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| FARMERS' RIGHTS LEGISLATION &
POLICY DATABASE: European Union (EU) In 1993 the Treaty of Maastricht established the EU, and the Union currently has 27 member countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom). Legislation on Farmers' Rights and community rights related to crop genetic resources No legislation found Legislation on conservation and sustainable use of crop genetic resources Council Regulation No 1257/1999 on support for rural development  Status: Adopted as of 17 May 1999 Relevant provisions: Chapter 6. Agri-environment. Download
the legislation (PDF)Traditional knowledge legislation No legislation found Bioprospecting legislation with access and benefit sharing provisions No legislation found Seed laws, including seed certification rules Commission Directive 2008/62/EC Status: Adopted as of 20 June 2008 Relevant provisions: Chapter 1. Subject Matter and Definitions,
Chapter 2. Acceptance of Conservation Varieties, Chapter 3. Seed Production and
Marketing Download the
legislation (PDF) (Also available online
here.)Council Directive 98/95/EC on the marketing of seed Status: Adopted as of 14 December 1998 Relevant provisions: Article 1-7 Download the
legislation (PDF)Laws on plant variety protection, also called plant breeders' rights legislation Council Regulation No 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights Status: Adopted as of 27 July 1994 Relevant provisions: Part 1. General Provisions, Part 2.
Substantive Law.
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(PDF)Council Regulation No 2506/95 amending Regulation 2100/94 Status: Adopted as of 25 October 1995 Relevant provisions: Article 1 Download the
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