Japan

Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act (Act No. 83 of May 29, 1998, as last amended by Act No. 49 of May 18, 2007)

Year of current version:	2007
Date of Text (Enacted):	May 29, 1998
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Patents (Inventions), Plant Variety Protection
Available Texts:
English	Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act (Act No. 83 of May 29, 1998, as last amended by Act No. 49 of May 18, 2007) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Japanese	種苗法（平成10年5月29日法律第83号。最終改正平成19年5月18日法律第49号）
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act (Act No. 83 of May 29, 1998, as last amended by Act No. 59 of June 17, 2005 (JP067) Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act (Act No. 83 of May 29, 1998, as last amended by Act No. 90 of June 18, 2003) (JP064) Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act (Act No. 115 of October 2, 1947, as last amended by Act No. 91 of May 12, 1995) (JP007)
WIPO Lex No.:	JP134