# Council Decision of 30 May 2005 approving the accession of the European Community to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, as revised at Geneva on 19 March 1991 (2005/523/EC), Article 18: Measures regulating commerce


The breeder’s right shall be independent of any measure taken by a Contracting Party to regulate within its territory the production, certification and marketing of material of varieties or the importing or exporting of such material. In any case, such measures shall not affect the application of the provisions of this Convention.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2005/523/attachment/1/article/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-523/attachment-1/article-18
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