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FARMERS' RIGHTS LEGISLATION & POLICY DATABASE:

China


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

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Seed laws, including seed certification rules

The Seed Law of the People's Republic of China
   Status: Adopted as of 1 December 2000
   Relevant provisions: Chapter 2. The Protection of Seed Resources, Chapter 3. The Selection, Cultivation, Examination and Approval of Seed, Chapter 4. Seed Production, Chapter 6. The Usage of Seed, Chapter 7. Seed Quality, Chapter 8. The Import, Export and Foreign Cooperation for Seed.
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Laws on plant variety protection, also called plant breeders' rights legislation

Regulations on the protection of new varieties of plants
   Status: Adopted as of 1 October 1997
   Relevant provisions: Chapter 1. General Provisions, Chapter 2. Content and ownership of variety rights, Chapter 3. Conditions for the grant of variety rights, Chapter 6. Term, termination and invalidity.
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Implementing rules for the regulations (on the protection of new varieties of plants)
   Status: Adopted as of 27 April 1999
   Relevant provisions: Chapter 1. General Provisions, Chapter 2. Content and Ownership of Variety Rights, Chapter 3. Conditions for the Grant of Variety Rights.
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Hong Kong Plant Varieties Protection Ordinance
   Status: Adopted as of 24 October 1997
   Relevant provisions: Section 12. Burden of proving use of plant variety right, Part 3. Grant of plant variety rights
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Patent laws

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