This Seeds Industry Law aims to satisfy the needs of the national economy in the field of biological means of production by making available to quality seeds of varieties of cultivated plants. The Act consists of 11 Chapters; General provisions (I); Entry of varieties into the register (II); Exclusive right of a variety (III); Rights of creators and maintainers of varieties (IV); Production and utilization of seed material (V); Trade in seed material and the national seed reserve (VI); Breeding duty (VII); Seed industry fund (VIII); Seed inspection (IX); Penal provisions (X); Transitional and final provisions (XI). The Law regulates the breeding and assessment of varieties of cultivated plants and the rights and obligations of breeders of varieties of plants. The Law also covers the production, utilization, marketing and testing and control of seed material (art. 1). Article 2 includes definitions of major terms used within the Law. The Register containing the varieties is kept by the Research Center for Varieties of Cultivated Plants (art. 8). The breeder of a new original variety shall be granted the exclusive right to its commercial exploitation (art. 17) and may grant a licence to another to use the rights (art. 27).
波兰 · 1987-10-10