WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/NZL/P/4/Add.2 
19 July 2004 
 (04-3090) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 anglais/ 
 inglés 
 
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND 
REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
NEW ZEALAND 
 
Addendum  
  The present document reproduces the text
1 of the following laws and regulations, as  notified by New Zealand under Article 63.2 
of the Agreement (see document IP/N/1/NZL/4 ): 
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- Plant Variety Rights Amen dment Regulations 1999 2 
- Plant Variety Rights Amen dment Regulations 2001 3 
- Plant Variety Rights (Fees) Order 1999 4 
- Plant Variety Rights (Fees) Amendment Order 2001 6 
 
 
 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce  
 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA PROPRIÉTÉ  
INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
NOUVELLE-ZÉLANDE 
 
Addendum  
 
 Le présent document contient le texte1 des lois et réglementations ci-après, no tifiées par la Nouvelle-Zélande au titre de 
l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document IP/N/1/NZL/4):  Page
 
- Réglementation de 1999 portant modification de la Réglemen tation sur les droits relatifs aux variétés végétales 2 
- Réglementation de 2001 portant modification de la Réglemen tation sur les droits relatifs aux variétés végétales 3 
- Ordonnance de 1999 sur les droits rela tifs aux variétés végétales (taxes) 4 
- Ordonnance de 2001 portant modification de l'Ordonnance sur les droits relatif s aux variétés végétales (taxes) 6 
 
 
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL  
NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
 
NUEVA ZELANDIA 
 
Addendum
 
 
 En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 de las siguientes leyes y reglamentos, que Nueva Zelandia ha notificado en 
virtud del párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Ac uerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/NZL/4): 
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- Modificación del Reglamento de Derechos  sobre Obtenciones Vegetales de 1999 2 
- Modificación del Reglamento de Derechos  sobre Obtenciones Vegetales de 2001 3 
- Orden sobre derechos (cánones) sobre obtenciones vegetales de 1999 4 
- Modificación de la Orden sobre derechos ( cánones) sobre obtencione s vegetales de 2001 6 
 
                                                      
 1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.   IP/N/1/NZL/P/4/Add.2 
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Plant Variety Rights Amendment Regulations 1999 
 
SR 1999/160 
____________________________________ 
 
MICHAEL HARDIE BOYS, Governor-General 
 
ORDER IN COUNCIL 
 
At Wellington this 31st day of May 1999 
 
Present: 
THE RIGHT HON JENNY SHIPLEY PRESIDING IN COUNCIL 
  
PURSUANT to section 38 of the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987, His Excellency the 
Governor-General, acting by and with th e advice and consent of the Executive 
Council, makes the following regulations. 
____________________________________ 
 
Regulations 
 
1 Title and commencement 
 
(1) These regulations may be cited as the Plant Variety Rights Amendment 
Regulations 1999, and are part of the Plant Variety Rights Regulations 1988 
(“the principal regulations”). 
 
(2) These regulations come into force on 1 July 1999. 
 
2 Quantities of seed to be provided with applications 
 
 Substituted  r5(1) of principal regulations.  
 
3 New Schedule 1 substituted 
 
 Substituted  Schedule 1 of principal regulations as  set out in the Schedule of these 
regulations.  
 
4 Consequential revocations 
 
 Revoked : 
 
(a) The Plant Variety Rights Regulations 1989, Amendment No 1:  
 
(b) The Plant Variety Rights Regulations 1993, Amendment No 2.  
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 Plant Variety Rights Amendment Regulations 2001 
 
SR 2001/359 
____________________________________ 
 
Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General 
 
Order in Council 
 
At Wellington this 26th day of November 2001 
 
Present: 
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council 
  
Pursuant to section 38 of the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987, Her Excellency the 
Governor-General, acting on the advice an d with the consent of the Executive 
Council, makes the following regulations. 
____________________________________ 
 
Regulations 
 
1 Title 
 
(1) These regulations are the Plant Vari ety Rights Amendment Regulations 2001. 
 
(2) In these regulations, the Plant Variet y Rights Regulations 1988 are called “the 
principal regulations”. 
 
2 Commencement 
  
These regulations come into  force on 1 January 2002. 
 
3 Quantities of seed to be provided with applications 
  
Substituted r5(1) of principal regulations. 
 
4 New Schedule 1 substituted 
  
Substituted the Schedule 1 of principal regulatio ns as set out in the Schedule of these 
regulations.  
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 Plant Variety Rights (Fees) Order 1999 
 
SR 1999/159 
____________________________________ 
 
MICHAEL HARDIE BOYS, Governor-General 
 
ORDER IN COUNCIL 
 
At Wellington this 31st day of May 1999 
 
Present: 
THE RIGHT HON JENNY SHIPLEY PRESIDING IN COUNCIL 
  
PURSUANT to section 38 of the Plant Va riety Rights Act 1987, His Excellency the 
Governor-General, acting by and with th e advice and consent of the Executive 
Council, makes the following order. 
____________________________________ 
 
Order 
 
1 Title and commencement 
 
(1) This order may be cited as the Pl ant Variety Rights (Fees) Order 1999. 
 (2) This order comes into force on 1 July 1999.  
2 Fees 
 
(1) The fees specified in the Schedule mu st be paid in respect of the things 
referred to in that schedule. 
 
(2) If, at the request of an applicant, th e Commissioner arrange s an overseas test 
trial of a variety, the applicant must  pay to the Commissioner the costs 
incurred in relation to the trial. 
 (3) If the Commissioner or any other employ ee of the Plant Variety Rights Office 
undertakes any search or photocopying fo r a person, the person must pay to 
the Commissioner a fee for the time spent in  doing so calculated at the rate of 
$50 per hour. 
 
3 Fees to be exclusive of GST 
  
The fees prescribed by clause 2 are excl usive of goods and services tax (if any). 
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 4 Consequential revocations 
  
The following orders are revoked:  (a) The Plant Variety Rights (Fees) Order 1991*: 
 (b) The Plant Variety Rights (Fees) Order 1991, Amendment No 1**. 
  
*SR 1991/37 **SR 1995/88 
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 Plant Variety Rights (F ees) Amendment Order 2001 
 
SR 2001/360 
____________________________________ 
 
Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General 
 
Order in Council 
 
At Wellington this 26th day of November 2001 
 
Present: 
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council 
  
Pursuant to section 38 of the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987, Her Excellency the 
Governor-General, acting on the advice an d with the consent of the Executive 
Council, makes the following order. 
____________________________________ 
 
Order 
 
1 Title 
 
(1) This order is the Plant Variet y Rights (Fees) Amendment Order 2001. 
 (2) In this order, the Plant Variety Rights (Fees) Order 1999 is called “the 
principal order”. 
 
2 Commencement 
 
 This order comes into force on 1 January 2002. 
 3 New Schedule substituted  Substituted the Schedule of principal order as set out in the Schedule of this order.
 
 
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