Plant Variety and Plant Seed Act, 1988. Country/Territory Taiwan Province of China Document type Legislation Date 1988 (2004) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant variety Planting material/seeds Crops/grasses Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Certification Intellectual property rights/patents Plant production Research Registration Basic legislation Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The present Law provides for the research and production of new crop varieties aiming to the improvement of farming and benefiting the agricultural sector, attesting the intellectual property and breeding rights of the individuals or companies involved in the process, ensuring the proper seed certification, denomination and registration. Inheritance rights are part of the provisions of this Law as well as the restriction to importation of certain varieties in order to prevent any potential disease or pest affecting the country crops. Full text English Website www.farmersrights.orgdatabasechina References - Legislation Implemented by Enforcement Rules for the Plant Variety and Plant Seed Act. Legislation | Taiwan Province of China | 1990 (2011) Keyword: Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Registration, Certification, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulations on labeling and packaging of genetically modified plants. Legislation | Taiwan Province of China | 2005 Keyword: Genetically modified organism (GMO), Packaging/labelling, Registration, Biotechnology Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulations for Packaging and Labeling of the Transgenic Plants. Legislation | Taiwan Province of China | 2005 Keyword: Genetically modified organism (GMO), Packaging/labelling, Registration, Biotechnology Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulations of the Organization of Plant Variety Evaluation Committee and the Review Procedures. Legislation | Taiwan Province of China | 1990 (2005) Keyword: Plant variety, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulations for Approving Import/Export of Transgenic Plants. Legislation | Taiwan Province of China | 2005 Keyword: Genetically modified organism (GMO), International trade, Authorization/permit, Biotechnology Source: FAO, FAOLEX