Rules for the Regulations on Protection of New Varieties of Plants (Forestry Part). Country/Territory China Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant variety Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Certification Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Asia, Eastern Asia Abstract These Regulations aim to protect new varieties of plants in China. The State Forestry Administration shall receive and examine applications for rights in new varieties of plants. The variety rights holder shall on receipt of certification pay an annual fee within 3 months (art. 37). The State Forestry Administration shall regularly publish a gazette on the protection of new varieties of plants in which relevant data concerning the application, grant, succession and termination in respect of the Full text English