Plant Improvement Act. Pays/Territoire Sudáfrica Type du document Législation Date 1976 (1996) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Official publication, pp. 1799(351-378). Titre completAn Act to provide for the registration of premises from which the sale of certain plants or the cleansing, packing, and sale of certain propagating material may be undertaken; to prescribe the conditions subject to which such plants or propagating material may be sold for purposes of cultivation; to provide for the recognition of certain varieties of plants; for a system of certification of plants and propagating material with the object of maintaining the quality of certain plants and propagating material with the abject of maintaining the quality of certain plants and propagating material, and ensuring the usefulness of the products thereof for agricultural and industrial purposes; and for the control of the import and export of certain plants and propagating material; and to provide for incidental matters. Sujet Plantes cultivées Mot clé Production végétale Matériel de reproduction/semences Variété végétale Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs Enregistrement Certification Commerce international Autorisation/permis Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets Aire géographique Afrique, Atlantique Sud, Afrique Méridionale Résumé Section 1 defines, inter-alia, "business", "certified", "cleansing", and "variety". The Act shall apply to plants notified by the Minister in the Official Gazette (sect. 2). The Minister shall designate a Registrar of Plant Improvement under section 3. Sale of plants or cultivation of plants for sale (here defined as "business") shall only be carried out in registered premises (sect. 7). Sections 8 to 12 provide for procedures of registration and other matters relating to registration. Section 13 prescribed requirements relating to the sale of plants and propagating material. The Registrar shall keep a list in which denominations of varieties shall be entered ("varietal list") (sect. 15). Under section 16, an application for the recognition of a variety can be made and section 17 lists requirements for such recognition. Sections 18 to 20 provide for decision-making regarding recognition of a variety. The usefulness of a variety for agricultural or industrial purposes may be assessed by the Minister under section 21. The Minister can also establish certification schemes with the object of maintaining quality of plants and propagating material. He may also designate an authority and take other measures indicated in section 24 for purposes of carrying out the scheme. Section 26 regulates the importation of plants and propagating material, whereas section 27 contains rules relating to exportation. Remaining sections provide for control and regulation making powers of the minister, prescribe offences, etc. (43 sections) Texte intégral Anglais Références - Législation Implementé par Regulations relating to establishments, varieties, plants and propagating material. Législation | Sudáfrica | 1980 (2000) Mot clé: Production végétale, Matériel de reproduction/semences, Variété végétale, Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs, Enregistrement, Certification, Emballage/étiquetage, Commerce international, Autorisation/permis, Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets Source: FAO, FAOLEX South African Seed Potato Certification Scheme. Législation | Sudáfrica | 1998 (2010) Mot clé: Production végétale, Protection des végétaux, Variété végétale, Légumes/légumineuses, Matériel de reproduction/semences, Certification, Enregistrement, Institution, Commerce international, Inspection, Collecte de données/déclarations, Emballage/étiquetage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Plant Improvement Act: Regulations relating to the application of Act (No. R. 1901 of 1986). Législation | Sudáfrica | 1986 Mot clé: Production végétale, Matériel de reproduction/semences, Variété végétale, Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs, Enregistrement, Certification, Commerce international, Autorisation/permis, Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendé par Agricultural Pests Act (No. 36). Législation | Sudáfrica | 1983 (1992) Mot clé: Législation de base, Protection des végétaux, Parasites/maladies, Production végétale, Quarantaine, Commerce international, Inspection, Autorisation/permis, Infractions/sanctions Source: FAO, FAOLEX Abrogé par Plant Improvement Act, 2018 (No. 11 of 2018). Législation | Sudáfrica | 2019 Mot clé: Législation de base, Production végétale, Matériel de reproduction/semences, Variété végétale, Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs, Enregistrement, Certification, Commerce international, Autorisation/permis, Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets Source: FAO, FAOLEX