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Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER  
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
COSTA RICA: EXECUTIVE DECREE NO. 34433 – REGULATIONS  
IMPLEMENTING  THE LAW ON BIODIVERSITY  
Notifying Member  COSTA RICA 
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Executive Decree No. 34433 - Regulations implementing the Law on 
Biodiversity  
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/CRI/23_0744_00_s.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  
 
First notification of Executive Decree No. 34433 regulating the administrative and technical 
organization relating to the management, conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, as 
stipulated in the Law on Biodiversity.  
 
Executive Decree No. 34781 -MINAE, of 16 July 2008, amends Article 17 of Executive Decree 
No.  34433.  
 
Executive Decree No. 40043 -MINAE, of 31 August 2016, repeals Article 3(b) of Executive Decree 
No. 34433.  
 
Executive Decree No. 40054 -MINAE, of 19 October 2016, amends Articles 20,  21, 22, 24, 31,  33 
and 54 of Executive Decree No. 34433.  
 
Executive  Decree No. 40479 -MINAE, of 29 June 2017, amends paragraphs VIII, IX and XI of 
Article  21 and Article 31 of Executive Decree No. 34433. In addition, it adds paragraph Article 22(j) 
to Executive Decree No. 34433.  
 
Executive Decree No. 40725 -MINAE -MICITT -MCJ, of 18 October 2017, amends the Title of Chapter 
IV and Articles 74 and 75 of Executive Decree No. 34433. It repeals Article 76 of Executive Decree 
No. 34433.  
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  Executive Decree No. 40729 -MINAE, of 19 October 2017, amends Article 12(k) and Article 17 of 
Executive Decree No. 34433. It repeals Article 12(p) of Executive Decree No. 34433.  
 
Executive Decree No. 42450 -MINAE, of 1 June 2020, amends Article 62 of Executive Decree 
No. 34433.  
 
Executive Decree No. 42837 -MINAE, of 22 January 2021, amends Article 81 of Executive Decree 
No. 34433.  
 
Executive Decree No. 42742 -MINAE, of 24 January 2021, adds Article 70(j) to Executive Decree 
No. 34433.  
 
This is therefore a consolidated and amended version of Executive Decree No. 34433.  
Language(s) of 
notifie d legal text  Spanish  
Entry into force  8 April 2008  
Other date  Publication: 8 April 2008  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  26 January 2023  
Other information  See also: Ley No. 7788 - Ley de Biodiversidad  (IP/N/1/CRI/17 ) 
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Oficina Nacional de Semillas  (National Seed Office)  
 
Tel.: (+506) 2223 -5922 
Email:  info@ofinase.go.cr  
 
 
 
* 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.