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The entry of varieties, seed and seedlings and the approval of their production or
propagation, together with the entry of applications and new plant variety certificates in the
relevant catalogues shall be subject to payment of a fee of which the amount and conditions of
payment and utilization shall be laid down by decree.
In addition, after entry, new plant variety certificates shall be subject to the payment of an
annual fee of which the amount and conditions of payment and utilization shall be laid down by
decree.
Article 48
Contracts for assignment and exploitation of new plant variety certificates shall be
registered subject to a fixed fee.
Article 49
Contrary to the provisions of Article 2, item 4, of this Law and for a period of one year as
from the entry into force of the latter, the protection of plant varieties offered for marketing or
already marketed or distributed inside or outside the country may be requested.
Where protection is granted, the period that has elapsed between the time at which the
plant variety concerned was offered for marketing, marketed or distributed for the first time and
the time at which the application for protection was filed shall be deducted from the term of
protection.
Article 50
Law No. 76-113 of 25 November 1976 on the organization, inspection of production and
of marketing of seed and seedlings is hereby repealed.
This Law shall be published in the Official Journal of the Tunisian Republic and executed
as a law of the State.