant production, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Genetic resources, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Registration, Authorization/permit, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX