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Plant Variety Act (Act No. 32 of March 12, 1993, Relating to Plant Breeder's Rights) (consolidated version of 2015), Norway

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Year of Version 2015 Dates Amended up to: October 1, 2015 Entry into force: September 15, 1993 Adopted: March 12, 1993 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Plant Variety Protection Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Trade Names, Trademarks Notes This consolidated version of the Plant Variety Act takes into account amendments up to Act No. 4 of January 23, 2015, which came into force on July 1, 2015, and Act No. 65 of June 19, 2015, which came into force on October 1, 2015.

For the amendments introduced by the said Acts No. 4 and No. 65 in 2015, see the following provisions of the consolidated version:
- Chapter 2, Section 4;
- Chapter 4, Section 15;
- Chapter 6, Section 22;
- Chapter 7, Section 26.


Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Norwegian LOV-1993-03-12-32: Lov om planteforedlerrett [planteforedlerloven] (konsolidert versjon av 2015) PDF HTML
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Act No. 127 of December 19, 2003, on Amendments to the Patent Act and Plant Variety Act (Implementation of the EU Patent Directive in Norwegian Law, etc.). (NO060)

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