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Plant Breeders' Rights Proclamation (No. 481/2006).

Country/Territory
Ethiopia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 12, 12th year, 27 February 2006.
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Basic legislation Plant production Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Genetic resources Planting material/seeds Plant variety Registration Authorization/permit Intellectual property rights/patents
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel
Abstract

This Proclamation, which has the force of Law, provides for the protection of rights of breeders in respect new plant varieties. The list of new plant genera and species shall be published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and revised from time to time. A breeder shall be granted by the Ministry, on application, a plant breeders’ right in respect of his or her new plant variety. Subject to the exemptions and restrictions provided for in this Proclamation, a plant breeders’ right entitles the holder an exclusive right to: (a) sell, including the right to license other persons to sell, the seed or propagating material of the protected variety; and (b) produce, including the right to license other persons to produce, propagating material of the protected variety for sale. The Proclamation makes provision for the granting of compulsory licenses by the Ministry, provides with respect to application, registration, duration, revocation and transfer of a right, and to legal action in the case of infringement of a right. The Proclamation also sets out the principle of a farmers’ right and defines such right.

Full text
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References - Legislation

Repealed by

Plant Breeder's Right Proclamation No. 1068/2017.

Legislation | Ethiopia | 2017

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX