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IP/N/1/IRL/P/7  
 
11 May 2023  
(23-3321)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
IRELAND : PLANT VARIETIES (PROPRIETARY RIGHTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1991  
(S.I. NO. 31 OF 1991)  
Notifying Member  IRELAND  
 
Details of the notified legal text 
 
Title Plant Varieties (Proprietary Rights) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991  
(S.I. No. 31 of 1991)  
Subject matter  Patents (including plant variety protection)  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2023/IP/IRL/23_09611_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [X] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  Not applicable  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
These Regulations extend the list of plant species for which plant breeders' rights may be granted 
to include the species Malus Mill, Rosa L., Fragaria L. and Betula L.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  21 February 1991  
Other date   Adoption: 21 February 1991  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  13 April 2023  
Other information   IP/N/1/IRL/47 • IP/N/1/IRL/P/7  
 
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  Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Intellectual Property Unit  
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment  
 
trademarks@enterprise.gov.ie   
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  