Russian Federation

Federal Law No. 149-FZ of December 17, 1997 on Seed Culturing (as last amended by Federal Law No. 248-FZ of July 19, 2011)

Year of current version:	2012
Date of last amendment:	November 30, 2012
Date of entry into force of original text:	December 24, 1997
Date of Text (Enacted):	December 17, 1997
Type of Text:	IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Plant Variety Protection
Notes:	This consolidated version of the federal law seed culturing incorporates all the amendments up to 2011. For provisions related to intellectual property see Chapter V, Article 21.
Available Texts:
Russian	Федеральный закон от 17.12.1997 г. № 149-ФЗ «О семеноводстве» (c изменениями, внесенными в соответствии с Федеральным законом от 19.07.2011 г. № 248-ФЗ)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Federal Law No. 149-FZ of December 17, 1997 on Seed Culturing (RU021)
WIPO Lex No.:	RU084