16. Publication of Plant Breeders' Right
Where the Ministry grants a plant breeders' right, it shall give public notice to that effect.
17. Deposition of Samples
The Ministry shall, for the purpose of conservation, cause that the holder deposits at the
Institute of Biodiversity Conservation sample of the new plant varieties with respect to
which a plant breeders' right have been granted.
18. Maintenance of Variety
1/ The holder shall have the obligation to maintain the variety to ensure that all the
characteristics of the variety at the date of granting the right are maintained throughout the
duration of the plant breeders' right.
2/ The Ministry may, to ensure that the variety is maintained, require the holder to furnish
material of the variety or any other necessary information.
PART THREE
TRANSFER AND REVOCATION OF PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHT
19. Transfer of Right
1/ Plant breeders' right may be transferred to other persons by a contract or by the law.
2/ A transfer of plant breeders' right by a contract may have no effect unless entered in the
register of plant breeders' right.
20. Surrender of Plant Breeders' Right
1/ A holder may surrender his plant breeders' right by giving notice to the Ministry.
2/ Upon receiving notice of surrender, the Ministry shall enter same in the register of plant
breeders right and give public notice thereof.
3/ Where an action in respect of a plant breeders' right is pending before a court, the
Ministry shall not register the surrender except by leave of the court or by consent of the
parties in the court proceeding.
21. Plant Breeders' Right Granted to a Person not Entitled to
1/ Where a plant breeders' right has been granted to a person who is not entitled to, the
person who is entitled to the plant breeders' right may apply to the Ministry demanding that
the plant breeders' right be transferred to him.
2/ The Ministry shall, upon examining the application for the transfer and the response of
the holder and ascertaining that the right has wrongly been granted to the holder and that
the applicant is entitled thereto, cause the plant breeders' right to be transferred