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These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Breeders' Rights (Information Notices) (Extension to European Community Plant Variety Rights) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 8th May 1998.
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(1) The Plant Breeders' Rights (Information Notices) Regulations 1998 (“the Regulations”) shall apply to plant breeders' rights granted under Council Regulation (EC) No. 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights as they apply to plant breeders' rights granted under the Plant Varieties Act 1997, subject to the modifications in paragraph (2) below.
(2) In their application to Community plant variety rights, the Regulations shall be modified as follows—
(a) in regulation 3(2)(d), for the words “confirmation that the rights were granted under the Act;” there shall be substituted the words “confirmation that the rights were granted under Council Regulation (EC) No. 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights;”; and
(b) in paragraph 4 of Part 1 of the Schedule, for the words “confirmation that the plant breeders' rights were granted under the Plant Varieties Act 1997” there shall be substituted the words “confirmation that the plant breeders' rights were granted under Council Regulation (EC) No. 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights.”.
Donoughue
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
7th April 1998Sewel
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
8th April 1998