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This page was updated on Friday, 21 April 2011.

Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Afghanistan
AF
No Plant Variety Laws
African Intellectual Property Organisation
OA
Plant Variety Protection
African Union
XU
Variety Certificate — A model law has been enacted for adoption by member countries.
Albania
AL
Plant Breeders' Rights
Saturday, 15 October 2005
Algeria
DZ
Plant Variety Protection
 
Andorra
AD
No Plant Variety Laws
Angola
AO
No Plant Variety Laws
Antigua and Barbuda
AG
No Plant Variety Laws
Argentina
AR
Plant Breeders' Right
Sunday, 25 December 1994
Armenia
AM
No Plant Variety Laws
Aruba
AW
No Plant Variety Laws
Australia
AU
Plant Breeders' Right
Wednesday, 1 March 1989
Austria
AT
Plant Variety Rights
Thursday, 14 July 1994
Azerbaijan
AZ
Plant Varieties Protection
Thursday, 9 December 2004

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Bahamas
BS
No Plant Variety Laws
Bahrain
BH
No Plant Variety Laws
Bangladesh
BD
Plant Variety Rights
 
Barbados
BB
Plant Variety Rights
 
Belarus
BY
Plant Variety Protection: Plant Patent
Sunday, 5 January 2003
Belgium
BE
Plant Variety Rights
Sunday, 5 December 1976
Belize
BZ
Plant Breeders' Rights
 
Benin
BJ
See OAPI
Bhutan
BT
Plant Variety Rights
 
Bolivia
BO
Seed Certification
Friday, 21 May 1999
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BA
Plant Variety Rights
 
Botswana
BW
No Plant Variety Laws
Brazil
BR
Plant Variety Protection
Sunday, 21 May 1999
Brunei
BN
No Plant Variety Laws
Bulgaria
BG
Plant Variety Rights
Friday, 24 April 1998
Burkina Faso
BF
Plant Variety Rights; See also OAPI
 
Burundi
BI
Plant Health Protection Law
 

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Cambodia
KH
No Plant Variety Laws
Cameroon
CM
Seed Protection Law; See also OAPI
 
Canada
CA
Plant Breeders' Rights
Monday, 4 March 1991
Cape Verde
CV
No Plant Variety Laws
Central African Republic
CF
See OAPI
Chad
TD
See OAPI
Chile
CL
Plant Breeders' Rights
Friday, 5 January 1996
China
CN
Plant Variety Rights
Friday, 23 April 1999
Colombia
CO
Plant Variety Rights
Friday, 13 September 1996
Comoros
KM
No Plant Variety Laws
Congo
CG
See OAPI
Congo, Democratic Republic
CD
No Plant Variety Laws
Costa Rica
CR
Plant Variety Rights
Monday, 12 January 2009
Côte d'Ivoire
CI
Plant Variety Rights; See also OAPI
 
Croatia
HR
Plant Variety Rights
Saturday, 1 September 2001
Cuba
CU
Plant Variety Rights
 
Cyprus
CY
Plant Breeders' Rights
 
Czech Republic
CZ
Plant Variety Rights
Friday, 1 January 1993

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Denmark
DK
Plant Variety Rights
Sunday, 6 October 1968
Djibouti
DJ
No Plant Variety Laws
Dominica
DM
Plant Variety Rights
 
Dominican Republic
DO
Plant Breeders' Rights
Saturday, 16 June 2007

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

East Timor
TL
No Plant Variety Laws
Ecuador
EC
Plant Variety Rights
Friday, 8 August 1997
Egypt
EG
Plant Variety Rights
 
El Salvador
SV
No Plant Variety Laws
Equatorial Guinea
GQ
No Plant Variety Laws
Eritrea
ER
No Plant Variety Laws
Estonia
EE
Plant Variety Rights
Monday, 4 September 2000
Ethiopia
ET
Plant Breeders' Rights
 
European Community
EU
Plant Variety Rights
Friday, 29 July 2005

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Fiji
FJ
No Plant Variety Laws
Finland
FI
Plant Breeders' Rights
Friday, 16 April 1993
France
FR
Plant Variety Rights
Sunday, 3 October 1971

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Gabon
GA
See OAPI
Gambia
GM
No Plant Variety Laws
Georgia
GE
Plant Breeders' Rights
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Germany
DE
Plant Varieties Protection
Saturday, 10 August 1968
Ghana
GH
No Plant Variety Laws
Greece
GR
Plant Breeders' Rights
 
Grenada
GD
No Plant Variety Laws
Guatemala
GT
Plant Breeders' Rights
 
Guinea
GN
See OAPI
Guinea-Bissau
GW
See OAPI
Guyana
GY
No Plant Variety Laws

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Haiti
HT
No Plant Variety Laws
Honduras
HN
No Plant Variety Laws
Hungary
HU
Plant Variety (Patent) Rights
Saturday, 16 April 1983

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Iceland
IS
Plant Breeders' Rights
Wednesday, 3 May 2006
India
IN
Plant Variety Rights
 
Indonesia
ID
Plant Variety Rights
 
Iran
IR
No Plant Variety Laws
Iraq
IQ
No Plant Variety Laws
Ireland
IE
Plant Variety Rights
Sunday, 8 November 1981
Israel
IL
Plant Breeders' Rights
Wednesday, 12 December 1979
Italy
IT
Plant Breeders' Rights
Friday, 1 July 1977

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Jamaica
JM
No Plant Variety Laws
Japan
JP
Plant Breeders' Rights
Friday, 3 September 1982
Jordan
JO
Plant Variety Rights
Sunday, 24 October 2004

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Kazakhstan
KZ
No Plant Variety Laws
Kenya
KE
Plant Breeders' Rights
Thrusday, 13 May 1999
Kiribati
KI
No Plant Variety Laws
Korea (north)
KP
No Plant Variety Laws
Korea (south)
KR
Pland Breeders' Rights
Monday, 7 January 2002
Kuwait
KW
No Plant Variety Laws
Kyrgyzstan
KG
Breeding Achievement Protection
Monday, 26 June 2000

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Laos
LA
Plant Variety Rights
 
Latvia
LV
Plant Breeders' Rights
Friday, 30 August 2002
Lebanon
LB
No Plant Variety Laws
Lesotho
LS
No Plant Variety Laws
Liberia
LR
No Plant Variety Laws
Libya
LY
No Plant Variety Laws
Liechtenstein
LI
No Plant Variety Laws
Lithuania
LT
Plant Variety Rights
Wednesday, 10 December 2003
Luxembourg
LU
Plant Variety Rights
 

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Macedonia
MK
Plant Variety Rights
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Madagascar
MG
No Plant Variety Laws
Malawi
MW
No Plant Variety Laws
Malaysia
MY
Plant Breeders' Rights
 
Maldives
MV
No Plant Variety Laws
Mali
ML
See OAPI
Malta
MT
No Plant Variety Laws
Marshall Islands
MH
No Plant Variety Laws
Mauritania
MR
See OAPI
Mauritius
MU
Plant Breeders' Rights
 
Mexico
MX
Plant Breeders' Rights
Saturday, 9 August 1997
Micronesia
FM
No Plant Variety Laws
Moldova
MD
Plant Varieties Protection
Wednesday, 28 October 1998
Monaco
MC
No Plant Variety Laws
Mongolia
MN
No Plant Variety Laws
Montenegro
ME
No Plant Variety Laws
Morocco
MA
Plant Variety Rights
Sunday, 8 October 2006
Mozambique
MZ
No Plant Variety Laws
Myanmar
MM
No Plant Variety Laws

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Namibia
NA
No Plant Variety Laws
Nauru
NR
No Plant Variety Laws
Nepal
NP
No Plant Variety Laws
Netherlands
NL
Seeds and Planting Rights
Saturday, 10 August 1968
New Zealand
NZ
Plant Variety Rights
Sunday, 8 November 1981
Nicaragua
NI
Plant Breeders' Rights
Thursday, 6 September 2001
Niger
NE
See OAPI
Nigeria
NG
No Plant Variety Laws
Norway
NO
Plant Breeders' Rights
Monday, 13 September 1993

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Oman
OM
Plant Breeders' Rights
Sunday, 22 November 2009

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Pakistan
PK
Plant Breeders' Rights
 
Palau
PW
No Plant Variety Laws
Panama
PA
Plant Breeders' Rights
Sunday, 23 May 1999
Papua New Guinea
PG
No Plant Variety Laws
Paraguay
PY
Plant Variety Rights
Saturday, 8 February 1997
Peru
PE
Plant Variety Rights
 
Philippines
PH
Plant Variety Rights
 
Poland
PL
Plant Breeders' Rights
Saturday, 11 November 1989
Portugal
PT
Plant Breeders' Rights
Saturday, 14 October 1995

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Qatar
QA
No Plant Variety Laws

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Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Romania
RO
Plant Variety Rights
Friday, 16 March 2001
Russia
RU
Selection Achievement Rights
Friday, 24 April 1998
Rwanda
RW
No Plant Variety Laws

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
KN
No Plant Variety Laws
Saint Lucia
LC
No Plant Variety Laws
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
VC
No Plant Variety Laws
Samoa
WS
No Plant Variety Laws
San Marino
SM
No Plant Variety Laws, but Italian intellectual property laws may extend.
São Tomé et Príncipe
ST
No Plant Variety Laws
Saudi Arabia
SA
Saudi Arabia
 
Senegal
SN
See OAPI
Serbia
RS
Plant Variety Rights
 
Seychelles
SC
No Plant Variety Laws
Sierra Leone
SL
No Plant Variety Laws
Singapore
SG
Plant Variety Rights for Plant Breeders
Friday, 30 July 2004
Slovakia
SK
Plant Varieties and Animal Breeds Protection Rights
Friday, 1 January 1993
Slovenia
SI
Plant Variety Protection
Thursday, 29 July 1999
Solomon Islands
SB
No Plant Variety Laws
Somalia
SO
No Plant Variety Laws
South Africa
ZA
Plant Breeders' Rights
Sunday, 6 November 1977
Spain
ES
Plant Breeders' Rights
Sunday, 18 May 1980
Sri Lanka
LK
Plant Breeders' Rights
 
Sudan
SD
No Plant Variety Laws
Suriname
SR
No Plant Variety Laws
Swaziland
SZ
No Plant Variety Laws
Sweden
SE
Plant Breeders' Rights
Friday, 17 December 1971
Switzerland
CH
Plant Variety Rights
Sunday, 10 July 1977
Syria
SY
No Plant Variety Laws

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Taiwan
TW
Plant Variety Rights
 
Tajikistan
TJ
Selection Achievement Rights
 
Tanzania
TZ
Plant Breeders' Rights
 
Thailand
TH
Plant Variety Rights
 
Togo
TG
See OAPI
Tonga
TO
No Plant Variety Laws
Trinidad and Tobago
TT
Plant Breeders' Rights
Friday, 30 January 1998
Tunisia
TN
Plant Variety Rights
Sunday, 31 August 2003
Turkey
TR
Plant Breeders' Rights
Sunday, 18 November 2007
Turkmenistan
TM
No Plant Variety Laws
Tuvalu
TV
Plant Variety Rights
 

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Uganda
UG
No Plant Variety Laws
Ukraine
UA
Plant Variety Rights
Friday, 3 November 1995
United Arab Emirates
AE
No Plant Variety Laws
United Kingdom
GB
Plant Variety Rights
Saturday, 10 August 1968
United States of America
US
Plant Variety Rights
Sunday, 8 November 1981
Uruguay
UY
Plant Breeders' Rights
Sunday, 13 November 1994
Uzbekistan
UZ
Selection Achievement Rights
Sunday, 14 November 2004

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Vanuatu
VU
No Plant Variety Laws
Vatican City
VA
No Plant Variety Laws
Venezuela
VE
No Plant Variety Laws
Vietnam
VN
Plant Variety Rights
Sunday, 24 December 2006

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Western Sahara
EH
No Plant Variety Laws

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Yemen
YE
No Plant Variety Laws

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Geonym

Code Table

Kind of Protection

UPOV - Date of entry in to force(1)

Zambia
ZM
Plant Breeders' Rights
 
Zimbabwe
ZW
Plant Breeders' Rights
 
European Community
EU
Plant Variety Rights
Friday, 29 July 2005

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