
1 
This Order may be cited as the Plant Breeders' Rights (Applications in Designated Countries) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st August 1996.
2 
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Applications in Designated Countries) Order 1982 and the Plant Breeders' Rights (Applications in Designated Countries) (Variation) Order 1985 are hereby revoked.
3 
The following countries are hereby designated as countries to which paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 applies—
 Argentina
 Australia
 Austria
 Belgium
 Canada
 Chile
 Denmark
 Finland
 France
 Hungary
 Israel
 Italy
 Japan
 New Zealand
 Norway
 Poland
 Portugal
 Slovakia
 South Africa
 Spain
 Sweden
 Switzerland
 the Czech Republic
 the Federal Republic of Germany
 the Netherlands
 the Republic of Ireland
 the United States of America
 Ukraine
 Uruguay
Tim Boswell
Parliamentary Secretary,Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
9th July 1996Lindsay
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,Scottish Office
1st July 1996Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Jonathan Evans
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,Welsh Office
27th June 1996Patrick Mayhew
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
8th July 1996Blatch
Minister of State, Home Office
1st July 1996