Plant Variety Rights Act. Country/Territory Estonia Document type Legislation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant variety Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Plant protection Registration Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Entry into force notes This Act entered into force on 1 July 1998. Abstract This Act provides the legal regulation of applications for plant variety rights and the grant of plant variety rights as well as ensuring the rights of holders of plant variety rights. A plant variety right may be granted if the variety is new, distinct, uniform and stable (sect. 3). The Act establishes a state plant varieties register which shall include information such as protected varieties, holders of plant variety rights, breeders of protected varieties and the issuance of licences (sect. 8). The issue, extension and revocation of licences are registered in the plant variety rights register (sect. 51). Full text English References - Legislation Repealed by Plant Propagation and Plant Variety Rights Act (2005). Legislation | Estonia | 2005 (2020) Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant variety, Crops/grasses, Planting material/seeds, Intellectual property rights/patents, Certification, Contract/agreement, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Genetic resources, Internal trade, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Liability/compensation, Plant production, Plant protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX