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Plant Variety (Proprietary Rights), Regulation (S.I. No. 332 of 1993), Ireland

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Details Details Year of Version 1993 Dates Issued: November 11, 1993 Type of Text Implementing Rules/Regulations Subject Matter Plant Variety Protection Notes The notification by Ireland to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'Defines and extends the list of botanical genera or species covered by the Act'.

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S.I. No. 332/1993 — Plant Varieties (Proprietary Rights) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1993.

 

 

S.I. No. 332/1993:

PLANT VARIETIES (PROPRIETARY RIGHTS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS, 1993.

 

 

PLANT VARIETIES (PROPRIETARY RIGHTS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS, 1993.

 

 

I, JOE WALSH, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 4 , 12 and 26 of the Plant Varieties (Proprietary Rights) Act, 1980 , (No. 24 of 1980), as adapted by the Agriculture and Food (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1993 ( S.I. No. 11 of 1993 ), and after compliance with subsection (2) of the said section 26, hereby make the following Regulations:

 

 

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Varieties (Proprietary Rights) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1993.

 

 

2. In these Regulations "the Act" means the Plant Varieties (Proprietary Rights) Act, 1980 (No. 24 of 1980).

 

 

3. (1) Each of the genera and species mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule to these Regulations at any reference number is hereby specified for the purposes of section 4 of the Act.

 

 

(2) The maximum period for which plant breeders' rights are exercisable in respect of a plant variety which is of a genus or species mentioned in column (2) of the said Schedule at any reference number shall be the period of 20 years mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule.

 

 

(3) The period of 4 years is hereby prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 2 (d) (ii) of the First Schedule to the Act in respect of a plant variety of a genus or species mentioned in the said Schedule.

 

 

4. Each of the genera and species mentioned in column (2) of the said Schedule at any reference number is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 12 (5) (b) (i) of the Act.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Reference Number

(2)

Genera or Species

(3)

Period of years for which rights are exercisable

Botanical Name

Common Name

 

 

1

Loropetalum chinense (R. Br.) Oliv.

Chinese Witch Hazel

20

2

Ficus benjamina L.

—

20

3

Euonymus L.

Spindle Tree

20

4

Deutzia purpurascens (L. Henry) Rehd

—

20

5

Sorbus aria L.

Whitebeam

20

6

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Parl.

Lawson Cypress

20

7

Rubus L.

Raspberry,

 

 

 

Raspberry x

 

 

 

Blackberry

 

 

 

hybrids and

 

 

 

Blackberry,

 

 

 

including

 

 

 

ornamental

 

 

 

herbaceous

 

 

 

Perennials

20

 

 

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 11th day of November, 1993.

 

 

JOE WALSH,

 

 

Minister for Agriculture, Food

 

 

and Forestry.

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

 

 

These Regulations, amend existing Regulations by extending protection to an additional seven genera/ species.

 

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