Varieties Protection Act. País/Territorio Austria Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1993 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Text No. 108, 12 February 1993, pp. 1209-1218. Título completoFederal Act on the protection of plant varieties. Materia Cultivos Palabra clave Legislación básica Producción vegetal Variedad vegetal Materiales de propagación/semillas Certificación Recursos genéticos Institución Derechos de seleccionadores/derechos de agricultores Infracciones/sanciones Derechos de propiedad intelectual/patentes Área geográphica Alpes, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Europa Occidental Resumen An Act to regulate in detail the protection of plant varieties. It defines at the outset the various terms therein employed, such as "variety", "species", "related species", "marketing", "convention country", "country of the Union", etc. Article 2 lists the species for which protection can be requested; for example, for wheat (triticum durum); for barley (hordeum vulgare); for oat (avena sativa); for potatoes (solanum tuberosum); for vine (vitis sp.), etc. Protection is granted by the Office for Protection of New Plant Varieties only if a variety is new, constant, homogenous and distinguishable. As a result only the entitled person is authorized to produce, sell or export the seeds of the protected variety. At the same time, he must ensure the production of the protected variety and make available all information requested by the above-mentioned Office. The entitled person can also authorize others to grow the protected variety or he can ask for its cancellation from the Register. The duration of the protection of a plant variety lasts from 25 to 30 years. Moreover, protected plant varieties must be given a name not exceeding three words by the competent Office. Part 2 deals with the authority responsible to act as Office for Protection of New Plant Varieties; in case of appeal the matters is dealt with by the Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry. The said Office is due to keep a Register of Plant Varieties. This Part establishes also the procedure requested for registering a plant variety and refers to all other legal and financial aspects. Finally, the Law sets out the civil and penal penalties in case of violation, as well as the final and transitional provisions. It consists of 37 articles divided into 5 Parts. Texto completo Alemán Referencias - Legislación Implementado por Ordinance on registration and examination fees according to the Varieties Protection Act. Legislación | Austria | 1997 Palabra clave: Producción vegetal, Variedad vegetal, Derechos de seleccionadores/derechos de agricultores, Registro, Derechos/cánones, Derechos de propiedad intelectual/patentes Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Ordinance on plant varieties according to the Varieties Protection Act. Legislación | Austria | 1993 (2006) Palabra clave: Variedad vegetal, Cereales/granos/arroz, Clasificación/declasificación, Cultivos/praderas, Productos agrícolas Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Enmendado porr Federal Act amending the Varieties Protection Act. Legislación | Austria | 1997 Palabra clave: Materiales de propagación/semillas, Variedad vegetal, Registro, Producción vegetal Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Ordinance on extension of sphere of application of the Varieties Protection Act. Legislación | Austria | 1994 Palabra clave: Producción vegetal, Variedad vegetal, Materiales de propagación/semillas, Floricultura, Verduras/legumbres Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Revocado por Agricultural Amendment Act 2001 and Varieties Protection Act 2001. Legislación | Austria | 2001 Palabra clave: Derechos de seleccionadores/derechos de agricultores, Alimentos para animales/piensos, Fertilizantes/nutrientes, Plaguicidas, Protección vegetal, Materiales de propagación/semillas, Variedad vegetal, Registro, Corte/tribunal, Autorización/permiso, Institución, Infracciones/sanciones, Legislación básica, Producción vegetal Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Varieties Protection Act 2001. Legislación | Austria | 2001 (2015) Palabra clave: Fertilizantes/nutrientes, Plaguicidas, Protección vegetal, Materiales de propagación/semillas, Variedad vegetal, Registro, Derechos de seleccionadores/derechos de agricultores, Corte/tribunal, Autorización/permiso, Institución, Infracciones/sanciones, Legislación básica, Producción vegetal, Derechos de propiedad intelectual/patentes Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX