PLANT VARIETIES ACT OF BANGLADESH - Farmers' Rights website
PLANT VARIETIES ACT OF BANGLADESH - Farmers' Rights website
PLANT VARIETIES ACT OF BANGLADESH - Farmers' Rights website
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7. If the National Biodiversity Authority decides that the opponent is entitled to apply<br />
instead of the original applicant, the application will be abandoned without prejudice<br />
to the right of the applicant to go to Court.<br />
8. After the determination that the opponent is entitled to apply the opponent may<br />
proceed to do so in accordance with this Act.<br />
9. If the Notice of Opposition is rejected it shall be deemed as abandoned and the<br />
application shall prevail, without prejudice to the opponent's right to take the matter to<br />
the Court.<br />
10. If the applicant still remains eligible for Plant Protection Registration, National<br />
Biodiversity Award or Commercial Permit the National Biodiversity Authority shall<br />
recommend and approve the application. The approved application for Plant<br />
Protection Registration shall be submitted to the Parliament for proclamation.<br />
11. The recommendation for Plant Protection Registration for the New Plant Variety<br />
and Commercial Permit for propagation materials shall require a payment of a grant<br />
fee to be determined by the National Biodiversity Authority.<br />
12. If the grant fee is not paid within the stipulated days, not more than 90 days, or as<br />
determined by National Biodiversity Authority, the application shall be deemed<br />
abandoned.<br />
Article 16<br />
Period of Plant Protection<br />
1. The highest period of protection or commercial privileges for the new plant variety,<br />
shall be<br />
(a) 7 years for annuals<br />
(b) 10 years for BI-annuals<br />
(c) 15 years for perennials<br />
(d) 25 years for woody plants, utilizing timber<br />
The period shall be calculated from the date of receiving the New Plant Variety<br />
Certificate.<br />
Article 17<br />
Citation of Award for<br />
New Plant Variety<br />
1. Citation of Award shall constitute one of the forms of National Biodiversity awards<br />
for New Plant Variety and shall be administered by the National Biodiversity<br />
Authority to encourage and recognize the contribution of Communities, or individual<br />
human agency identified and recognized by the Community/ies, in accordance with<br />
the Procedures for Application (Article 12) stipulated by this Act.
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