Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act (Law No. 83 of 1998). Country/Territory Japan Document type Legislation Date 1998 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Registration Plant variety Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Plant production Packaging/labelling Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Planting material/seeds Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Act commenced on 29 May 1998. Abstract This Law aims to promote the breeding of plant varieties and the distribution of seeds in Japan. It provides a system relating to the registration of plant varieties and protection of new plant varieties. There are also provisions related to the labeling of designated seeds and seedlings aiming to promote the development of agriculture (sect. 50). The Act consists of 4 Chapters; General provisions (1); Variety registration system (2); Designated seeds and seedlings (3) and Penal provisions (4). Full text English Website www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp References - Legislation Implemented by Seeds and Seedlings Law Enforcement Regulation. Legislation | Japan | 1998 Keyword: Registration, Planting material/seeds, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Seeds and Seedlings Law Enforcement Order. Legislation | Japan | 1998 Keyword: Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Enforcement Order of the Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act (Cabinet Order No. 368). Legislation | Japan | 1998 (2009) Keyword: Plant production, Plant variety, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX