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The Standards Rates of the Fees Concerning Plant Variety and Plant Seed Administration

Title The Standards Rates of the Fees Concerning Plant Variety and Plant Seed Administration
Date 2022-02-08
Legislative History
  1. Full text of 11 articles enacted and promulgated on June 29, 2005 by Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan Order Nung-Shou-Liang-Tzu No. 0941057961 .
  2. The amendment to Article 3 and 11 promulgated on February 8, 2022 by Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan Order Nung-Liang-Tzu No. 1101066321, entering into effect upon promulgation.
Content

Thecharacteristics follow-up testing fee of plant variety shall beNT$6,000 for each variety.

The translation fee for the characteristicsexamination reports shall be charged for each variety as prescribed inthe applicable international agreement.

Article 4

The application fee for licensing a plant variety right to a third party or creating a pledge on a plant variety right, and the fee for canceling a registration shall be NT$500 for each variety.

The application fee for registration of inheritance or assignment of plant variety right shall be NT$1,000 for each variety.

Article 5

The application fee for a plant variety right compulsory license shall be NT$30,000 for each variety for non-profit users and NT$60,000 for each variety for for-profit users.

Article 6

The application fee for nullification or cancellation of a third party's plant variety right shall be NT$3,000 for each variety.The additional fees specified in Article 3 must also be paid if characteristics examination or characteristics follow-up testing is required.

Article 7

The application fee for approval of a transgenic plant field test institution shall be NT$12,000 per case.

Article 8

The application fee of genetic characteristics investigation or biosafety assessment permit for a transgenic strain shall be NT$8,000 per case; the application fee for the two tests combined shall be NT$12,000 per case.

Article 9

The application fee for issuance of a registration certificate for plant seed enterprise shall be NT$800 per certificate.

Article 10

The application fee for replacement or re-issue of a registration certificate for plant seed enterprise or plant variety right certificate shall be NT$500 per certificate.

Article 11

These Standards shall take effect on the day this Act is enforced.

Theamended articles of the Standards Rates shall come into effect uponpromulgation.

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