EC / ECUADOR General Note The scope of application of national legislation is defined by Article 2 of Decision No. 345 (of October 21, 1993) of the Commission of the Cartagena Agreement as botanical genera and species insofar as the “all growing, possession or use thereof are not prohibited for reasons of human, animal or plant health.” In addition, Article 1 of Decree No. 3708 of April 10, 1996, establishing the regulations to the said Decision specifies that wild species which have not been planted or improved by man are excluded. EE / ESTONIA General Note According to the Plant Variety Rights Act RT I 1998, 36/37, 553, which entered into force on July 1, 1998, amended by the Act RT I 2000, 10,56, which entered into force on March 1, 2000, protection extends to all plant genera and species. ES / SPAIN General Note According to Law 3/2000 Governing the Protection of Plant Varieties, which entered into force on April 10, 2000, protection extends to all plant genera and species including hybrids of genera or species. FI / FINLAND General Note Protection extends to all genera and species. FR / FRANCE General Note Protection is granted to any variety belonging to a species of the kingdom (Decree No. 95-1407 of December 28, 1995, Amending the Intellectual Property Code (Regulatory Part) and Relating to the Scope of Application of New Plant Variety Certificates and the Scope and Duration of the Breeder’s Right). GB / UNITED KINGDOM General Note Protection extends to all plant genera and species (Plant Varieties Act 1997). GE / GEORGIA General Note Article 1 of the Law of Georgia for the protection of new varieties of plants provides that the Law applies “[…] to all the botanical genera and species of plants” in line with Article 3(2) of the 1991 Act.
EC / ECUADOR General Note The scope of application of national legislation is defined by Article 2 of Decision No. 345 (of October 21, 1993) of the Commission of the Cartagena Agreement as “all botanical genera and species insofar as the growing, possession or use thereof are not prohibited for reasons of human, animal or plant health.” In addition, Article 1 of Decree No. 3708 of April 10, 1996, establishing the regulations to the said Decision specifies that wild species which have not been planted or improved by man are excluded. EE / ESTONIA General Note According to the Plant Variety Rights Act RT I 1998, 36/37, 553, which entered into force on July 1, 1998, amended by the Act RT I 2000, 10,56, which entered into force on March 1, 2000, protection extends to all plant genera and species. ES / SPAIN General Note According to Law 3/2000 Governing the Protection of Plant Varieties, which entered into force on April 10, 2000, protection extends to all plant genera and species including hybrids of genera or species. FI / FINLAND General Note Protection extends to all genera and species. FR / FRANCE General Note Protection is granted to any variety belonging to a species of the kingdom (Decree No. 95-1407 of December 28, 1995, Amending the Intellectual Property Code (Regulatory Part) and Relating to the Scope of Application of New Plant Variety Certificates and the Scope and Duration of the Breeder’s Right). GB / UNITED KINGDOM General Note Protection extends to all plant genera and species (Plant Varieties Act 1997). GE / GEORGIA General Note Article 1 of the Law of Georgia for the protection of new varieties of plants provides that the Law “[…] applies to all the botanical genera and species of plants” in line with Article 3(2) of the 1991 Act.