The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act

Issue of certificate of registration

Publication of list of varieties

Determination of benefit sharing by Authority

Breeder to deposit seeds or propagating material

Registration to confer right

Exclusion of certain varieties

Researcher’s rights

Special provisions relating to application for registration from citizens of convention countries

Provisions as to reciprocity


DURATION AND EFFECT OF REGISTRATION AND BENEFIT SHARING


Where any country declared by the Central Government in this
behalf by notification in the Official Gazette under sub-section (1) of section 31 does not accord to
citizens of India the same rights in respect of the registration and protection of a variety, as it accords to
its own nationals, no nationals of such country shall be entitled, either solely or jointly with any other
person, to apply for the registration of a variety or be entitled to get a variety registered under this Act.

LAWGIST

# 32 Provisions as to reciprocity