USDA/FAS GAIN Report CH5048

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

China's Ministry of Agriculture revised the list of plants eligible for new plant variety protection (new PVP) on May 20, 2005 by including 21 additional varieties. The list updates information contained in CH4059. This revised list now includes cotton in the plants eligible for new PVP and represents a breakthrough for several concerned industry sources. The State Forestry Administration and the Ministry of Agriculture receive and review applications
from both domestic and foreign individuals and enterprises for Breeders' Rights for the seeds and seedlings included in their respective published lists; compiled in this report.

Complete report in PDF format: www.fas.usda.gov/gainfiles/200506/146130055.pdf