W do its mo»33004/99 REGD. NO. D. L.—33004/99 @116 gazette of findia EXTRAORDTNARV am Il—m 3—me (i)
PART II—Sention 3—Subvsection (i) W 1} Wm PUBLISHED BY AUI'HORITV
11. 376] a? Wm’flmw, $5 30,1009/m 9, 1931 No. 376] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2009(ASADHA 9‘ 1931 grfizn‘amv: 4‘ Wmmfiafifimmfizfi (wmmm) Wfifimm,mafirwfiafi W W.—(I)Wfiwmfimfifififiummflé TS‘WJ9ZEJOOQ filfitfi. 452(3X).—»€zm m a??? W a—iifim 3mm Wum, 113m far—aw. air m Wm mam afufiwaom (2001m53)fim95fiW»m<2> fim<n>§mafimmmm§mfiafi Wfiwfi‘éfifimfififimmimzi 1, Mmafitw.—(1)swfifimfian fimmfimmfinmfim(mfimé Wfimpmafizmfiafimmmfim 2009éa (mfrmfiuwafima‘wmfix
2. min)?!Wf‘fifiwfi: fififitwd fi'yfiurfifafiai
(as) “3fixfiw"fifi3mm fitmafim WW WWJOOI arfmé:
(a) W"fiWfimWW-flf ‘9’
(2) vsfimwfisfizwfiafimwfifimfi mimmfififiéfifiafixfiwfim§ mafia‘fi‘ufiafivfiwfiél
3. $211 fan at W mm 11mm 91W Wmfimw,mshzmfiaqfiw afimfimfiémmafitmfimml 23 70 01/2009 (1) fismifaqqu,mfinwfifié WWW;€QHWW§VW§W wxwéfiwqmtfimfimmwmm fimmfiufimmr
(2)3‘réwfiasfiafirfiwxwfiwml4émm) afiafiwmfimmmimnfim afifivfiuwfiimfifiwfifiwwflfi mafiafifififiqfiwml s‘mmfimfimgfim.
mafiwfifiim_(w)fiéwfiaT qffa’zmanruv‘vcrmmfifitfiwa‘ Wmafim%wsmmmwa‘nmmw ' mKWFWWWHE’t-Fqufifi mmmmafizmmmwfifififiv éefiém‘vfi
(2)33113‘5'4 "WWWWW:
W‘éwfiwm 'gfw,mafi<mfia fifmmfiafiwwfiwfit (nmmfiwmmmfiw memfiwfimfimflfix (DWfiWafirfitfiafiMWfi mm—wm‘ THE GAZETTE 0F lNDlA:EXTRAORDI‘NARY jun: 11 Srinali)‘, (swmzletlufiwelmafltwiffififiwsn mafiygfiiamafigfizarfifieflmmfi Emmfifiwlfi‘ttml (smatterifinfifiia‘rmmmfimm wmfifafifiqwfarfififlfifimfififfil mfimmatmamqwfirfiafim rim 3% slam 3hr Witmm with l
(7)_ufifiwmmqnm%rfisfi memeanwmfiml [we 14/2008-‘2'83'i—V] main‘flfl‘qfiwfia MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (Department of Agriculture and Co-operatioii) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th June, 2009 G.S.R. 452(E).aln exercise ofthe powers conferred by clause (0) ofsub-secticn 2 of Section 95 ofthe Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 200i (53 of 2001), the Protection ofPlant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority hereby makes with the approval of the Central Government, the foliowmg regulations, namely :7
1. Short title and commencement.——(l) These Regulations may be called the Protection of Plant Va ieties and Farmers Rights (Criteria for Distinctiveness, Uniformity and Stability for Registration) Regulations.
2009.
(2) ‘ ey shall come into force on the date oftheir publication in the Official Gazelle
2. Definitions.—(l) in these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,
(a) “Act" means the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001;
(h) “Joumal” means the Plant Variety Journal of India;
(2) All other words and expressions used in these regulations and not defined. but defined in the Act, shall hate lilt‘ meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act i The Protection ot‘l’ianl Varieties and Farmers Rights Authority shall develop and publish in the Journal guidelines for the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability test for each crop
4. Criteria of Distillctivellt‘ss, Uniformity and Stability for registration of variety about which there is Common Knowledge—(I) The criteria for distinctiveness, uniformity and stability fin registration ofa variety about which there is a common knowledge shall be determined by conducting a licld lcsl lor one season at two locations for the purpose of confirming the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability following lhe descriptors and plot size as may be specified in the Journal.
(2) Any person who applies for registration unricl clause (b) of Section 14 of the Act shall submit hnll‘lhtquantity of seeds as divided into five equal I||llniiul< nl packets for the purpose of field test and also for sim my in the National Gene Bank and the seed Suppl) procedures shall be such as may be specified in lht- Journal
5. Criteria of Distinctiveness, Uniformity and Stability for registration of farmers’ variety.—~(l) Any person who applies for registration under clause (c) of Section 14 of the Act shall submit half the quantity of seeds as divided into five equal numbers of packels for the purpose of field test and also for storing in the National Gene Bank and the seed supply procedures shall be such as may be specified in the Journal.
(2) Wherever the distinctiveness ofthe variety lS required to be verified, field test \Mii be conducted for distinctiveness, uniformity and stability in the test Centres
(3) The fanners' variety along with example variety and any other similar variety shall be evaluated m the paired row test.
(4) The length of the low and plant population shall be such as may be specified in the Journal.
(5) It shall be a replicated trial and will be conducted for one season at two locations for the limited purpose of confirming the distinctiveness. following the descriptors such as may be specified in the Journal.
(6) The uniformity levels for Farmers‘ variety for the respective species shall not exceed double the number of off-types such as may be specified in the Journal.
, Pro\'ided that the number ot‘nel'mitled off-types for each crop shall be developed and published in the Journal
(7) lfthe variety meets the uniformity criteria, it shall be deemed to have met the stability criteria, [a No. 1-7/20087504/1 UPMA CHAWDHRY. Jt Secy.
Printed by the Manager, Government of lndia Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri. New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller at Publications. Delhi-110054.
‘