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Vietnam: Experimenting pests in areas under production of plant varieties is strictly prohibited

08:12, 12/08/2004

The Ordinance on plant varieties 2004 of Vietnam was issued on March 24, 2004, which has specified prohibited acts in activities related to plant varieties.

Specifically, according to Article 9 of Ordinance on plant varieties 2004 of Vietnam, prohibited acts include:

1. Trading in counterfeit varieties or plant varieties not up to the quality standards.

2. Producing, and trading in, varieties not on the list of plant varieties permitted for production and trading.

3. Destroying or misappropriating plant gene sources, illegally exporting gene sources of precious and rare plants.

4. Experimenting pests in areas under production of plant varieties.

5. Obstructing lawful activities of researching into, selecting, creating, assaying, expertising, testing, producing, or trading in, plant varieties.

6. Importing gene sources, producing, trading in, plant varieties which cause harms to production, human health, the environment and ecosystem.

7. Publicizing untrue quality standards of, misleading advertisements for, or false information on, plant varieties.

8. Infringing upon the rights and legitimate interests of plant variety authors or owners of new plant variety protection titles.

9. Other acts as provided for by law.

View more details at Ordinance on plant varieties 2004 of Vietnam, effective from July 01, 2004.

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