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Federal Act of March 20, 1975, on the Protection of New Plant Varieties (status as of January 1, 2011), Switzerland

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Year of Version 2011 Dates Status as of: January 1, 2011 Entry into force: June 1, 1977 Adopted: March 20, 1975 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Plant Variety Protection Subject Matter (secondary) Trademarks, Patents (Inventions), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes This consolidated version of the Federal Act of March 20, 1975, on the Protection of New Plant Varieties (status as of January 1, 2011) takes into account amendments up to the Civil Procedure Code (CPC), which entered into force on January 1, 2011. The Civil Procedure Code introduced amendments to the following provisions of this consolidated version: - Article 3 under Chapter 1; - Articles 39, 40, 41 & 43 under Chapter 3.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Loi fédérale du 20 mars 1975 sur la protection des obtentions végétales (état le 1er janvier 2011) PDF Italian Legge federale del 20 marzo 1975 sulla protezione delle novità vegetali (stato 1° gennaio 2011) PDF German Bundesgesetz vom 20. März 1975 über den Schutz von Pflanzenzüchtunge (stand am 1. Januar 2011) PDF
Legislation Supersedes (3 text(s)) Supersedes (3 text(s))
Federal Act of March 20, 1975, on the Protection of New Plant Varieties (status as of September 1, 2008)(CH154)
Federal Act of March 20, 1975, on the Protection of New Plant Varieties (status as of October 3, 2000)(CH106)
Federal Act of March 20, 1975, on the Protection of New Plant Varieties(CH029)
 Is amended by (4 text(s)) Is amended by (4 text(s))
Civil Procedure Code of December 19, 2008 (status as of January 1, 2021) (CH553)
Federal Act of December 18, 1987, on International Private Law (status as of February 1, 2021) (CH557)
Federal Act of December 18, 1987, on International Private Law (status as of January 1, 2019) (CH487)
Federal Order of October 5, 2007, on the Approval of the Revised International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants and on the Amendments of the Law on Variety Protection and the Law on Patents (CH419)
Is implemented by (3 text(s)) Is implemented by (3 text(s))
Ordinance of June 14, 1999, on the Organization of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (status as of February 1, 2020) (CH527)
Ordinance of December 7, 1998, on the Production and Entry into Free Circulation of Plant Propagating Material (status as of February 1, 2016) (CH320)
Ordinance of June 25, 2008, on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (status as of September 1, 2008) (CH155)
Treaties
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/CHE/5
IP/N/1/CHE/P/18
WIPO Lex No. CH256