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Varieties Protection Act.

Pays/Territoire
Autriche
Type du document
Législation
Date
1993
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Text No. 108, 12 February 1993, pp. 1209-1218.
Titre complet
Federal Act on the protection of plant varieties.
Sujet
Plantes cultivées
Mot clé
Législation de base Production végétale Variété végétale Matériel de reproduction/semences Certification Ressources génétiques Institution Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs Infractions/sanctions Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets
Aire géographique
Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Europe du Ouest
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
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Références - Législation

Implementé par

Ordinance on registration and examination fees according to the Varieties Protection Act.

Législation | Autriche | 1997

Mot clé: Production végétale, Variété végétale, Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs, Enregistrement, Royalties/redevances, Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ordinance on plant varieties according to the Varieties Protection Act.

Législation | Autriche | 1993 (2006)

Mot clé: Variété végétale, Céréales/grains/riz, Classement/déclassement, Cultures/pâtures, Produits agricoles

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amendé par

Federal Act amending the Varieties Protection Act.

Législation | Autriche | 1997

Mot clé: Matériel de reproduction/semences, Variété végétale, Enregistrement, Production végétale

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ordinance on extension of sphere of application of the Varieties Protection Act.

Législation | Autriche | 1994

Mot clé: Production végétale, Variété végétale, Matériel de reproduction/semences, Floriculture, Légumes/légumineuses

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Abrogé par

Agricultural Amendment Act 2001 and Varieties Protection Act 2001.

Législation | Autriche | 2001

Mot clé: Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs, Aliments pour animaux, Engrais/nutriments, Pesticides, Protection des végétaux, Matériel de reproduction/semences, Variété végétale, Enregistrement, Cour/tribunaux, Autorisation/permis, Institution, Infractions/sanctions, Législation de base, Production végétale

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Varieties Protection Act 2001.

Législation | Autriche | 2001 (2015)

Mot clé: Engrais/nutriments, Pesticides, Protection des végétaux, Matériel de reproduction/semences, Variété végétale, Enregistrement, Droits des obtenteurs/droits des cultivateurs, Cour/tribunaux, Autorisation/permis, Institution, Infractions/sanctions, Législation de base, Production végétale, Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets

Source: FAO, FAOLEX