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FARMERS' RIGHTS LEGISLATION &
POLICY DATABASE:
India
Legislation on Farmers'
Rights and community rights related to crop genetic resources
The
Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers` Rights Act, 2001
Status: Adopted as of 30 October 2001
Relevant provisions: Chapter 4. Duration and Effect of
Registration and Benefit Sharing, Chapter 6. Farmers` Rights
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The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers`
Rights Rules
Status: Adopted as of 30
October 2001
Relevant provisions: Chapter 6. Farmers`
Rights
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Legislation on conservation and sustainable use of crop
genetic resources
The Biological Diversity Bill, 2002
Status: Adopted as of 5 February 2003
Relevant provisions: Chapter 9. Duties of the central and state
governments, Chapter 10. Biodiversity Management Committees.
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Traditional knowledge
legislation
No legislation found
Bioprospecting
legislation with access and benefit sharing provisions
The
Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers` Rights Act, 2001
Status: Adopted as of 30 October 2001
Relevant provisions: Chapter 4. Duration and Effect of
Registration and Benefit Sharing.
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The Biological Diversity Bill, 2002
Status: Adopted as of 5 February 2003
Relevant provisions: CChapter 2. Regulation of Biological
Diversity, Chapter 5. Approvals by the National Biodiversity Authority.
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Seed laws, including seed certification
rules
The Seeds Act, 1966 (including amendments and
rules)
Status: Adopted as of 29 December 1966
Relevant provisions: Section 9. Grant of certificate by
certification agency, Section 17. Restriction on export and import of seeds of
notified kind or varieties, Section 24. Exemption.
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The Seeds Bill, 2004
Status: Draft from 2004, under examination with the Committee on
Agriculture
Relevant provisions: Chapter 3. Registration of kinds
and varieties of seeds, etc, Chapter 4. Regulation of sale of seed and seed
certification agencies, Chapter 7. Export and import of seeds and planting
material.
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Laws on plant variety protection, also called plant
breeders' rights legislation
The Protection of Plant Varieties
and Farmers` Rights Act, 2001
Status: Adopted as of 30
October 2001
Relevant provisions: Chapter 3.
Registration of Plant Varieties and Essentially Derived Variety, Chapter 4.
Duration and Effect of Registration and Benefit Sharing.
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legislation (PDF)
The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers`
Rights Rules
Status: Adopted as of 30
October 2001
Relevant provisions: Chapter 3.
Registration of Plant Variety
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Patent laws
The Patents Act,
1970
Status: Entered into force in 1970
Relevant provisions: Chapter 2. Inventions not
patentable
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The Patents
(Amendment) Act, 2005
Status: Adopted as of 4 April
2005
Relevant provisions: Section 3. Amendment
of section 3. Section 4. Omission of section 5
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The Patents (Amendment) Act,
2002
Status: Adopted as of 25 June 2002
Relevant provisions: Section 4. Amendment of section 3.
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The Patents (Amendment) Act,
1999
Status: Adopted as of 26 March 1999
Relevant provisions: Section 2. Amendment of section 5
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