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Executive Decree No. 31514-MINAE of October 3, 2003, on Approval of the General Standards for Access to the Genetic and Biochemical Components and Resources of Biodiversity, Costa Rica
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2003
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Entry into force:
December 15, 2003
Issued:
October 3, 2003
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Implementing Rules/Regulations
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Patents (Inventions),
Plant Variety Protection,
Genetic Resources,
Traditional Knowledge (TK)
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Executive Decree No. 31514-MINAE (Ministry of Environment and Energy) entered into force on December 15, 2003, on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette (La Gaceta), in accordance with its Article 29 (renumbered to Article 34 in 2008).
Chapter II, Section IV, Article 25 of the Executive Decree establishes that the Technical Bureau of CONAGEBIO (the Competent Authority) will oppose the register of patents, trade secrets, plant breeder's rights, copyright, community generis intellectual rights, farmer's rights or others, if the authorized institutions, who provides with these types of protection do not comply with the requirements of Article 80 of Law No. 7788 on Biodiversity.
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Decreto Ejecutivo N° 31514 del 3 de octubre de 2003, sobre las Normas Generales para el Acceso a los Elementos y Recursos Genéticos y Bioquímicos de la Biodiversidad
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