Plant varieties protection in the European Union: legal aspects
Journal Title: Plant varieties studying and protection - Year 2015, Vol 0, Issue 1
Abstract
Purpose. Reviewing the EU legislation on plant varieties protection including documents of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) that related to the national laws of its member states. Results. Based on the sources processed, the authors give a brief analysis of the basic EU Council Regulation № 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights and regulations of the European Commission adopted to implement it. Basic copyright concepts, features of plant varieties protection in the EU, including those under the UPOV Convention, are also considered. Conclusions. For Ukraine, obtaining full membership in the EU, on the one hand, requires harmonization of its laws with the relevant EU legislation, on the other – improvement of the present system of plant varieties protection taking into account national interests of Ukraine.
Authors and Affiliations
N. B. Yakubenko, M. V. Fediai, S. M. Skoblikova
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP264702
- DOI 10.21498/2518-1017.1-2(26-27).2015.55984
- Views 129
- Downloads 0
Studying new varie ties of (Lupinus angustifolius L.) and white lupin (Lupinus albus L.)
Lupin being a fodder crops is a valuable source of protein well-harmonized in terms of amino acids composition also plays important role for increasing soils ferti lity. Soil and climate conditions of Woodlands and Fore...
Introducing initial material and producing sterile form of sugar sorghum (Sorghum saccharatum (L.) Pers.)
The article highlights summary of initial material introduction and of generation of sterile form of sugar sorghum, its ground germination capacity and viability of the seed in various fractions. This has scrutinized imp...
Stages of formation of collection “Arboretum of State variety network”
The article devotes to the stages of formation of plant collection of park of landscape and gardening art of local importance “arboretum State variety network” located in the village Oguyivka of Mashevka district of Polt...
Adaptive capacity and potential properties of varieties bred at the Potato Research Institute of NAAS
Purpose. To establish adaptive capacity and reproduction time of the registered potato varieties elite bred at the Potato Research Institute of NAAS of Ukraine in various edaphic and climatic zones of Ukraine. Methods. F...
Effect of selection on green pea hybrid population structure
The article features the results of variability study for one of the productivity characteristics in green pea, namely «number of seeds in the seedpod» for hybrid populations and for the selections made thereof. Statist...