Plant Varieties Protection Act, B.E. 2542 (1999). Country/Territory Thailand Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Basic legislation Plant variety Genetic resources Genetically modified organism (GMO) Plant production Plant protection Planting material/seeds Intellectual property rights/patents Special fund Certification Registration Research Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Biotechnology Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Indian Ocean, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes the day after being published in the Gazette. Abstract The Act is divided in: Chapter I,Plant Variety Protection Commission; Chapter II, Plant Varieties; Chapter III, Protection of New Plant Varieties; Chapter IV, Protection of Local Domestic Plant Varieties; Chapter V, Protection of General Domestic Plant Varieties and Wild Plant Varieties; Chapter VI, Plant Varieties Protection Fund; Chapter VII, Protection of Rights of Right Holders of Plant Varieties; Chapter VIII, Penalties. Full text English