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Plant Varieties (Proprietary Rights) (Amendment) Regulations, 1994 (S.I. No. 393 of 1994).

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
1994
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 extending protection to an additional eight genera/species. The maximum period for which plant breeders' rights are exercisable in respect of a plant variety shall be the period of 20 years. The period of 4 years is hereby prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 2 (d) (ii) of the First Schedule to the Plant Varieties (Proprietary Rights) Act, 1980 in respect of a plant variety of a genus or species mentioned in the said Schedule.

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