Resolution No. 492 of 2003 establishing the Plant Species Protection Office. Country/Territory Egypt Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 72, 1 April 2003, 2 pp. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Certification Plant protection Registration Institution Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Africa, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Northern Africa, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden Abstract This Resolution is composed of 7 articles. Article 1 provides for the establishment of the Plant Species Protection Office. Competences of this Office are to receive, register and examine the requests concerning the protection of plant species (art. 2). The Office will issue the Breeders'-Right Certificate for new plant species that comply with the 4Th Book of Law No. 82 of 2002 (art. 3). Article 4 provides for the establishment of the Permanent Advisory Council by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (art. 4). The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation will issue a resolution defining the activities of this Office (art. 5). Full text Arabic References - Legislation Implemented by Ministerial Decree No. 808 of 2005 on the establishment of the Plant Variety Protection office. Legislation | Egypt | 2005 Keyword: Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Certification, Plant protection, Registration, Institution, Offences/penalties, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 2341 of 2003 on the establishment of the "Protection of Plant Varieties" office. Legislation | Egypt | 2003 Keyword: Plant protection, Plant variety, Institution, Planting material/seeds, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX