中日澳植物新品种保护制度的比较

Comparison of New Plant Variety Protection Systems in China,Japan and Australia

虽然我国与日本、澳大利亚三国都是UPOV公约成员国,但是由于执行的UPOV公约文本不同,三国在植物新品种的保护范围、保护力度、管理体制、审查与测试方式等诸多方面存在显著差异。本文着重讨论日本《农业种子和种苗法》、澳大利亚《植物育种者权利法》的特点,并与我国《植物新品种保护条例》比较,阐述三国植物新品种保护制度的异同,提出对我国《植物新品种保护条例》进行修订的必要性。

Though the three countries are all members of UPOV Convention, China,Japan and Australia have remarkable difference in many aspects of new plant variety protection ,such as the scope ,strength ,administrative system, methods of examination and testing, etc. , as they implement different versions of the Convention. Discussion is made on the characteristics of Japan＇ s Law of Agricuhural Seeds and Seedlings and Australia＇ s Law of Plant Breeders＇ Rights,which are also compared with China＇ s Regulation of New Plant Variety Protection. Then the similarities and differences of the three countries＇ systems are expounded and the necessities of revising China＇ s Regulation are put forward.