NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT
FINLAND: PLANT BREEDER'S RIGHTS ACT, 2009/1279
Notifying Member FINLAND
Details of the notified legal text
Title Plant Breeder's Rights Act, 2009/1279
Subject matter Patents (including plant variety protection)
Nature of notification [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation
[ ] Other law or regulation
Link to legal text https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/IP/FIN/18_4487_00_e.pdf
(English)
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/IP/FIN/18_4487_00_x1.pdf
(Finnish)
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/IP/FIN/18_4487_00_x2.pdf
(Swedish)
Notification status [ ] First notification
[ ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text
[X] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)
Previous notification(s) referred to IP/N/1/FIN/P/16
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IP/N/1/FIN/P/3
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSource=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/FIN/P/3*&Language=English&Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true#"
Brief description of the notified legal text
Plant Breeder's Right Act, adopted on 22 December 2009, 2009/1279, entry into force on 1 January 2010, repealed Act on Plant Variety Rights adopted on 21 August 1992/789
- Laki kasvinjalostajanoikeudesta
- Lag om växtförädlarrätt
An overall reform of the Act on Plant Breeder's Rights.
Act amending Section 47 b of the Plant Breeder's Rights Act, adopted on 25 August 2016, 2016/724, entry into force on 1 January 2017
- Laki kasvinjalostajanoikeudesta annetun lain 47 b §:n muuttamisesta
- Lag om ändring av 47 b § i lagen om växtförädlarrätt
Technical amendment: reference to the Courts Act (2016/673) was changed.
Act amending the Plant Breeder's Rights Act, adopted on 31 January 2013/115, entry into force on 1 September 2013
- Laki kasvinjalostajanoikeudesta annetun lain muuttamisesta
- Lag om ändring av lagen om växtförädlarrätt
Amendments concerning the centralisation of intellectual property matters to the Market Court including other amendments relating to suspension order on an intermediary, appeals, announcements and request of statement to Evira. Section 27.3 was repealed and new sections 47 a–47 c were inserted.
Language(s) of notified legal text English, Finnish, Swedish
Entry into force 1 January 2017
Other date Adoption: 25 August 2016
Notification details
Submission date of notification 20 December 2017
Other information
Agency or authority responsible Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry