Belgium

May 20, 1975 - Law on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants

Year of current version:	1975
Date of entry into force of original text:	September 5, 1976
Date of Text (Enacted):	May 20, 1975
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Genetic Resources, IP Regulatory Body, Patents (Inventions), Plant Variety Protection
Available Texts:
French	20 mai 1975 - Loi sur la protection des obtentions végétales
Related Legislation:	Relates to July 5, 1998 - Law on the Supplementary Protection Certificate for Phytopharmaceuticals Products (updated April 11, 2007) (BE095) July 22, 1977 - Royal Decree on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants amended by Royal Decrees of October 18, 1978; 07.16.1981; 11.12.1981, 20.12.1984 and 15.03.2005 (BE105) Royal Decree of 22.07.1977 determining the Fees Payable for the Protection of Plant Variety Right, as amended by Royal Decree of January 15, 1981, February 14, 1984 and July 13, 2001 (BE106) 8 November 1998 - Royal Decree concerning the Application and the Issuance of Supplementary Protection Certificates for Phytopharmaceuticals Products (BE096) Royal Decree of October 1, 1993 determining the Plant Species for which a Certificate can be issued for Obtaining and Fixing the Term of Protection for these Species (BE107)
Historical Versions:	Is repealed by January 10, 2011 - Law on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (BE109)
WIPO Lex No.:	BE087