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The Workrhop tm *Bathodaloqles for Rmqnt idq the tolo of lnformsl Innovetion In the Conmvation end Utilisation of P l M t Genetic ROLW~CII" boim omnisrd bv the R.S. Swaminsthan Remarch Poundation b r t w w 28th - 31st. Jawrry, 1994 at Uadtss d d nat have b m at 8 more appropriate and timely $mture. Thr M.d for formulrrtinq en r t e h i v e Sui-q.nrla wdem for Plant Variety Prrt.ctlon arlma m t merely r s a r e d t d Inurnetjonrl trade motlatlons bvt more w from tho critical coauiremmtr of conwrvfnq our own iaowtic ressurns while recqlnhinq m d rewsrdinq on-firm irmwntians d wr larm.rs and mmnt t!ommunfttrs. I therefme, consfdor the mob challmoinq task af all tho amcopruslWon of practical rnclthodologierr by which this can br achieved. We have the oxem~Les Of many national kgidationn to cansfdrr for providing ~ l n n t breeders' rights, but l i t t le ~rac t fcs l exwrlcmce i n the *here of rrcognfsim the invaluable informel olntributims of ordinary fsrmors. I vauld look tDtvstd very .sgrtly to the rsaanmendatlm of the workrhop h e the able rtrwrrdshlp of Dr. M.9. SwariMthsn which w i l l help us i n formulntlm poliderr, logisklcn and &ra*;lles by which w r can encourage end provide incmtivo to the farlnim communltv in the e l of woarving and further mhsrrlnq our roe1 wrslth of bict diversity.

I wish the Workr'rbp dl arww.

May am IntelwioMl Mgna oa p h gcMcic !lamrcm Pd#wry. 1990 Biolsdmobgy Jlnwry 1001 h;lronwtkm Technology Juruuy lW2 Ecotscbwkgy md Rwl Erapkywot Apd 1993

In addition, tw s p d Dtlo@ea were held in 1991 a d 1992 nspectivaly to chrouick the wly hrsloty of Indir's Wbsrt RCVolution md to axmahe th8 rslrblhipr bawaa Wmity lad food sa&y, The prowdqp of them Wguar have a h baw published by M8ntrillm India. Ibe Keystone osntm lur publirbod tbc mmur report of tbelWr8sMgue.

The fiib in tbe Dirloguc Ilaiar m 'Rc~chhq the Umcbed" wiO be bald 5om Jrnwly 28 to 31, 1994 st CRSARD, Madno. Thk Dtbgus will dsrl wirb ID&& of r o c o e g mdrcwardiagtrib8lard duom tnd moa, wbo watbndasanir, iuvecuamed g d div- of incdmblr e c o l l d vrhrs. Such worn lad U8

hgdy rcopwaible for the m sftn coarervffion of n ~ ~ r a p r d pLal qrechd rad I m d ~ 0 f ~ s d ~ T h y h r v e a 0 l ~ p n s s a r w d g a 0 & ~ ~ b i l i t y b u 3 & ~ ~ rtoaPriebedittbroughhumrmcslsction Toby,thirgaaAicwsrltbvrvos bath rethe fesdaodrfottbebiotadmol~inda*~mdurvGay~aforrarourcepoor~m rdrtioa to rink8 b agriculnus. Both the Cbbd B i C w a * which ume h o Zrnce on h d a r 29,1993, sad l e OATT (U~guy h a d ) qmmcat mehod oa D#lkPdlCT 15, 1993 hm nnrsd ?be n o d fix &v&& md n r p o d q r -.of - R t o p a t y ~ m ) ~ a o p b r a s d L y ~ m ~ s = ~ ~ r g c a a s l d c r l b f i a ~ a ~ ~ r c g b o r r ~ t g m r u y r r a m o f P L m t B r s e d s r r ' wuhubssPa~ogrsmirduQirlfEsdoolrauiorhwlewnlw~.It~s t h i 8 c a t e r d t b r t L c p n e a d D h b g r s w M c h w E l ~ m # h o b o f ~ t b e priPciphrofspo%ydahicr~lbarPofscaromirrinryctcrmof~BFadat' ~ . . m r ~ * ~ . ? b D h l o g i b p o t l d p m P r f r c t b c b i a a y e d d c v * a PBRoy*emwhichwil ibipto~cumomkkrsgutotborcwhobrvcm6r n e a r h a l l l n r a o k d h t h c p o i t o f ~ h a c a a r l : ~ a f t b t b ~

coalavsd tbc buif gao& strains which go into tbe Dlrltag of modem vuiaiss k now rcarpsd by IU nrtiDlu We drop)tl not mpm ddr k c . W ip imporuml is Iba davclopman of ta ~ ~ t r b l s dodology for caDvQtiPe tbs mcapt of F-' W r mto owmomic boaefhs for thope but Ebl whom dfiW the gem confixrips nd*moc to r wide nmgc of biotic md abiotic ptrersss m 4 ro economic plmto like t b e o f ~ v r l u t , m r y n o \ ~ todq.Tbecumomic~Iboddnrdrtbe ooacnasd tnbrl md d timilk ad not go to raricb o f 8 d orbjmsrm6diuy rpcier.

M&pk typsr of piuu protection oumatly &. These inolPde p~imuy categories of utility prcaats, btaadem' Wts ~oordiuatad by tbs b m $aiols for the Rot& of New V u b h of Pluur (UPOV) a d PLnt Vuidy Rot& b of the United Suta Count& like bdir with no cxWg ryasm to protcd the 4 of out plmt breeders dll h8vc to rrwrr clmfully the vudous options thrt rre wabk and develop r PBR

,qaaawhichwiUaotonlybdp t o ~ p 0 1 u ~ f o o d ~ ~ r l e o o a r M e t h e -try to duke economic bcncfids h m its rich gmab and b vurt and c a o b p h t brodllg aotarprk.

I ~sdthsaouty25%oftbewarlcrs f*naine~ M m y o f o u r ~ a m ~ u s u e ~ ~ a a * o a b c d ~ t b c h q 3 l ~ o f t h e o i a n i & u o t ~ n a o d u c c d a h f m & 19,1991 mthe ' l@W womb. Compucd to the 1978 coawtioq the 1991 UPOV COO^ m Eumcrs operating lmrll baldis incorpontec important modibbm m tbs foibwinCl MU:

~dwr~ofprotootioll(Iti.omI5to20ys~m~moaspsdadhm18to2S ysrn a the caw of vaar lnd viaas).

CaridonMcprogruuhudrcadybsaonudr,mdwdopiq(br,aujoccolqMPPrnrofm sqoitrbbmRsy*6mdurP~Ik,~m0lntsrnnkaJ~~~PlrafC)6a~(k R#lour#r bdd at Ksyrto#, Cham (19#), Nlrdnr (1990) and QJo (l99l). A rmd&

at Stodrbohn by SAREC in Jmuuy. lQPZ urd tbe 1993 ahoethfi of PAUS t a a P f t i r a r l m o a P h a t Gkwdcibuwwhna hedpcdtoWwuricJne t b s ~ ~ ~ t r p f b r c ~ ~ h m 1 ~ ~ h 0 f ~ l ~ d ~ w d l 8 1 couidcnMsiutsnutiParleauauuroabu#rcJatin~)tolbeirmroftMt~ 1 ~ m h o p e t b a ~ e a a p u t o f l o M r b p l s w i O n d ~ k r # p u b l h r d o m . ~ w l l l k bro\ylbt out by MIcmilhn hrdt, kd rlro r dntt PBR cyrlaan Ivbiab mfm rppmprLts ~soobochbrssdarmdtripsrr.Therynemdwldbe a u c k t h m i l ~ c c g c r t c n &ow and invcatmoat m plnn bn#dhng mcwcb botb m the public rad private recrorn md a~ tbe rrme time, ufcguda tba food rcnuity of the nation and the i i v s W l d rawiry of ths Nnl poor. Snce thae b Mivcrul agasmcnt tbat Furnard Ri&r (in tho FA0 #WI) chould k retpcued and rewarded the puticiprnta lhould bo nbb lo p q w m I

PBR w e m whkb can be dd by Ciowmmtr for l@lative arrctmmt rod

We are grrtefirl to the United Nations Development Progrunme, S W w a Pace Foundation and the Swedish lntrmational Dcvclopment Authority for t h r f w d q p c m We arc i q t e d to the Ministry of Agriculture ad Coopaation and the Miniatry of Environmsnt ud F m s of the Govanment of India for their ruppon ud uhice Abwe dl, we thank the participants for sparing time to m e a cruse of wpnme importance to the hmre of gendjc conservation and s d l fuming.

Tbc nne oflntdkrchul Propmy Rybrr and Phi Brooden; RieJHo in lndwidiped cormtria md the +prorch of tho CCiiAR

htcllsftwl C o a t a s of Tribrl urd R d Familiar in the Coaglvathra of P h l GoMxic Rarwrocbo

Sltrndry , January 29,1994

htelkchul Contrihutioas af Tribal and Rural Familiar (Contd.)

Equity and Ethiui Iwm md lmplicathr of the 199 1 raviliar~ in UFOV Convention

Globd Biodiversity Coovcnrim and GATT ( I J r u p y Round) agreemonl . Lcpl rad Implnnartation aapccls

Considartion of a d r d WR rystsm ~ I I ~ r p ~ ~ l i i I g m impkrma-tabk mathodology for rwolyliriae rad ruwudmg Farmed Rights

Work* Goup Dircuuuiono on l o DrrA PBR

Monby, Juur~y 31,1994 Pnuliprtloll of tbc 6r6t PBR document integrating Farmerr' and Brocdd Right8 io a mndy supportive mmacs.

Pmaiulon of the prqwld for PBR IagklatioD

JmuUy 20 Addrm by ~bc Non. Dr. Blh.m Jlkbu, Miailtsr of 20:00-22:00 t 4 g l b l h , c3oVeIUrnaPt OfIndia hBomd by i % l t ~

J-28 V id to the World H d q e Pile in M I b r m 15:30-2290 Mobilisiag Folk thuvc for ~~~vironmmnd tmmmmm - . .

Kattaikoothu Pwfomunce lhhula at FiPhanm's Cove,

January 31 Closine Address by Mr. James (;ulrtrve Sp&, Admhismtor, 15:OO-1690 UNIIP, New Y o h

kbaudIYHDUldliLR10~k~FQPIPdalOO,dp~DI.#S. SIHgLILraaw~afgrsbdtbloDtdryka)Workrbop,rsdfoaQurty ~ o f r h q p ~ o f ~ l h a k s n & r m J I m l l u o f f f i 6 p ( ~ o o i r # o f c a p r s M t i a a d ~ u o a o f p h n t ~ ~ b t h o ~ ~ ~ m o f p r o t e a i m o f p h s ; t w i a i a r c o d k c # b n ~ * ~ h , ~ E a a s c a r d t a l a f c h a r ~ T h d J C i n u a s ~ ~ O ( O l l j y ~ m d ~ b u ! l u v a s m s r l ) e d r n w y t \ r P ~ k u e r r i w e r k , v a r y ~ o f h u m r r r n c s ~ a rraolhy tho appucnrly c d b h g irruar ia prqna, Msmotivc or bm amottw papsaiwr~brkPclngtbammtbamor~,pnqardqmddexrerousmmaar. l kd~brveevokedwor ld -wtara l id rudsu i#~ ia rdopr ianofA#(0621 ofthsUnitsdN~C*mEoviromraPtondDawbpmaaf(UNCED)radtba oryPriPtjon of 1993 bttcanrtiaarl CoovariPll on B b b g i d D h d y . lb focwr of tba World Food Day, 1993 k dm an 1LN#tme N W , Dkdrj'.

dapbciao,~bxhwrrddalrAahnmunp~cdrpabd.Wb#cuwrgdua cmcaniotha lhom~me~t l~~ l~f thorefotu#pmsldy,srp~urbrnkr t ioDuod . . . ~ i r l r o t r ; l r c ) y w r k e ~ r m d a r t b e u r l ; o f p ~ ( ~ ~ o f a r o r i o a o f ~ r e v n v o o r o f f b n r d ~ m d W r p F a r a M d o a a u l c o a m n b o m o r a d i h k Not &thrt, t h c p a ~ h l k q p p o d h tho fimaofvriknumurifs*rdauof - Pmpslry rigy m, pasntiy, P L ~ bfodcd rblnr, P& vrrkry protsotiaZ md &&at of blol.tcchaologicdy devdopd vuidicc whid, mPve p w # r w l u h r n l d b i d o g i u l p ~ o f r c p ~ , ~ r c o s a a u t e c b s p r o b b m o f ~ a p r o s u v m i a m m d o a o r r v r l i o P d ~ n r o w r s r . 1 d h o w w ( ~ , h u l a r t o rddhmthudotrbovelCClllM~oo(#undacrtnmbeflrrmshy;~oomd rapauqtomy~Wk!lorsoogrivschsrorlitisr,todbsrrPrirstbatuerrad vi8wtbsmLrrdartifir:rPdMJolulmr~wr.

~ n # s p r h r d ~ w u b a t k m ~ r a d p r i v r t s a d a r h r w w v l O i d d a w b p m r a t r , d t o ~ w i t b ~ g ~ o f ~ r d ~ I b 6 b a a t i w g i v ~ t o t b a s ~ c r t s g o r i a r I ( r t K , l i k ~ t o p r o v i d s a ~ t o ~ m r o r m i b y a w a g r p p r o p l i r t e r s h ~ n r l m ~ I w o u l d l l o t ~ t o t a k 8 t k a llbaydpwriad h. M.S. SwuaiPrtbrn ttthirpohrtoftim. Iaddsot ylrssmhim mors Hhsa he 8ly8:-

" F b e ~ & I J m d s v s l o p 6 P g a r y r t a m w h i o h a a o m h r m d ~ m d romrdr tho@ who hm hdpd to p r a m fix porkaidy gbaaic divarity in phatr m d ~ m d a n I h c o t h s r h r m d r t h n u L t s r d ~ s ~ r a o n r h ~ e d t ~ c o a v a t ~ m a t i c r o s w r e c s i o t o p r o d u m ~ c m m h r n c a ~ raauiry md economic prospcdty h g both cmv&nd md mdsarkr tcdnuquer It i s not difltiarEt to dcveaop mcb a + prwidcd b e i 00 mmitmeDt to both petit camvation md equitable w.

~ h e d s v d o p m s a t o f r r y s t t m w b i c h m ~ o n t u a m s c h u r i s m o f ~ f o r t h s ~ or the ddoper of new vui& and mendl hi( mtm1 wu variety and the gCOCtiC lawrurtrsr that go mto wohiPg of h t wiay. nmm thm m z L m d d h & a d fbr gc#ta eommbmt md rsdsdiutim to cowwvrtioa plgt g d mowma h b ~ t o n o t e t t the lrmetimc~hatofL#thasir ate&icdrscatir*l lbouta ~ l u ~ ~ r i g b t s m r a L s ~ ~ r t i c ~ m d ~ f b c P r h r s w a s d ~ dim mb ~mharitageofmrnkiad to their- r ubjset of oomm~n carr#n.HowIbe~taofanrtimovsr~lea&nraurwouaLoptunrcrthbdmtbctiut llprrwias Int- Ropsny Right (IPR) rmd6c3trtiau utndy an &rad# of daft -

lbmpkia~ IBo as#i to ca~lave ~ n d saw ruuirubif uco of tbt Molo&al d i i , we hrva hitiatad tbe p m w of fbrmuiatio~~ of nrl-gwrm mam for protadion of p k P ~ vra#ierPmyMi&~y. I unnwucofa dmiluauxcia!brviPgb#a comnmccd iatba Mhirtry of Eavironmnt lad F o m r for coaaANniw of biibgicJ dh.anhy. We brvc caaarltsd the altioarl ~ t l o l r of uauty r rcon of d u colmuioa wbo up mamba6 of Uubn for Rot& of PLPt Vuieticr (UPOV) on tke arbjest of p h r vrrioty protection. I un 8WrC of tbe kcar dabue oa comprntiw wrhutwn of tbe 1978 md l W l UPOV Cowcatioas wlrb the haer cmrgial) u lamcwbat ruidsPt in cairn ma, through not la rntbcty At this sage, I wwkl like to o b m c (brt we would bars our &k mr- gznsris man oa the wbole m g e of inputs rccoivsd fiom r cmn w c t k of caiina~t thhken like you rs rlro the broad purmucn md guideliaos fomulrted by rslavmt imernrtioarl fon ao ro not to ratolia iaolrtai fiom the intamtioar1 ~ins trsun

I am quite cleu m my mind tbot wbk on one haad, the warn thrl we woke bra to p d e mceative to the h d c n to ltirmlrte rcvucb md dcvdopmart in rpkdture, oa Ibe other hand thaw brvc to be clarr lhahrtionr to rrJI ~@Ifr by b u i b g in effwive Prfcyrrds for public interest, n'ghtz of the marcherr, fumar md rural chum or colormmiricr. Tbe rrrronrbk rquirrmQlt of public for rtrmrbk qutatity of we& of raonrbk qua@ will b e to be ma t~ all mu. In the weat of the mschtDimp of mqntive for brocrla being put to w 0 t h tbrn rhe oac intsaded, tbc msclunipa of compulsory licawe for productta, of d wia brvs to be invoked. Tbe rorrrrchm will have to be pcrminsd ccmtinwd md ~mrsafiaad lccsw to tbe protc~ed mnttrirl for thc pu~pole of wryanb m ruearch for developing new vrrlak w i d b ~ hnag to druia . . nnhonutroD &om the brda. The ryrrsm will hm to makc &kuivc praviriop for r r w u b o d ~ o a p e o v t i o n t o m l ~ o r C b l l t m m h t t h d y m r y h r v s r u k e m&iimoMtlarsodauicbDeat,mdumrantioaofg~ic~c~~,urdumlmue thsbcardar&'io~dircctiw.'lh~r,~wilhtb&bcllmd a ~ o m u y r i g k r h 9 h r r v e W ~ t o u v c , w c , o r d y a a s , d w e m d ~ a o ~ -

rckl uk ofnon-bnadsd wd Ckcc ths rysUln co~nsr mlo be@, thc Euman' r ~ m r y I b o L r v e t o c l d e o d t a 1 l ~ t o h r v c ~ s l y b s r t r s s d , r r a p ~ t whicbm8yk*beEultiflcdbyrrlcofudyoorti&drocdofprotedcdvrrictjsr.

n w * a i m ~ ~ b d m n r m L L v d ~ c h * a r b a * a a c & b a u l o t b 8 r c m a m t u S r O f ~ ~ ~ . K r m ~ C M t 8 d u t a 9 r N u i o u l lkrrsrPofPhaawjcl laaPoandXnialOaMIicRsvwrrsrhedara~ ~ w 4 # k h w u Q v t b r I h s N r i a u l & E n * , o f ~ O & a d c k r a a c s , ( N B P O A ) ~ a v a l . 7 6 t l l r ~ p b r c o s r b r r m d t o ~ b m l . ' I L c ~ L u r b o d r v d o g d n r t b o l l ~ ~ I L l u l n # . P d ~ ~ L a a & l s a r r d r ~ ~ ~ l b r a s o ~ ~ ~ b i b t s n l b u b . < k r ~ ~ d f a u m w dbrdhaluwbscrr$aly~aulrrrrrahworrenotalytk,hordqPurarof IBPCiW a# South Ah, but Ibo hold tb Vicd'brir of FA0 Conraiwioll a Rm ~ R c r a r r o c #

I bope you? dimmioar will cuhlliPrte mto luefirl row- md guidmce.

(a) dhpoaic, thmpcdc md aqkd mstbodr fw tha tmmmt of bumrar orloimrlr;

provioiosrs ofthi, ub-pprgqrb rbrll be rsviewad Gwu yean her the m y h force of the Agmmca ~~ tl# MTO.'

(I) iliatinu trom & % i n & corn known vuiuieh

( i i ) cnHdanty bomogarbouq

(iv) ahv in the mrc that they rmd not have b e ~ l commcmblimd prior to cat& datw W b W by nfbPcaco to the date of the applicrtian for protection.

tbe Cowcation was @ed in Puis in 1%1. it eatemd h o force in 1968. It ws mvirad in Geneva in 1972. 197 8 and 1991 Ibe 1978 Act cntcrdiato force in 1981. Tbe 1991 Aa bra not ya anted into force. !

From 1961 to 1991. the UPOV Convation provided breed4 md fimners with the priv&sec of udng protcacd varieties for spec& purposca H w u , with the growing p-tion of plant brmling research on the one bra4 md th/E tpmrsine Bize of fum holding& on the other, m mdusrrirlis#l countries, the dtmmd for&lio6aai48 the

and the *$ g&&ggg grow. This reuultcd in a m#cation of tbc UPOV Co~vooiioa in 199 1 m two significmt respects. Fi. UPOV the PBR holder by chinatin8 the breeders' exemption m&". This is defined as r variety prodominantly derived from mother (bitid) vuiscy whid r o t i s the qfMIGion of the matid chmcteristics fiOm the genotypes or wdinrtlon of gcaotypw of the initial variety. One consapma of the change is tlut a bteedsr who inserts a single new disease-&ce geoe into a PBR-protected vuicty, wig now have to obtain permission fiom the holder of the origiDd rights Mrc muketing .Lhewwvuiaty.

C?n March 1, 1993, UPOV had 22 member Stass: Awm& Cmrb, Cmch Rapubk kmrk Fmct, G a m y , Hlmgay. Inhnd, brad, ttrty, ~c~hdau% Now Zsilmd. Pdrnd S W Republic, Sw(b hMcl, Spain, Swaden. Swhcsrtubd, United ICh$drn Unitad Sutcs of Amaim. Mba of than m b o d by the 1978 Aa. Ik ~ w m b a S t r t w h a v e ~ a d , k d n o t ~ ~ f i w 1 9 9 1 ~ c t : ~ C r w l r .

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~ h ~ r y r t a m r u o r i r n i L r t o g c a a r l d a a i t i c i n f ~ m t h r t t h s y u o ~ o f p l b k L n ~ I n t o l l e c h u l ~ ~ h v s w , ~ b s a n r p p f # d t o M v d r s d &ma Lurdlecturi goods m t k tbrm to public goods urfi u hmkdga ryrtmm Tbe d orit& tOT f b o o ~ OPR, now&y md n-erq gumally t d to ifinore t b s ~ s y n ~ o f n r n l E a d d b t l B m i l i e q J d r a y h t h o y a o o & e a ~ b y 8 hi@ degree of mveaiveasu Whik tbs kaowledy it& my not be pmBtrMq th pm$uctr of tbm hrowbdge, illmdy 'folk" vui~ic8, laul ncsil md gaadc d h d y m h e iptn-rpoci8c l e d , provide the buio n w mtairl for modan p h a md b&tscbadogy. Bocrwe of chc importme of loo& $oclr Dtd iPfonoltiosl m cmp h p p m w o n a a c , t h e s t m c o f ~ r l r a d i n A u * n l h h n p u ( l s d ~ o n ~ t bseOseaul pmpdny rights owr gar& infomuion ombodied tbt p h r a d raiwls ~whhinpuslmrlmd.

In the #rly 1980% it bacuae ckrr tbm brmsn from develop* camaim wen bdy prodog the fwdrtock for wsrtcrrr p b t b n 4 . q md ~esd!iaduq. 'lbc d d e s dwdopcd on the brdr of the genetic ts~ouroes arpplied he, were bahg protected by ooapmiar through P h t B d c d Rwts. Frec access to gemaiopmrm thus becunc r arawry mbddy of rha poor to the ricb. In ordm to radify this W h e , the cooapt of Fumrar' Ri@tr w s rdoptod by the FA0 Contknce in 1989. $a rim wu to rccopiae and nnmrd the bnn womca md men wio over oanturics hntcldpcd to oons+avc md sdea r b e proportion of global gaaic divcrdty in crop ptatd H u m Pdaction is u mrk ragamIppk for gm& vrrirbii in exmmic p h t q rr natud sabctloa

~ c B s l u l ~ y s u a ~ ~ 1 1 r t v u i o w s f o r r s u c b r o ~ F A O C a ~ ~ Pltnt Osplaic Rmutcdq Kcyuoae IntenuM W g u s on PIpt Oaaatic Rssollicos (198&91), the SAREC Con-tlon on PGR (1992) rPd UNCED, hrve c k d y brought about r c w n w u ~ oa tho n d for devabphg m hs,kmt&b mdh&logy fbr -mdtcwudip%theimMcaaaibutionsofrmlrnownM11tpdtrkl womo~mdms~inrahiDatoPOR FumrrlRjghtsornIbobema8j#tiwmsmato f a p r o v c t h m - o f c r o p ~ ~ Such&&llmhmum0f i a m - ~ ~ w i 8 o o m p ~ ~ o . ~ p r s r s M d d a ~ d p r o l l l l h ~ & p e b m L o . H a n c a , C B ; r p t c r 1 4 o f A g a t d a 2 1 o f U N C L i D ~ f b r t k a - o f 8 I i d P b r l T i $ E P l l d k ~ ~ ~ m a p p a t p r o g n m a r p D l d a m B t o ~ ~ f i D I . g c a n p h o m - b y ~ aumdba r.~~6~tarchhgaeartiaulp~htireseoold~oi .mahrcaa tisrslboPldbablllhchednvdopmoProfrmRy*mardwrStoEadk

(i) RctakbFesdsrJawaptb (i) s t n q d l ~ ~ t r m c r r r p ~ a (iii) Rovidsc for a msdrmim for opauioarl wotmt to ihs coacspc of Fumm'

Riebt*

T b b a p h t r t h r n of FumsrJ Rwts in India win not be m )uy tank bscrws of the aompbx quantitative md qurliutin dirmndons of mpihgq.the invuitiva md vJue rddition oompatanr of their cantribudoaa The procsdurss put be jPllk, dired, Wlrpueat ad jw, if mmraur litigation b to be rwidsd. IWa L not 8ccoupW botb hrmsrr rad W m wiU I&&. Surtrmrbb yprculans':pquk Bm iu wma bcnbp-lpactfic vuialies adapted to the locd qmecob&d d eocbemmmic colldkha Thirm~willnoodputiciprtorybr~dtdllag]Nith6umErmjlier. The WR lylislrtioa should h e r and not hhrdca mcb br&-fi%a cdtioaa

AL the barrutionrl lnnl the dtiwt aim &odd be to gonwrt UWV mto m hmiatkd Unian whicb will bdp to pmcsct both ~ m d ~ righta Cbrrity ~ r b o m a ~ d b s a o e m ~ ~ t p B o W t h e m y t o t h s w o r l d h o w t o f P l f i g a m oblilytiooctofummdwibrlwssacamdmse.

~~ rad Ri& An lW: (An ra to provide rsabgniioa md sco~onic r*v1rd to perroarlfp*inrdonr tarpan& for Ihs dsvdapmall of nsw vrrkaiar of cxiaaomif p h n s Bad to l ldbibd ! - b i b 6 rwp~adbb? for !be conraMIjw ta4 dewbpmsar of tho g& nrinr, whits brve gone into the psdlprecbc of vubrksl rccardad mpit ioa uada the ho Act).

Tbe Aim of the Act ue - I) to promote tbe conmath, ovahution Bad wnainrbb urbh of rgriodhd p h t

gmaic mourcer inclwling tbor of bninJnurl rytviLuhunl ad mbdichul d u e ;

b) to revive md streagtbea tha igaitu coarmvtth of Imd ncar md folk vrridtics, which arc the r e d ofthourn& ofyous ofnr~ortl md bwnm odaction;

C) to rchicvc continuour improvamanrs in tbc pr&My, profdrbility, @rbUhy d r u h b i l i t y of wjor crappmg ryl~cnrr, through umcurroat ramtian lo yield ~~ mtd oumtaunce of on-Grm gcadic diversity;

d) to p m o t e the supply of good puJlty le#l/plartin(l Watl to tnrm.

C) t o d ~ m W t h e p h t ~ r w o u r c c r ~ d ~ m m ~ e d ~ b mmacr, to mcaghaa tbc food awdy aftbe nrtioD rPd tbc liwliboad d y of tbc ecologicdy, marnnomicJly rd ~ ~ e d lscdoar of'tbc roday.

b) ubjadtop~grph(c ) ,mtbtcueo f~wie tybrrwlbyZ~~parcmr(whaba jobfly, htdepdcatly m the time, mdqmdanly m ditfimt thaeo or o h w b ) , srcb of b o w pcnoor; or,

O) ( i ) b y r p o n a r w p a r o a s m t b e o o u m o f + ~ d u t i w o r ~ u r mcmbar or employee of r body (whatha public or privlts lsdon), a& body; or,

(ii) by m mta-dirciplinrry tcun worlriDg us emplops of m mrtaPtion (public or privmc), mcb W i m ; or

d) by r brwdial rcrarrch mstitutkn~ (pubiic or pnivrte) entaMg!tbe vu#ty m sucb nwmbmrtiMiaaa i

B) In Act. unkrs otbuwisc sp&@ mtd, "firmer-ion~torw in m b t h to r new ptrat variery, morn8 - :j

a) m i n ~ u r l f r r m w o m u r o r m m w b o b s p r o v i d e d p l n o t ~ ~ t o t h e uccess of the new v@; or,

b) r d f u m h r i b l l community which bs helped to coaoave Ihb gm& socks which &vc gmc into tha padieFae of J now w, or,

c) thenidc~oofm~richinpWgmsticrrsourosf, f iromwhac~whicbur: dooon of pcro fot ~ o d t o l a m o t to biotic md abiotic ltresscs or a&= vrhuMo chrndas have bem obtained by tbe br#8a or brcedm or bmabq hrstitutiar qmibk fot the new vuiay.

'SnamSJdmemrSsf farryatbeDspularotofApSarhunl~rad Eduu th (DARE) of Lba Mniny of Agicllhw nod Coopandm, Oownrmmc

(4) For thepurpomofthh An, r p k t vrrbty in rspbcl of*fob ur tppllcrdda hu keode~brllbeulraDtoba~IMs&donlyYpkmroftbevubtyrsrmiatnrs to the dmaiptioa of the vuicty g h in thc eppiia;tka:-

sllrG &plrm o/ Plu?u varte+ m*: howryWaiaaTanaoJytbaewiObeaReg?lmrofPLrPtVaiayRiwlppoinsd byIbaOavanmsaloflnbLmurnruhrtionwidbtberecpoctiveSuceGaMcnoaa. Ihe h t c R c g h r wiU rq?ort to tbc C m of PVRR

&@$far ofPImu Vwtety Rights: 1 T h ~ c 0 ~ a h d ~ ~ 8 p b X ~ d b y t h s S w f t u y , a ~ , t O b C

k n o w a a s t b e N r t i o P l l B & O i S t P L P f ~ ~ ~ m ~ l h r l l b e m t e r # 1 puticuLn rcquimd to be a n t e d by this Act or tbe regdd@a

2 Tbe Strte R@rus win dllin capiar of the N a b 1 Rq#m camrining i n f o m v u i o a o n w i a i e o a p p ~ ~ v c d f o r ~ r c g o a r l ~ S t a t e ~ o o l i a I h e capital of cllcb Slhc/Union T d o r y of the Repubtic of h e or m my other lo& as directad by the Commiroioaa. I

C;rwrtc Rssacrces Centres +j . Tbe National Bumu of Gmetic ResourctE (NBPGR) 04 the Indim C d of A&ukwl Rcrcrrcb. New Ddhi l i d its regional ceotrss, the P m of Fore# OQetic Rorourcer of tbe Indian Council of Forcawy Reewrcb and tad sudr &a centres which my be declrrad Giom timc to tim by tba Saooury as nritrbk for the m n g e and mriotaunct of germplasm mterkl, will be dwigmd rs gePecic iosarrocr

wmmr f~ tbe pwpor of the Aa.

Cuuvn~mlg Gem h n h Ea rddition to NBPGR md OW gmsric rseourcco a m s a w h oan~rsq r hrw C w m r P r k y G p o o B I I J L O ~ i m d s r ~ ~ r u s p i c e r w S b o ~ b y d#Saacsuyfortbeprass~ti~ofL%rsadsradlrodnoeoMdaNGO& Comrmnity Bimj ry Movamrats.

2 T b e S w e I l r q l ( u b u s w m m b a r d i r p p l i c r t a w ~ b y t b * m ~ ~ d o A ~ ~hatocbtCanmirdolMwbowrllrhQrrCaueh~sto(ksautonrrmo~m Nltioul LPrtinae for Plmu Vuky Tmiq mrd E w W i m or to &a dedgurod iartitutiaar q p r d by the Ssaac*ry. M t a t marltr will bawcnmr be cotlrted by tbe N m i i d hdrwe, whicb a lub& &am to l o ComaniuJorer.

3 The Nnionrl lnainacc for Vuiccrl Teuiag md Evr&tioa wid ca~uhuto mrpm oormairtws for lerlyrPg the dnc rad wb8 rec;ommsa-r conamha the d b i l i r y of the new wriay far Idooa.

4 Tbe Dimtor of the NatioMI tnraitute win rspofi ta Be C u m .

Commm@ Gene Fund

Tbae dull be an autoaomwa Trua to rdminiia r Commur$y Ocae h o d kMiq its funds fiom the c o n t n i s duo to bnn, rural, tribal W h tnd ocmnntnitii unda tbe FumaP' Rigbtm compwmt of t&h Ad Ihe Fwd, whicb will be e~smpt &rm scow ax, an ILu, mcive ocmnibutiono fnrm nnloarl md intcmrtiml d cornpurism md otbsrs iatcmtd in strwgthmmg geo& conlcmtion by loul colmnslitlsr.

ArtWc 3 : Compatibility with & prwWolu of the Biodfvarlty Coavwtloa

2 Tba Sscrocrry ia txmaabIba witb tbe Advimq CoauiUa M to m Anids 37 will develop r *am of puticipatory btssding d lcotieg with h n hadim to pnaPolavuiaJdivcnltyrmd~-WidQI-ofvrrietiw.

yield--p~cerslsdimmdimp~yaddsfrbility~d&of pad md diltra maistrnt geaotypeo win be strmgtbed thou@ trainkg md clprcity

2 The Saxctrry preplre in consuhrtim wah the AdviDqty Commina proposed in Ilniclc 37, ur action plra for i m p d l ~ to run1 wow tr+liag in seed tbchnotogy in coaPrltrtioP witb Sute Govnamcntr. +

3 l l w crpady building p r o p m m in gcadic cansarvrtiq and Beed produ&m for woum will be c a m 4 out in coopamiosl with &j d w o h orgrniutiwn

Artldc 6 r Chanctrrirtia of tbe Vuictitl

DMit~thunm I A V u i a y ~ U b t c o a s i d e r a d ~ o ~ n c w ~ k i s ~ ~ ~ b y o o e o r m m

imponant dmmtmisiix which dun bo capable of prsrLe dssorptioa ad i d m W i , h i m my othsr vuiuy whose e&aw is a matte# of o~nmm h d e d p at the time the rpplicrtion for vrricry protsctiocr b Bbd

li) b , b y r a c o n ~ f a c ~ o r ~ ~ E b U r c r ~ r , ~ Q r l y ~ & n n r l t w i a d a r c h c ~ o f ~ i r r m a t a o f c a a n a o s ~ r t t h u b e o b n o of ppliatiaa lor tho oftk p b breuWs ryhtr.

a) tLbCaChlljWryhtto dl.- Iberigbt t o f i w a # o t h a p ~ . ~ o a r c o ~ p h of tha wiay;

b) tbo oxchive right 10 rD, actudLyl thc &bt to licaus orbsr perms to dl, l z p d w m mamid ofplratr of thd vtricty;

Wbmolppdiortiairnmde%spbnMliayi#tsi.~drphtvrr3ay,tkm ~ r b r t l ~ b r g W o d i f U b u b a m r r h o f r p f r p t , o r ~ o l r t a i r l a t r P14of lh r t~by ,ww5hdrscaaro~ loLtk !br rsdorwrW,aaucwroro~ tbs bPosda or ofr brssdcr, ofthe vuiay, md -

n#:ardrnt~whiEhhrvsbaaDn&bytbeGovemman,ForPasdproQlcoionrPd cat i&.*t ioe ,wi l lbe~hwpmtect ioa mduthipAd. Tbpr~~dCtiODWinbwsva o r r t d o d y t o v u i d i c # n o ( i 6 c d ~ ~ S d s A c t f i r a m J ~ 1, 1984oawub. The cbwrmtbe Actmhtiugtotheork o f ~ l m t m g n m t ~ p h r t o t b e ~ o f m appliertion fotrpptovd, will not apply in the cam ofexta$vdhwhichhrve bem noticed by the Oowmmrtt for seed production md cmm@d cubdoa lmda the ! b d a Acl f h n the p r c o a i date.

Artids 8 : Farmem' Rigbtr i

8

1 F u m w i ~ t r s t o m f i o m ~ e c o p t r i b u t i o n o o f h w o ~ m d m s n m d r u n l d uibdfurdtiar~othcaartioo,cmsav~ axdungemdb*eofg&d PpbCiso d h & y of value P pkllt bmd& Such Fumars m IcGmsd to rr "Fumar- howton" forthe purpole ofthie&, in orderto ~ S l J a t h a n f k n n t b s ~ wbo only cultivate the proractcd Mlietihs

( 5 ) Subjeu to rrb&b,rubas 2 or mom pawmr uw otkbd to mrlm tppb'cffioru for p L a t ~ ~ s m r e r p e ( d o f r n c m p l r n t ~ , ~ b y r s l r w c h a t h e y

( 6 ) W h r s 2 w m m ~ ( h t b k m b r o o l i o o ~ t o u t b a ~ ) ~ a mv plu, vu#yjoWy, aw of- brsclda or r rrwc#a done of thorn bresdnr l r l l ~ o m k s a a r p p l i c r t i p f i a p l r s c v u i a y ~ h ~ d t b a t v u k y atbRvirorhnjoPttywih,orwilbtheccllrrsamwitiq&tBso&mpaa,orwch a h p a r w , ~ t o r m k r r a r p p ~ k n t b o l e ~ .

d) wbsrc tbe spplicuof is m hdituh (public or p&rte), the nuaes of the bnada or wsn

C) dcrripthm, or 8 QI#iptioo m d pbatogrph, of r ptmt of tbe MaMty sufioient to Lkatify p b of that vrriay;

fj puZiarhrr ofthe d w r a d i c r tbat di*hytuh the vuiety from other md its n o d m d di*incdvc dunam; 0

4

8 ) putfeulm o f (ha nnnaar iu whkb the variety was origiarted; I

h) ~ a r o v o r pdbk the padigme of tbe variety md tba murccs from when the gaw m t n i to tba di*ia+ve dunaar of the vtri#y orightted (r pedigreL dhgnm could be ~rMted,if milable);

j) prniculrrr of m y rpphtioa for, or rppmvd of r grm! oS rights of my kind ia raspad oftha vlridy in my other wuutry;

3 Tbaauncof~amplratvrrirrymrrrpeaof~mrpplkulionumrdcchrll comply with my rccommaadnirar o f b bra Code of Nomsacltaua lor Cultivated PLatq rr ia force wbn the rpplic#ion ir mdq lanajrtad lad rdopted by the lntenuthd Cwnnirrip. for Nwsarel?nurs of Cultivrtod Plutcr of ths InternrtionrlUniaoofBiobgicJSciarcsrchnmraccprodbyW.

b) if tlw C M m u tatidad that the rppikuh doer not &Iflll the plewrSkdrapuirsnuru,thelppticdiaacrpbe~

2 Whm the Commisiorra accspu m spplicuh, the hmmimka a&U, wirhin thhry dtyt lftar rccaptin8 the a&ht&&a rni#sP nosice to tlw rppbat aath# thd the rpplicrcioa has barn roocpt#l lad give public notice of the appticrb.6n.

3 The paibd bcwcm tbe r ~ c c of tbe appliordoll md h iwue @ approval rb~uM be the raiDharm necarprry, hr mped of eoob appbtim. i

I (la tbo rcoagwrcc of 8n rpphtb& the c-/strte Re@am with the bdpdTcohnicrlAdvhm,st ipulrtcthepwmtityof~htiugrmbakttht sbould k mrdo rvdtbla by the applicant for etls md t-

AparollarryPspedmrpplicltiw,oraobjwtiabd&8tmyrsrrarMstimcmdu Q t a b d u p a ~ p ~ y m e ~ t d r u $ f w ( f r ~ y ) u b p r a c r i k r d t o k ~ m a c ~ o f t h r p p m or of tbe abjecih.

I) ~ t d * ~ o f d l ~ l ~ ~ o u t i m i ~ b y t b e ~ ~ ~ c f w V ~ T#(IPO mb Enhutia hrs dennonsrtcd tbrt the vuidy bas that ohmctaristic;

(i) r tell growing of the vduy curidd out n a phte *side In& hre damiwratcd h t the vuidy has thm chmdcfintic; rpd

t (ii) the tcrt gowiag of the vlrkay uniod out 8I that p b is equinient

to r the va&y curkd out in India; or <! (iii) my tcjlt growiag of the vuioty curibd out in h d h w probably

damoastnte lhrt the vuicty hrs that ohurdsristic, nqil

, (k) if r t b ~ t growing of the wiay in India thrt would be suffioient to domoastnte wbatbor the wiety hrs that dumt& wwld tlLe hmgsr tBm 2 yurs.

c) tb coooaaed bdcrlcompmy submits to the extat pogsibb the podiep# of the vriaty~theLlentityofthefolkwictitsusedrsprrarla

Article 20 : Withdrawal of Applkrdaa

2 W h ~ e m appliutioo L whhbnwa rftm public n& of &a ~~ bar boss given, the Commissioaa dull fortbwirb giva public ncnbr oftbm wltsdnw3,

Article 21 : Grant of fiat Vuicty Whtr

I wj- to thi ~c~tian, ro w~i~tio~ or p t ~ ~ vuidy WR a or a plmt v u i q is rfcsptad

a) ifthC Secrauyonrhcrscommc8drt iofhConndrjmQb~thrl

(i) thae b uch r pLm vrriety;

(ii) the p h v* is r nsw plmt wristy;

(iii) the qplicm( i ociabd to & ttrc ~ppllccltioa

(iv)' Lhe gmt d t b m risht, to tb rpplioet L nat prohibitsd by tbb M;

(vii) t h c n r m b o f t b e M i r t y w a r l t ~ w l b t h c p r ~ o f ~ Aa; rmd

2 ~blsorsurylunlacgrl,arnt~letogrmt,pwvrrie(y~mtolpectofr p l ~ t ~ ~ a y p p b r ~ p a i o d o f ~ b u 6 m o a c h s h u a k p ~ * ~ ~ O f ~ o a b e ~ i r l u t r p p ~ S a & ~ r p p b ~ h u b e c n v u i o d m r r m m a a ~ 6#$saauy&toberieaificmt,rpssiodof6moPtbshr@&pIsdhh &h# dpub$c notice ofpaticuIus of the vathtioa, or of the iuR mch wfhtb, ul

3 Tho mry dufl aH rafus to grurt p b t vuiety rights ualeps the Secrcr~y has th appkot for tlw rights a nrsn~ble oppom to mrlt a writtcm

ubarluim to tbe Scarllry in re& to the rppliwtion.

4 Where m objsdiar to the p t of phu variety W t s hrs bca lodged tho ik rc fay drll not g a t the rights unkoe the Sectmy has &a the pfimon who lodged the o b j s a k n a 1 s r r o a r b l s o p p o ~ t a m r l r e r ~ w i b ~ o 1 1 t 6 t h e S a o m t u y i n m l 8 t i o n t o I ) r s ~ .

5 %I w h y r@ts lbd be p t s d to a person by the h e to t$at pason by the &K.ntuy of I c d l h t q @ad by the Secretary or by the Comm$amu, jtt ?&mn qymMd by the Secrc!ary lad containing such particular8 of ibC plrnt vuiety to wlrieh tbe rights nlrte u the Sacwary considers ~ppropriate.

6 Wbsrs plual v&y rights rrc p t e d to pnswf who mnde a jo$t rppjkation for $Iw @rr, how rights rhrll be granted to those p m n s jointly.

7 Wm plant vuiay ri@s u e gmtcd to m institution @&tic or pivrte), tbe rights lull a w e to tbe i n W nprwmed by dmiptcd person or

8 Wbastbshuymfirrcstogmtp&vuicayrightsmrrspsdofrpLntwisty, 1l lesdcnruyU~iUlip30&y~dmnfusin&~ewrinennoticdofthe~to the rppBiamt hr the rigbtr settiPg out the powdo fbr the rafuerl

w b tho S- plant vrr#ty r i g s m of 8 pbllt v*, the ClmdmbrlIge Rcsiabus olull apta in the Rugjaw -

g) the day oo which the M t r wae pad, rad

Whm the Sacrstrry m t r plant vlriay riehtl, the ~saamy &dl, wkhh 7 day rdr Brratiag thost rights, gh public no* o f h lgllrt '&a oO(isaaigll wUI &a a refhwlw to the cmitkmsPtr Mda F a d QlU*

1 W h e r e p L a t v ~ a y r i @ m m p " l o f r p l r a t v u i a y m ~ g u ( s d ~ r ~ mother perm who wrs antilbd lo nuke m qrpllcrtbo Ibr lhors @U (wLsrba or not r p e r m wbo or ighad thrt variety h b p a d d y of tba bre#lar), or tBa mwcosor of such mothor pams ir not saritbd to my btoro* b thorn d#u b s c r u o e o f r b e m ~ t o r m t e I s r p p ~ o r b e u u w r o l t h o q a n d r o f l h c ~ ~ ~ , b u t n ~ L l h i o n r b r s c t i a o p r a v ( ~ ~ r p a r o o f f a D r p p l y o l c o t & , Ssnduy fbr the revocrtb of tho@ ri& 01 fnnn p w bdb r unnt m nspdct of those rigbr1.

2 Where.

4 ~ ~ a m i j m ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ & & r a y r d i n g ~ f o h ' d m u # d h t h e ~daoawvrricryroIbeNationdBwaruofPhrtGrncticRasaaccshrr ddd of tbe loution withiD L L from which the "fob" 8 t h

kbd& the c m m d t i i l h r m or tribal funiliag invoIved . 5 k aipulrted under Article 9, n royalty of five percent of the gross value of the seeds

rdd will be credited to a Community Gene Fund, for the bendit of the pre~avas and donon of the "folk" vuia im which have gone into the pcdigrm of an approved WY

6 (k the b4dr of the imfbnmMIl provided by tbe Conmidona, the Exclrrutiva Dimtor of Iha Community We Fwd will inform ercb yw the concerned sbcted PIllobryltc about the rmormt of royrhy avlilrble fDI stra@Wng the imla mlslvrtjon ro(ivitiar of the ~omrmmity eiigibk hr the royalty. PatPmchrylt wiO m m e r G m Subhu to ddarraine the urns whm the avlilrbkrmoynt is to be utItirrl, rs bm sxrmpla, grain drying md amp fiWes rndh&inB in ss#I pmwvation md tcebnology Tbe Pancbayrt win on the basis of tba@ecisions urived

by the Onm hbha hfonn the Exbcutivc Dirtdor of the Co dle~)~sfor~cbtbewriLbkdmdsuetobsut i l i sbd.ba x"" tothe- &miuyu end Gmm Sabha, &a k l level clsded or- hln VM RP-t, Tnibd Cauacil, npma~trtivc bodies rt biomgionr lm& could be the qmoisr for ucb action

7 lb Exccutin Diraaor of the Community Geae Fmd will provide t i e mmm! to the Pwhyat or otba approphte body to be utilisad miuly for the pmposss indicated byt8oGnmSlbbr.

a A I c J u i o a i n d r d m i a i r t n t i v a ~ ~ t O t b cctrbffrhrmdmd a-lioD of the Community GcaG Fund win be mu by the Go~nuaart of India, in Mcln to amre thm the mth proce4ds of the h d 80 to bumcllb-

11 W h a a i t b n ~ t p o r d b t e t o w d r r s u a d d o w o d p n o l i o a t b r W laclrioa6.omwbantbsdoaonofl1&I~ahpp*rht&royr)yonQltadlot8a Commmhy G e a c F u n d ~ k ~ t ~ ~ ~ w m ~ ~ o f b u l c o m r a m i t i b s i n ~ t b r w a r s a o d ~ r a i ~ u r ~ a r o d a o . a o ~ ~ d tbe r e m e u a w s of tbe Rmd Mtaylmwa( Cmdnw.

1 P l r n t ~ r i s r y f i g b t r u e p a v o a r i ~ w p s l t y d , r r b j c a t o u ~ ~ i m p o c s d under other seaionq ue c q r b of a~ igunmf or ofwMjoim by op~~rioa of lrw.

2 An asfigammt of p h t vuicly Wts (othsnviw! thm bac*lu6 of tbe ordsr of r W) does not have &act UDkp it k in d i n g &nd by ar on W o f thr adgm.

I Whcre plant variety rights arc rrpigwd or tmrmined to a p m , tbr, Ibr& within 7 drys lAer rquirCl8 tho% Mtr, bdfonn tbe CommiuiaacsrlSWe lbgk8f in wrkmg that the p a s w bas q & e d tbow rigbtr, giving p a t i d m of tbe mtana

in w h i thow rights ware rcgubcd, md tbe Rq@ar, ifrrdrsal thr( tbe @btr brw bem m rmipsd or t d c d , did uarmd tbs -a rmd ~ t s r he arm of tbn p m m on the Register rs be grmtec! of how r i & ~

2 Whae,inadce~lubwclioa(l~tbeRsg?luu~oah~u(bs - ~ o f p h v a r i e t y ~ ~ I h a n u n r r o f a p r r r o a ' W ) ) O o L i m r t o b r v t M p l d r c d

thm rigbta the ~ u I S r r c c Regbar dm& withhs 7 dayu rAa &atiskg tbc nuaaoatheRcgincr,~wrirtarndtiUrtothUpdclollIDdt~h~(~~kllWaO~~

. tk!g~tcebef~r~thteatywumrdarlltbgduichs~hrbammds.

3 Where the ComnriPsiaaerMc in not rrtir&d tb plrai v u i q f@a hrveboenarpigpadortnarslrhtcdroapara,(inthirrrubosabansssnsdtoudw, "claimant') who baa informcd (6t ~ I S t r t e Re@m m mrdmoa wirb subvdion(I)tbdtho~~~brvebwsrsrilpr#lortwumiadd(otbsclrrjaut,thc C ~ / S u t t ~ h B f o r t h w i r b .

(i) u r h y t L * c h r C ~ I ~ ~ & p o ~ c ~ r r t t i b d ; md

(ii) w a i y m t k ~ o 0 ~ b o ~ I G u u r ~ irlats0ntiged;d

(4) #atill8 wt tbe grouads 00 w h i the C o m 1 S t r t a Rcgi8m u aat lo atirbad.

4 A pacon who mfbnns cbs Cammiosioaerm Rq#m in accordmco with lubrscdoP(1)liul pkt ~u i s cyr i@shrvr :bcm~orammrigddto the pdlloa rhrll give wrinao no(ice to the CommLdwa/Strte R&mr of m addrslls in h ~ f b r t h e s n v i c e o f d o a u n c n t o o n h i m o r b a i n r ~ ~ ~ ~ w i t b * A d lad-

a) hmChd~uca(snths~rmsoftbrtpasollonthe~iaada witbplbpcrcxion(l)mdthnadbsssisdiffbrmt6romtheH1h a n t d in the RMaa-tbeR~nrshrIlamdtbe~e~mthrttberddreofm~is catadd in the Regisror rs the rddrwrs for savict of documeats oa the grmtte fot the pwposcr of this Ad; or

b) Htrm cba Regjsuar is not utisfiad tbat tho@ zights have + asaigncd or tmmktcd to that pasoll - the notica to tbrt paaon under purqph (3x1) sbrll be given by being posted by prepaid post 8s r h e r addressed ) the permon at tbrt a d h

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Artids 26 :Duration of phnt variety rigbta I .

Subject lo thb Aa, pht vuiaty rights in respeot of a plant vuiuy subsis; PL I d

Arddt P7 r Supply d reproducthe material

1 Plrs wMIy hghb m rapact of r plmt MI'iaty uo lubjed to ths condition thrt the gnata of the rights Dhd obmpIy with my notice givar to tbc gnaw by the C-ml Stlte Reghw.

h o w ~ l ~ t h t ~ l f i ~ ~ ~ l ~ ~ ~ ( ~ ~ ~ f ~ h l l ( ( k # d c - d r s n v l r h l r h r B t ~ t fofinputoftbecoibcd#lhrowautheavirmlg~knLcdbrdorrdcUIrroc bewed fgr Mpurporsrofht !xdabo, u& r dffLbo as Ihcrpphbn & ULQ. a 3 c s t h e v u i d y i S l o c o r d o d ~ t k n r p r o d t l o c i u s m r l ~ c a k r provided for p u r p w of War mud ad bocalo4 under bt&nda tu tbo depositor of the material

C) tbc Contmhher/ State Ragiau dun aatcr p.rtiarln oftboro oosditirm m thc ib&ter;

d) tho ComnriPlioaa win the compsolrtim to be @ to the ltddar of the rigbt; and

e) the Right holder nuy appeal rgaincr tho coqwmtbo d to the m e fur Aollyoir lad R s s o b of cdlk

3 In parti&, md whbout prejudice to the gmdity of tbe fDlagoilll pmvicliarq tbz aid Minim dull hrve the right to convert the acluoive Pknt VariUy R@u #ranted mder t h ~ act to non-bxctusivc Plant Vlricty Rigb (nrtom#ic b c e of right) provided that such rigtit shrll be exarcid cmly in rerpact of $ or my of the Followine types of crop% nunely crops related to food, fibn,&d, adicincrq prg.icidts and fsrcilinerr a d provided War, that much coagadon to mat- osrcluPivdy hU take phcs thrca ysus llfter the grant of the r@t. $

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Artick 29 :Revocation of Plant Variety Rigbu 3

1 Re Secretary shad m f o b the plant vuidy rights in respect of r p t p witty if - I) <the Sccrurry bccomcs Bltisfied thrt tho p l a t vPisry was not a phut miay

or lhar fiar CK~W which, if b o w before the pat of thm riibrta, would brve raathcd in Be &sal of the p t , or

b) the grantn has fiilcd to pry r prasaibed fb pryable in rwpbat o f t h e rights within one month aRsr having baa givm notice, as prsrcribed, that the fss hati b o m c prpbk

2 nK Sbcmtrry my m k e the p h vuisty r@ts m respect of r phat d d y if the Wrctuyia~~odthn-

3 W h a r c ~ S c r r a u y n v o ~ p l a w r u a r y ~ h r a p e a a b a p b n t w k r y b accorQIu wirb tbis Badioa. tha Sacforu) Id. wirhia 7 day after the dedaim war u l ; e a , g i v e w i n a r n o t i o t o f d i c ~ l o ( b c ~ l b ~ ~ w r t h o m h w tbelwoaion.

4 Tbc !kC?UUy d k d ~ I X rr~ok~ p h t Q&Y d&$ in m h A thh m c t h Mkss and until tba Sacrc tq bra given thc pntm md my p o ~ n to whom rhc ScuUuy believes. thole qh have baas aoispsd or um&od p a t h h n of the grouads for Lhc propod nvocrtioo a d &an tbc g ~ l m d my arch pwurn r rearsoruble opportunity to make I mitten wbnrirPioa lo the b a t a r y h &ioP to the proposed revocation.

5 Tbc revocation of plan1 variety rights in re- of a p h variety Q occordrncd wkb this section takes o h -

8) subja to pangraph (b), at the cxpintioa of tho poriod within wbicb M rpplication m y be nude to a coun for a rm~nv oftbe rsvocrioa. or

b) if such m apptiution is ma& to rbc COW - at the rime whar tho m p p I ' i iu withdrawn of fine determined by 8 cwn

6 Nofhmg in tbis seaion phrJl bc taka to affkc~ the p o w of l o kgul warn.

7 Any p m wfiosc iataeau are rHmed by thc grrnt ofplrmt vuiety right8 in rcyrocr of a plant variety m y apply to tbc S c c ~ u r y for the revocrtim of*tbow rjlJlln ia accordrnce with thin Mia.

8 We Secretary sbrU consdm any application wder wbrctioa (7) for tbc rovmtisn of p b t vrriay rigbts ad, if the Seaetuy dacidcr not ro rwokc Ihc @I& the

. Secretary sbJL within 7 day6 after cbe daciPiaP wan taken. give mictea notice of tba d&bn to the applic~t dtmg out the fOT the ddCilfOO.

1 SU~JCCI to substaioa (2). r gn8tcc of phat vuicry w t r m y at a*, by HB notice to the Commisriona, offa to m m d a t&or rad the Commiraioaa, &4 ghhg public notice dtbe offa a d ghh8 dl purics m t m d an oppottunity u , m r l e a ~ P u t n a i o S o t o t h c C o m m u ; l i m e r h ~ t o c b e o & r , m y , i f ~ ~thmkrf i t , rrcqr tdKoB* .mdrwdoeth~ l t~r .

2 ~maaioaorprooadagmrr~paa~fplrmwricayrigbroirpcndagiorcwrl, the CamniAma ebJl not roocpl ta ot&r for tbe urmda of, or revoke, Lbors ~ q b y b r v e o f $ s ~ ~ ~ l t ( n b y c o o r c l l t o f t L e p M i a t o c h o r ~ o r procccQlg

d) the k&nr dull cater prrtichrs of the revocation m the RyJistef; a d

e) the Scacluy Phrll give public notice of the revocation on the recommcadrtion of the Commirdoaer.

Artkk 32 : h a t Variety Rightil not to r~triet ulca for food, fibre, fuel and purpoa oher than propagation

I NDnvilh~trndmg that plant variety rights subsist m respect of a b t variety, my parslon'n'y-

rl ptopa~atc. grow a d use plants of that variety for purposes other dlm c s m d purpows;

b) k d phts of Bat variety for use as fwd or for mother use that do)$ not involve the mwinp of the plants or the production of p h t s of that vrriety;

C) mU reproductive mated of phts of that vnricby for use as food or for m o t h us thrc does not nvoh;e the production of plants of that vnristy;

d) odl with a Gm or other plrce at which p h t s of that variety are grown any p h or ropmductive m r t d of plants of that variety at that plrce; or

e) we, md do mything necessary or deskable for the purpose of uein& plants or rsproduotivc nuterirl of plats of the wicty as an inad so- of miation for the purpoDc of 0li@Utblg lootha BeW p\u\t vU@ CXQcpt wb- the p m rmkes mputed use of phts or reproductive m r t d of plants of the fi;rsc-mcaitionad vuiay fbr tbc corn produotion of the 0 t h ~ vuiay.

2 Ibaumoftap~ctivcmtaLIofapkntbywryofJlo~ittosprootmdtssa orudpgu in t b c p n p m h ofhod,bdamitbrsdGvdopedhuthwshnll

not be ukea to bc r use thrt invohrts tbe producb of 8 p h t .

2 ~ ~ ~ b c n o m m i c d o a b o . ( h t ~ o ~ ~ ~ m P r b r b . w l d , b u a N ~ r l B w e a u o f P t m ~ a e t i c ~ s r w r o a c m d ~ ~ ~ * b ~ C a x m , srtbjhct to the condition rpdctifisd &a Anids 27, Cburcr 7, wSlh r e h i m to mproduhe autsrirl unda coasidmrtioa for udcr th Aa.

1 For the purposes of thb Act, the reamable r c q t h m a s of tlrs pubtio witb nwpc#l to a plmt variety in rcspcu of which plat vuioty W t s ubU &dl be d e a d to ba srtisfied if -

a) plrmts, or '&toductbe mated of plmtn, of thd variaty of rauanrMP pwtlry M rvaihble for sale to the public rt rarmrbk prim, in utsdsni puratb;br to mud demand.

2 The grantee of plant variety rigbtn in n g e ~ of a plant vuiaty rlull, wb)ocb to my conditions imposed, take dl rumrbk n q r to ensure tbt the t&wrubb requirements of bnncrs wkb respa to cbrt p b t variety rrc WkM.

3 For the purpose of eamiq Lhrt the runnrbb r-5 of kmrm wid, r w - to a plmt variety in respoa of which ptnt &y rights sub& are wtktbd, (hc

Secretmy, io accordance a mbsedionr (4) to ( 10). inclurivs, w, oa W K o f Ihc grantee of tho= rights -

a) ticease B person or persoas whom the Sacrarry canridan appropriate ta rdl pbta of t b t vuiety;

b) license a person or p-s whom tbc S m cauidsn rppropw rJ3 r e p d d v c mat& olplacs of tbt vrrkay;

8) #~tbQrcroonwby~tpawaoonridasthrtthegrmtesofplmdvuisty~s itr rorped of that variety b f r i g to comply with subssction (2);

b) ~ p u t i e u l u e o f t h e w a y m ~ t h e p a s o n c o n s i d e r ~ t h a t t h e ~ ~ ~ t b c hrtdlrU of tbe perm; md

C) give m IdQw for the purpose of I notice to the p m under eubsacian (7).

AttMc 35 t Aet&w for tnfrbtgemtnt of Plant Variety Righta ?

I An aosioa or procdmg for m mfiiogement of plant variety W t s be instituted in the Court or if agreeable m writmg to both plrties, sub cd to binding nbhntioa.

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2 A defadmt in m auion or procotdhrg for m mfiringe~leot of p l m ~ ~ n@ts m rcpea of I p h t vuicty m y apply by way of counter-claim I) the action or pocoedina fw the rrvocrtion ofthe p h t variety rights -

i a) ,on the gOuad Uut the vuiay was not a new p h variety;

b) m tbe gomi Uul fictd exisl W, if known to the StcretPry Wre the grant of thwa righa would have rearhed in the rehsel of the gmt.

3 4 in m aCtiW or proceeding fbr m mfrimigement of plant variety rights in rsopect of a p h w h y whiob 8 dehdmt has applied by m y of wtmte~& fw the rrvocrtfw of those riBblr on a ground nfmed to in purgnph (2x8) or (b), the W in wirfkd thrt the grouod exists, the court m y revoke those rights.

4 Wbaq in m a h or pmcadiag for m intimgammt of plmt variety rights, the taut, on an ylpliution by the defindmt by way of connter-daim, nvokasl the pLat vuisryrillbo, the oourt MI orduthedehdmt to w e on the Rsgiehrrmaffice oopy OfIlw ordm rrvoking the p h vuicty ngbta

1 - - ~ i u r h d i a i o o w ~ l o m a t m ~ ~ d a ( ~ f r ~ a ~ r w ) # t o f * ~ o r ~ r o o s s d L y l ~ r y , r w l ~ ~ d a h k a , ) s i u t i f f l # d h $ * ~ a p l t d ~ ~ f s Q C O k C i V ( I o f ~ ~ d ~ 1 0 6 1 ~ o c k r t ~ u t b a jmialkh of the Court.

2 ~ - ~ a ~ d i s c r a i D a o l y p a m i t ~ b u o , u t i y w l r w ~ ~ t t o b e r~~~lvsdbytbt~eforAurlyPLusdRsroLutiaralCadYoo.

3 IlwroliefthItthcCounnuy~murwrlaawpFoordhll6wafth.raulaf P ~ W * ~ ~ C ~ ~ ~ C ~ ~ ~ ~ ( U ~ ~ O Q ( ~ O ~ I O I I I P * ~ C U ~ , U I & ~ think St) mb rt the option of tbc pLinti& oit8ca duay# or r prop01W1 ofprofka

of the Cowt in &a or procssdingr undec thic Act, hJudbi p-lwiior d m thathmewithinwhicburylct iarorpr~g~lrybsia$atcodarmyockr~or thing my be dwe, md prwidig for the ~d&doaofur~ ucb b.

5 Subsection (4) dull not be read rr W i g the p o w af tbe Judlu oftbe Caotc or r majority of &em to mrLc d c a of Cowl noi jDOOOUi(lau ~~III b reguhnluLdOOI raked to in that subsection

Article 37 : Plant Variety Rmgnltio~~ and M b t a Advbay Comrltlss

1 TheMinisterohrllco~rtiNtmAdvuoryCarmninrwoa~dcaaditiaorlok, dstertaiaed by the Ministet.

2 The Advisory Conrminet ahall be foloporcd of paasmu q p & d by tbe MMd4 from among ropremtrliva of orgmirrtbmr af broodar of p h vulsbr, d m b h e a e d q g r o w s o f r c s d r , f J r m w o m a ~ M d ~ b o r t l c u k v h * ~ reomcatrtivcrr md of ay orbn iptorsclod psnoor (WC boldrr) wd&d appropriate by the M i a .

3 A mia;nnrm of 40 perccat of the membar of thc fhmdlam bs wonm

4 Ihe ~ & O D of the 0- u & tho kDd Comm&jima m the rppliuth of thir Aa, iackdiP& -

6) h c m o p i t o r h y of tbe impad of this Aot oa a 9 d food W d ' y r ~ d #pfh

4 No tannr llad umditiis datuminad undu nsb& (I) sbrll pr& fix my ramuaamioo to be payable lo my of the parsons rdiag oa the AGviaory ~omniffse, bw tkopa paonr m y be paid my mmablc t d and living expsoscs mcnrrad by than wban aapgcd on the buSiae86 of the wmmittse whils absent &om theh onlhuly p h of rePideace.

Miek 38 r (seeativw for Plaat Breedera and Farmer-innovaton :.

IP odor to provide an mcmtivt for breeding activities which Will id* national goale io cpecifrc crops, the Minister &all wahtiNe crop specific commht~s which ehril mounod specific sums as prizes for fulfilling specific breeding goals I%* mounts md pa l s lihdl ba ranounccd for a period of five yws. Tbe commatw to deci4 tbc gods and prizes Wl consia of breeders. wed producers, farmers anc! consumers. 1 ,

L Article 39 : Aoaual Report to Parliament

i 1 Tho Secretary will wbmit an Annual Report to Pulirment on th6 operation of

Fumwr' Rights md the Communtty h e Fund.

2 The Saxscrry will. in the Amtul Report make a s p e d mention of the steps taka to lMIyban the ralc of w o w and otha Fumr.irmovators in g a d QOII-,

pllpn W i g and seed produdion.

3 lBrr Rapon will provide m assesnacot of the impact of this Act on food eacurity md mtd htiboads.

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