Plant Breeders’ Rights Regulations (SOR/91-594). Country/Territory Canada Document type Regulation Date 1991 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleRegulations respecting plant breeders’ rights. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Plant variety Planting material/seeds Authorization/permit Registration Access-to-information Institution Plant production Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Regulations enact the Plant Breeders' Rights Act. These Regulations apply to any plant variety belonging to a category set out in Schedule I. The text – consisting of 30 sections – deal with the following matters: criteria relating to common knowledge, prescribed periods, application for plant breeders' rights, denominations of new varieties, assignment of plant breeders' rights, compulsory licences, fees and charges. Two Schedules are enclosed. Full text English Website www.gc.ca References - Legislation Implements Plant Breeders' Rights Act (S.C. 1990, c. 20). Legislation | Canada | 1990 (2015) Keyword: Basic legislation, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Authorization/permit, Registration, Access-to-information, Institution, Plant production, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX