REPORT BY WTO SECRETARIAT (WT/TPR/S/249): III TRADE POLICIES AND PRACTICES BY MEASURE:(4) MEASURES AFFECTING PRODUCTION AND TRADE: (vi) Intellectual Property Rights: (g) Plant Varieties
Australia notes that India has notified its intention to accede to an Act of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV Convention).
Can India indicate if the intention is to accede to the 1978 Act or the 1991 Act of the UPOV Convention?
Can India provide an update of the progress of accession? Are India's laws currently consistent with an Act of the UPOV Convention?
Reply: India has intention to accede to the 1978 Act of UPOV convention. Currently, its application is pending with UPOV. India believes that India's laws are in line with 1978 Act of UPOV.
