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Seed Law of the People's Republic of China (as amended by the Decision of August 28, 2004, of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending the Seed Law of the People's Republic of China), China
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Year of Version
2004
Dates
Entry into force:
December 1, 2000
Adopted:
July 8, 2000
Type of Text
IP-related Laws
Subject Matter
Plant Variety Protection
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Notes
This Seed Law was adopted by the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress and promulgated by the Order No. 34 of the President of the People’s Republic of China on July 8, 2000, and amended by the Decision on Amending the Seed Law of the People's Republic of China, adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on August 28, 2004.
This revised version of the Seed Law includes the amendments of its Articles 17 and 33 made by the said Decision.
The Seed Law is divided into 11 chapters and 78 articles.
Article 12 of Chapter III on Selection and Verification of Varieties provides the system of protecting new plant varieties.
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中华人民共和国种子法 (据2004年8月28日第十届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第十一次会议《关于修改 〈中华人民共和国种子法〉的决定》修正)
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