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FARMERS' RIGHTS LEGISLATION & POLICY DATABASE:

Bolivia


Legislation on Farmers' Rights and community rights related to crop genetic resources

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Legislation on conservation and sustainable use of crop genetic resources

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Traditional knowledge legislation

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Bioprospecting legislation with access and benefit sharing provisions

Supreme Decree No. 24676, Regulation of Decision 391 on the Common Regime for Access to Genetic Resources
   Status: Adopted as of 21 June 1997
   Relevant provisions: Title 3: Regime of Access to Genetic Resources: Chapter 1. Conditions and Limitations for Access to Genetic Resources, Chapter 3. Access to Genetic Resources in Protected Areas, Chapter 6. Participation of the State in the Benefits Deriving from Access to Genetic Resources.
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Seed laws, including seed certification rules

General Regulations on Seed Certification and Inspection
   Status: Adopted as of 9 August 1996, amended August 1997
   Relevant provisions: Article 12. Categories of Seed, Article 13. National Register of Varieties, Article 24. Trade in Seeds.
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Ley de Semillas
   Status: Draft from 2003
   Relevant provisions: Article 1 - 35
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Normas Sobre Registro Nacional de Varidades
   Status: Adopted as of 14 March 2005
   Relevant provisions: Article 1 - 8
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Laws on plant variety protection, also called plant breeders' rights legislation

General Regulations on Seed Certification and Inspection
   Status: Adopted as of 9 August 1996, amended August 1997
   Relevant provisions: Article 13. National Register of Varieties, Article 15. Variety Protection.
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Norma Sobre Proteccion de las Obtenciones Vegetales/Regulations on Protection of Plant Varieties
   Status: Adopted as of 2 April 2001
   Relevant provisions: Chapter 2. Conditions for the Grant of the Breeder's Right, Chapter 4. Scope of the Breeder's Right, Chapter 5. Exceptions to the Breeder's Right, Chapter 8. Duration of the Breeder's Right; Provisional Protection
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Normas Sobre Registro Nacional de Varidades
   Status: Adopted as of 14 March 2005
   Relevant provisions: Article 9 - 24
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Patent laws

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