Mexico

Federal Law on Plant Varieties

Year of current version:	1996
Date of entry into force of original text:	October 26, 1996
Date of Text (Enacted):	October 3, 1996
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Plant Variety Protection
Notes:	The law aims to set the basis and procedures for the protection of the rights of plant breeders.
Available Texts:
English	Federal Law on Plant Varieties
Spanish	Ley Federal de Variedades Vegetales (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Industrial Property Law (as last amended on April 9, 2012) (MX100) Federal Law on the Production, Certification and Trade of Seeds (MX058) Industrial Property Law (as last amended on January 25, 2006) (MX029) Regulations of the Federal Plant Variety Law (MX006)
WIPO Lex No.:	MX005