Revision of Seed Seedlaw: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Law to revise a part of the seedling law (established on December 2, 2nd year)

Notification of restrictions on overseas derive (Judwa April 1st year -September 30, 3, 3)

We accept notifications based on the provisions of Article 3, Paragraph 1 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Law, which are partially amended.

Please confirm the guide 8P for the notification destination.

Regarding the announcement of the restriction of overseas carrying (transitional measures)

改正種苗法に関するQ&A（未定稿）令和3年4月版

改正種苗法全国Web説明会等を通じていただいた質問をQ&Aにまとめましたので下記より御確認ください。

Related Documents

● Revised seedlings -Overview of law amendments and points to note (PDF: 1,723KB)

● This is a guideline that stipulates the basic concept of the permission of registered varieties developed by public institutions.

* Public breeding guidelines related to the revised seedling law (PDF: 267KB)

● Hinata of the contract when using the harvest obtained by farmers from the registered varieties as seedlings in their own agricultural management

● Mandatory to display when selling registered varieties seedlings by revision (pamphlet) (PDF: 638KB)

* Obligation to take out overseas restrictions Obligation Examples (Pamphlet) (PDF: 635KB)

PVP mark data specified in the Ministerial Ordinance

The "PVP mark" that can be used as a registered variety can be used for free as a registered variety.For image data, the following samples (JPG format and GIF format) can be used.Since there is no color specification, it can be used according to the design of packaging and catalogs.

● About the point of the species seedling law revision, we have created an easy -to -understand poster and leaflet.

* Caution for the revised seedling law (poster) (PDF: 1,809KB)

* Points for the revision of the Seedling Law (Pamphlet) (PDF: 228KB)

* (For farmers) Points of the Seedling Law revision (pamphlet) (PDF: 2,367KB)

* (For home gardens users) Points of the seedlings law amendment (pamphlet) (PDF: 2,719KB)

● About varieties that are mainly grown in each prefecture

In each prefecture, the varieties that are mainly grown are summarized, so please see from the above.

Click here to check the registered varieties.⇒No Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Registered Homepage [External Link]

● About general varieties and registered varieties

The varieties protected by the seedling law are newly developed and limited to varieties registered under the seedling method, and no other general varieties are restricted.

* General varieties are varieties that have expired native species, varieties that have never been registered, and varieties registration period.

Briefing session on the reformed seedlings (3rd year)

On Thursday, November 18, 3 (Thursday), a "briefing session on revised seedlings" (two -part composition for agricultural officials, administrative agencies, and trainees) will be held at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Auditorium.increase.From November 24 (Wednesday) to December 7 (Tuesday), a block briefing will be held at nine locations nationwide.The briefing will be held in a hybrid format that can be participated in the venue, although it will be held online.

Please refer to the information page below for details and applications of the briefing session.

https: // www.maff.Five.JP / J / Kanbo / Chizen / B Ran D / Setsumikai.html

Revised seedlings law nationwide web briefing (2nd year)

A national briefing session and a block briefing will be held by the web conference system for the purpose of widely informed the contents of the revised seedling law to agricultural organizations, agricultural organizations, trainees, distributors, consumers, etc. did.

For details of the briefing, please refer to the guide page below.

https: // www.maff.Five.JP / J / Kanbo / Chizen / B Ran D / Zenkoku.html

Press conference on the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Eto Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (May 19, 2nd year) about

Frequently Asked Questions

This is to have farmers a continuous use of excellent varieties.

There are cases where excellent varieties such as grapes and strawberries developed in Japan are leaked overseas and exported and produced in the third country.In some cases, the cherries that have grown by farmers have been transferred to Australian farmers without permission, and they are produced.With this in mind, there is concern that varieties will be delayed in Japan, so we need to revise the law to protect new varieties more effectively.

New varieties in Japan are developed not only by seeds companies, but also by public test sites in prefectures, agricultural institutions, and individual varieties developers.

The revision of the seedling law to deter excellent new varieties is a great advantage of farmers in prefectures that are promoting production areas and farmers in production areas that ship high -value -added crops.In addition, as the protection of varieties is strengthened, varieties are developed, so in addition to the general varieties that have been used in the past, registered varieties will be added as options, so the range of selection of agricultural varieties will be expanded.。

Self -growth is not prohibited.

Most varieties currently used are general varieties and can be freely proliferated in the future.

In the revised bill, only the registered varieties have been developed by the national and prefectural test sites for expenses and registered varieties that require permission to proliferate.Such a registered variety can proliferate if you receive permission.

There have been cases in which registered varieties leaked from farmers who have been producing their own proliferation in the past.

In order to prevent this, it is necessary for the trainer to grasp the actual growth of the registered varieties so that the seedlings can be properly distributed.

For this reason, in conjunction with the amendment to establish a provision that restricts the delivery of registered varieties overseas, the self -growth of registered varieties will be performed based on the permission of the trainee rights.

General varieties that farmers have used, including native species (local varieties), will no longer need permission or permission fees in the future.

You cannot register a new variety.If you know that it is a general variety and register as a variety, you may be punished by Article 68 of the Seed Seed Seedlay Act (the crime of fraud).

Most varieties currently used are general varieties, and there is no license or permission fee.

Only registered varieties are developed and registered by the national and prefectural test sites that are developed and registered by the national and prefectural test sites.New varieties are meaningless unless they use it by farmers, so it is unlikely that farmers will not be able to use it.In addition, the authority of the registered varieties can be received by groups so that the agricultural burden of the farmers does not increase.

The species seedling law and the species -seeding law amendment bill is a law that develops new varieties and protects new varieties registered in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as intellectual property.There is nothing to limit.

This law revision does not affect the use as a vegetable garden or hobby for self -consumption.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has supported varieties registration in countries with high risk of varieties, and has been trying to prevent unauthorized cultivation overseas.

On the other hand, in the current species seedling method, if the registered variety is a regular seedling, it is legal and cannot be stopped by purchasers.

For this reason, in addition to overseas varieties registration, it is necessary to be able to respond properly to register registered varieties overseas.

(Reference 1) Support for overseas varieties registration application and compatement against trainee infringement (link) (PDF: 901KB)

In Japan, public institutions and domestic seedlings are developing excellent varieties that are suitable for Japanese culture that cannot be developed by overseas multinational companies, and the seedling law has been revised because the competitiveness is overwhelmingly high.You don't have to worry about the control of seeds by overseas companies.

Rather, it is necessary to establish a system that protects the rights of new varieties so that the development of varieties in Japan will continue to be promoted in the future.

The Seed -Seeds Law and the Seed -Seedling Law revision bill is a law that develops new varieties and protects new varieties registered in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as intellectual property, and does not promote the use of genetically modified crop varieties.

Regarding genetically modification, appropriate regulations are implemented separately based on the "Pesticide Control Law" based on the "Cartagena Law", "Food Labeling Law" and "Food Sanitation Law".It has nothing to do with revision.

It is the same as registered varieties that the registered varieties are the same as the registered varieties in the species and seedling law amendment bills.The species that the registered varieties pollen crosses the native species cultivated by farmers generally does not have the right to the registered varieties because the characteristics of the registered varieties are generally the same.

Strawberries may be cultivated by farmers after purchasing proliferation parent stocks and further proliferating (not self -proliferation).In the case of registered varieties, such proliferation is still based on permission, and the idea is the same as the current law and the revised bill of the seedling law.

* Ordinary stocks for the growth of registered varieties are sold as seedlings that are permitted by farmers for growing.

(Reference 2) The concept of strawberry proliferation and self -growth (PDF: 374KB)

Sweet potatoes may be cultivated after agricultural seeds purchased seeds for proliferation, proliferating "vine seedlings" from the seeds and proliferating (not self -growth).

For registered varieties, such proliferation is still being permitted.Please note that the transfer of the registered varieties that farmers have grown their own varieties are necessary under current law.This is the same as the current law and the revised bill of the seedling law.

* Normally, species for the growth of registered varieties are sold as seedlings that are permitted by farmers for growing.

(Reference 3) Sweet potential proliferation and self -growth concept (PDF: 411KB)

Click here to print questions and answers ⇒ Frequently Asked Questions (Print version) (PDF: 906KB)

Inquiries

Export / International Bureau Intellectual Property Division

Person in charge: Seedling Planning Group Representative: 03-3502-8111 (Extension 4288) Dial Inn: 03-6738-6443 FAX number: 03-3502-6572

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