Cabinet Regulation No.33 of 2000 regarding state fees for the protection of plant breeders’ rights

Disclaimer: The English language text below is provided by the Translation and Terminology Centre for information only; it confers no rights and imposes no obligations separate from those conferred or imposed by the legislation formally adopted and published. Only the latter is authentic. The original Latvian text uses masculine pronouns in the singular. The Translation and Terminology Centre uses the principle of gender-neutral language in its English translations. In addition, gender-specific Latvian nouns have been translated as gender neutral terms, e.g. chairperson. Translation © 2000 Tulkošanas un terminoloģijas centrs (Translation and Terminology Centre) Republic of Latvia Cabinet Regulation No. 33 Adopted 25 January 2000 Regulations on State Fees for the Protection of Plant Breeders’ Rights Issued in accordance with Section 10 of the Law On Taxes and Fees and Section 25 of the Law On the Protection of Plant Varieties 1. These Regulations determine the rates of the State fees (in lati) for the protection of plant breeders’ rights and related activities. Groups of cultured species No. in Sequence Types of activities for which State fees are to be collected Cereals, leguminous plants, oil plants, potatoes, sugar beets, perennial grasses (A) field and greenhouse vegetable cultures, greenhouse flowers (B) fruit trees and bushes, berry bushes, ornamental trees and bushes, garden flowers, genetic material of wild trees and bushes (C, D, E) 1 2 3 4 5 1.1. submission of an application 10 10 5 1.2. inspection of a variety 5 5 5 1.3. Appeal 7 7 7 1.4. licence registration 5 5 5 1.5. annual fee during the period of protection of a variety: 1.5.1. for the first year 7 6 4 1.5.2. for the second year 10 7 5 1.5.3. for the third year 15 9 6 1.5.4. for the fourth year 20 10 7 1.5.5. for the fifth and subsequent years 25 11 7 2. State fees shall be paid in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Law On the Protection of Plant Varieties. 3. State fees shall be included in the State base budget in accordance with the Law on the State Budget for the current year. Translation © 2000 Tulkošanas un terminoloģijas centrs (Translation and Terminology Centre) 2 2 4. The following are repealed: 4.1. Cabinet Regulation No. 80 of 31 March 1995, Regulations on State Fees for the Protection of Plant Breeders' Rights (Latvijas Vēstnesis, 1995, No. 51); 4.2. Cabinet Regulation No. 392 of 15 October 1996, Amendments to the Cabinet Regulations No. 80 of 31 March 1995, Regulations on State Fees for the Protection of Plant Breeders' Rights (Latvijas Vēstnesis, 1996, No. 177). Prime Minister A. Šķēle Minister for Agriculture A. Kalvītis