Plant Varieties (Proprietary Rights) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1993 (S.I. No. 332 of 1993). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend the Plant Varieties (Proprietary Rights) Regulations, 1981 by placing new species under the working of section 4 of the Plant Varieties (Proprietary Rights) Act, 1980 and thus extend protection provided for in that section to these species. The Regulations also prescribe genera and species mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule for the purposes of section 12 of the Act and prescribe that the maximum period for which plant breeders' rights are exercisable in respect of a plant variety which is of a such genus or species shall be the period of 20 years. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Amends Plant Varieties (Proprietary Rights) Regulations, 1981 (S.I. No. 23 of 1981). Legislation | Ireland | 1981 Keyword: Plant production, Authorization/permit, Intellectual property rights/patents, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Plant variety Source: FAO, FAOLEX