Working groups on Harmonized Test Guidelines
Adopted Harmonized Test Guidelines
Related Organizations
Organization name | Website URL |
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Agriculture and Agrifood Department, Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism |
Basic Information on PVP in the Members
Country Name | Brunei Darussalam |
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PVP Law |
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Regulatory Agency | |
Ratification of UPOV | Unratification |
Protected Plant | Not Determined |
Registered Variety | Not Determined |
Registration Requirement | Not Determined |
Duration | Not Determined |
Coverage | Not Determined |
Scope of the Plant Breeders’ Right | Not Determined |
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Organization name | Website URL |
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Department of Horticulture and Subsidiary crop, General Directorate of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) (in Khmer/ English) |
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Ministry of Industry,Science,Technology and Innovation(MISTI) (in Khmer/ English) |
Basic Information on PVP in the Members
Country Name | Kingdom of Cambodia |
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PVP Law |
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Regulatory Agency | |
Ratification of UPOV | Unratification |
Protected Plant | Not Determined |
Registered Variety | 2 varieties (as of Feb., 2023) |
Registration Requirement | Not Determined |
Duration | 20 years (Perennial plants: 25 years) |
Coverage | Not Determined |
Scope of the Plant Breeders’ Right | Not Determined |
Related Organizations
Organization name | Website URL |
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Center for Plant Variety Protection and Licensing of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture |
Basic Information on PVP in the Members
Country Name | Republic of Indonesia |
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PVP Law | |
Regulatory Agency |
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Ratification of UPOV | Unratification |
Protected Plant | All plants |
Registered Variety | 616 Varieties granted (as of Dec. 31, 2022) |
Registration Requirement | Distinctness; Uniformity; Stability; Novelty; Adequacy of denomination |
Duration | 20 years (Perennial plants: 25 years) |
Coverage | Seeds; Harvests |
Scope of the Plant Breeders’ Right | Producing or multiplying; Preparation for propagation purposes; Advertising; Offering for Sale; Selling or trading; Importing; Exporting; Stocking for the activities mentioned above |
Related laws and ordinances
Title | Website URL |
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Acts No.29 the Year 2000 on Plant Variety Protection |
Application and examination procedures
Title | Linked URL |
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Scheme of Procedure on PVP (in Indonesian) |
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Local Variety and Breeding Variety Registration (in Indonesian) |
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General Guidelines (in Indonesian) |
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Registered varieties
Title | Linked URL |
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Plant Variety Database (in Indonesian) |
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Organization name | Website URL |
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Department of Agriculture (DOA), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (in Lao) | |
National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute(NAFRI) | |
Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Science and Technology (in Lao) |
Basic Information on PVP in the Members
Country Name | Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
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PVP Law | |
Regulatory Agency | – |
Ratification of UPOV | Unratification |
Protected Plant | Not Determined |
Registered Variety | Not Determined |
Registration Requirement | Distinctness; Uniformity; Stability; Novelty; Adequacy of denomination |
Duration | 15 years (Perennial plants: 25 years) |
Coverage | Seeds; Harvests; Some processed products |
Scope of the Plant Breeders’ Right | Production; Transferring; Inheritance; Preparation for propagation purposes; Advertising; Offering for Selling; Selling; Importing; Exporting; Stocking for the activities mentioned above |
Related laws and ordinances
Title | Website URL |
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Law on Intellectual Property (Enforcement in 2008 /Amended in 2017) |
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Organization name | Website URL |
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Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture (Malaysia Plant Variety Protection) |
Basic Information on PVP in the Members
Country Name | Malaysia |
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PVP Law | |
Regulatory Agency | |
Ratification of UPOV | Unratification |
Protected Plant | All plants |
Registered Variety | 270 varieties(Cumulative total as of Dec. 31, 2022) |
Registration Requirement | Distinctness; Uniformity; Stability; Novelty; Adequacy of denomination |
Duration | 25 years (Tree and vines) 20 years (Others)Varieties developed by farmers, local community and indigeneous people: 25 years (Tree and Vines) 15 years (Others) |
Coverage | Seeds; Harvests |
Scope of the Plant Breeders’ Right | Producing or reproducing; Conditioning for the purpose of propagation; Offering for sale; Marketing inclusive of selling; Exporting; Importing; Stocking for the activities mentioned above |
Related laws and ordinances
Title | Linked URL |
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Protection of New Plant Varieties Act 2004 | The website of the “Malaysia Plant Variety Protection” (Department of Agriuculture, Ministry of Agriculture)
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Protection of New Plant Varieties Regulations 2008 | The website of the “Malaysia Plant Variety Protection” (Department of Agriuculture, Ministry of Agriculture)
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Application and examination procedures
Title | Linked URL |
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AdministrativeGuidelines on Application and Registration of New Varieties of Plants 2008 | The website of the “Malaysia Plant Variety Protection” (Department of Agriuculture, Ministry of Agriculture)
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DUS Test Guidelines | The website of the “Malaysia Plant Variety Protection” (Department of Agriuculture, Ministry of Agriculture)
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Registered varieties
Title | Linked URL |
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National Crop List | The website of the “Malaysia Plant Variety Protection” (Department of Agriuculture, Ministry of Agriculture)
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Application Forms | The website of the “Malaysia Plant Variety Protection” (Department of Agriuculture, Ministry of Agriculture)
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Related Organizations
Organization name | Website URL |
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Department of Agricultural Research (DAR), Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation | |
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Seed Division, Department of Agriculture (in English) |
http://www.myanmarseedportal.gov.mm/en |
Basic Information on PVP in the Members
Country Name | Union of Myanmar |
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PVP Law | |
Regulatory Agency | |
Ratification of UPOV | Unratification |
Protected Plant | All plants |
Registered Variety | 8 varieties(Cumulative total as of Jan., 2023) |
Registration Requirement | according to seed law |
Duration | 20 years(25 years for trees and vines) |
Coverage | Not determined |
Scope of the Plant Breeders’ Right | Producing or reproducing; Conditioning for the purpose of propagation; Offering for sale; Marketing inclusive of selling; Exporting; Importing; Stocking for the activities mentioned above |
Related laws and ordinances
Title | Linked URL |
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Plant Variety Protection Law (20th, January, 2016) |
http://www.myanmarseedportal.gov.mm/en/laws-and-regulations/plant-variety-protection-law |
Seed Law (18th February, 2015) |
http://www.myanmarseedportal.gov.mm/en/laws-and-regulations/seed-law |
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Organization name | Website URL |
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Bureau of Plant Industry, Ministry of Agriculture (BPI) | |
Plant Varieties Protection Office, Bureau of Plant Industry, Ministry of Agriculture (PVPO Philippines) |
Basic Information on PVP in the Members
Country Name | Republic of the Philippines |
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PVP Law |
The website of the “Philippine PVPO” Click the URL to enter the top webpage of the Philippine PVPO website. You can download and browse the “PVP Act of 2002″(PDF/160KB) by clicking the “LAW AND ISSUANCES” tab of the top webpage. |
Regulatory Agency | Plant Varieties Protection Office, Bureau of Plant Industry, Ministry of Agriculture |
Ratification of UPOV | Unratification |
Protected Plant | All plants |
Registered Variety | 385 varieties (Cumulative total as of Jan. 30, 2023) |
Registration Requirement | Distinctness; Uniformity; Stability; Novelty |
Duration | 20 years (Perennial plants: 25 years) |
Coverage | Seeds; Harvests |
Scope of the Plant Breeders’ Right | Production or reproduction; Conditioning for purpose of propagation; Offering for sale; Selling or other marketing; Exporting; Importing, Stocking for the activities mentioned above |
Related laws and ordinances
Title | Linked URL |
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Republic Act No.9168 : An Act to Provide Protection to New Plant Varieties, Establishing a National Plant Variety Protection Board and for Other Purposes (Enforcement in 2002) |
The website of the “Philippine PVPO” Click the URL to enter the top webpage of the Philippine PVPO website. You can download and browse the “PVP Act of 2002″(PDF/160KB) by clicking the “LAW AND ISSUANCES” tab of the top webpage. |
Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Philippine PVP Act of 2002 (Enforcement in 2003) |
The Plant Varieties Protection Office, Bureau of Plant Industry, Ministry of Agriculture (PVPO) |
Application and examination procedures
Title | Linked URL |
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Fees and Related Charges [Gazette Vol.1] | Visit
Click “Download file” of Gazette Vol. 1. Choose the gender and click “Submit”. |
Test Guidelines | The website of the Plant Varieties Protection Office, Bureau of Plant Industry, Ministry of Agriculture (PVPO):
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Registered varieties
Title | Linked URL |
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PLANT VARIETY GAZETTES | The gazette page of the website of the Plant Varieties Protection Office, Bureau of Plant Industry, Ministry of Agriculture (PVPO):
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Protected Varieties | The search menu of “Protected Varieties ”
Click the URL and you can search an appropriate variety by crop type, variety name, breeder and year. |
Related Organizations
Organization name | Website URL |
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Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) |
Basic Information on PVP in the Members
Country Name | Republic of Singapore |
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PVP Law | |
Regulatory Agency | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore |
Ratification of UPOV | UPOV 91: Ratified in 2004 |
Protected Plant | All plants |
Registered Variety | 14 varieties(Cumulative total as of Feb., 2023) |
Registration Requirement | Distinctness; Uniformity; Stability; Novelty |
Duration | 20 years (Perennial plants: 25 years) |
Coverage | Seeds; Harvests |
Scope of the Plant Breeders’ Right | Production or reproduction; Conditioning for the purpose of propagation; Offering for sale; Selling or other forms of marketing; Export; Import; Stocking for the activities mentioned above |
Related laws and ordinances
Title | Linked URL |
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Plant Varieties Protection Act (Enforcement in 2004 / revised in 2006) | Singapore Status Online |
Plant Varieties Protection Rules 2004 (revised in 2006) | Singapore Status Online |
Application and examination procedures
Title | Linked URL |
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Plant Variety Protection Infopack |
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Guidelines for submitting representations for Plant Varieties Protection |
Related Organizations
Organization name | Website URL |
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Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) | |
Plant Varieties Protection Office (in Thai) | https://www.doa.go.th/pvp/ |
Basic Information on PVP in the Members
Country Name | Kingdom of Thailand |
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PVP Law | |
Regulatory Agency | |
Ratification of UPOV | Unratification |
Protected Plant | 103 species (List in PVPO website (Thai language)) |
Registered Variety | 824 varieties(Cumulative total as of Dec., 2022) |
Registration Requirement | Distinctness; Uniformity; Stability; Novelty |
Duration | 12 years; 17 years; 27 years (vary among crops) |
Coverage | Seeds |
Scope of the Plant Breeders’ Right | Produce; Assign; Sell or distribute; Import; Export; Possess |
Related laws and ordinances
Title | Linked URL |
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Plant Varieties Protection Act B.E. 2542 (Enforcement in 2000) | Plant Varieties Protection Act B.E. 2542 (in English): World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO): |
Registered varieties
Title | Linked URL |
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Plant Varieties Database (in Thai) |
Related Organizations
Organization name | Website URL |
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New plant variety protection office, Ministry of agricultural and rural development (PVPO Viet Nam) |
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Basic Information on PVP in the Members
Country Name | Socialist Republic of Viet Nam |
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PVP Law |
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Regulatory Agency |
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Ratification of UPOV | UPOV 91: Ratified in 2006 |
Protected Plant | All plants |
Registered Variety | 966 varieties(Cumulative total as of Dec., 2022) |
Registration Requirement | Distinctness; Uniformity; Stability; Novelty; Adequacy of denomination; Fee (including filing fee and DUS Testing fee) |
Duration | 20 years (Perennial plants: 25 years) |
Coverage | Propagation material; Harvested material |
Scope of the Plant Breeders’ Right | Production or multiplication; Processing for the purpose of propagation; Offering for sale; Selling or other marketing; Exporting; Importing; Stocking for the activities mentioned above |
Related laws and ordinances
Title | Linked URL |
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Law on Intellectual Property (No.50/2005/QH11) | The website of “Vietnamese Plant Variety Protection” (New plant variety protection office, Ministry of agricultural and rural development (PVPO) ): Home > Legal Document > Law > Law No. 50/2005/QH11
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Law No 36/2009/QH12 – the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Intellectual Property | The website of “Vietnamese Plant Variety Protection” (New plant variety protection office, Ministry of agricultural and rural development (PVPO) ): Home > Legal Document > Law > Law No 36/2009 / QH12
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Decree No 88/2010/ND-CP Decree details and guides a number of articles of the Law on Intellectual Property and the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Intellectual Property regarding rights to plant varieties | The website of “Vietnamese Plant Variety Protection” (New plant variety protection office, Ministry of agricultural and rural development (PVPO) ): Home > Legal Document > Decree > Decree No 88/2010/NĐ-CP
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Application and examination procedures
Title | Linked URL |
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DUS-Test guidelines |
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Registered varieties
Title | Linked URL |
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National list of genera and species protected in Vietnam | The website of “Vietnamese Plant Variety Protection” (New plant variety protection office, Ministry of agricultural and rural development (PVPO)) :
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Decision No.103 : For adding plant species into the List of protected species and the assignment of the agencies to conduct of DUS Test | The website of “Vietnamese Plant Variety Protection” (New plant variety protection office, Ministry of agricultural and rural development (PVPO) ):
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Related Organizations
Organization name | Website URL |
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Division for PVP Examination, Development Center of Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P. R. China (in Chinise)
Division for DUS Tests, Development Center of Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P. R. China (in Chinise) |
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PVP division, Development Center of Science & Technology, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, P. R. China |
Basic Information on PVP in the Members
Country Name | People’s Republic of China |
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PVP Law |
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Regulatory Agency | |
Ratification of UPOV | UPOV 78: Ratified in 1999 |
Protected Plant | MARA:191 species (as of Mar. 25, 2022) NFGA: 293 species (as of Dec. 31, 2021) |
Registered Variety | MARA:23,101 varieties (as of Dec. 31, 2022) NFGA: 4,055 varieties (as of Dec. 31, 2022) |
Registration Requirement | Distinctness; Uniformity; Stability; Novelty; Adequacy of denomination |
Duration | 15 years (Perennial plants: 20 years) |
Coverage | Seeds |
Scope of the Plant Breeders’ Right | Production; Selling [except for Exploitation, Scientific research, Autopropagation by farmers] |
Application and examination procedures
Title | Linked URL |
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Application Procedure (Agriculture Part) | Division for PVP Examination, Development Center of Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P. R. China |
Application Procedure (NFGA)(in Chinese) |
Registered varieties
Title | Linked URL |
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Official Announcement on Registering Varieties (in Chinese) (MARA) | Division for PVP Examination, Development Center of Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P. R. China |
Official Announcement on Registering Varieties (in Chinese) (NFGA) | Forestry Knowledge Service System:
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Related Organizations
Organization name | Website URL |
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Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(MAFF) | |
PVP Office at MAFF Japan | http://www.hinshu2.maff.go.jp/en/en_top.html |
Center for Seeds and Seedlings, NARO(NCSS) |
Basic Information on PVP in the Members
Country Name | Japan |
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PVP Law |
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Regulatory Agency | Food Industry Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
Ratification of UPOV | UPOV 91: Ratified in 1998 |
Protected Plant | All plants |
Registered Variety | 22,846 varieties granted (from Apr. 1998 to Mar. 2022) |
Registration Requirement | Distinctness; Uniformity; Stability; Novelty; Adequacy of denomination |
Duration | 25 years (Perennial plants: 30 years) |
Coverage | Propagating material; Harvested material; Some processed products |
Scope of the Plant Breeders’ Right | Production; Conditioning; Offering for transfer or lease; Transferring; Leasing; Exporting; Importing; Stocking for the purpose of any of these acts |
Related laws and ordinances
Title | Linked URL |
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The Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act (in Japanese/English) | The homepage of the Plant Variety Protection (Agricultural Production Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) |
Application and examination procedures
Title | Linked URL |
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The outline of Plant Variety Protection System | The Homepage of Plant Variety Protection Office at MAFF Japan
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Test Guideline | The Homepage of Plant Variety Protection Office at MAFF Japan |
Registered varieties
Title | Linked URL |
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Searching Plant Variety | The homepage of the Plant Variety Protection (Food Industry Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries): Top page > Searching Plant Variety
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Related Organizations
Organization name | Website URL |
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Korea Seed & Variety Service (KSVS) |
Basic Information on PVP in the Members
Country Name | Republic of Korea |
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PVP Law | ・New Plant Variety Protection Act (in Korean)
・Enforcement Decree of the New Plant Variety Protection Act(in Korean) ・Order for Enforcement of the New Plant Variety Protection Act(in Korean) |
Regulatory Agency | |
Ratification of UPOV | UPOV 91: Ratified in 2002 |
Protected Plant | All plants |
Registered Variety |
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Registration Requirement | Distinctness; Uniformity; Stability; Novelty; Adequacy of denomination |
Duration | 20 years (Perennial plants: 25 years) |
Coverage | Seeds; Harvests; Some processed products |
Scope of the Plant Breeders’ Right | Propagating; Producing; Processing; Assigning; Leasing; Exporting; Importing; Offering for sale (including displaying for assignment or lease) |
Related laws and ordinances
Title | Linked URL |
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New Plant Variety Protection Act (in Korean) | |
Enforcement Decree of New Plant Variety Protection Act (in Korean) |
Application and examination procedures
Title | Linked URL |
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Examination System for PVP | Korea Seed & Variety Service (KSVS) |
Application Procedure | Korea Seed & Variety Service (KSVS) |
Registered varieties
Title | Linked URL |
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Registration of PVP Right | ・Registration of PVP Right Database |