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The preamble of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001 records that India…

The last recital of the preamble refers to giving effect to "sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 3 of article 27" of TRIPS, relating to protection of plant varieties. That…

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The preamble of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001 records that India enacted it, inter alia, to give effect to which provision of the TRIPS Agreement?

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The last recital of the preamble refers to giving effect to "sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 3 of article 27" of TRIPS, relating to protection of plant varieties. That provision requires Members to protect plant varieties by patents, an effective sui generis system or a combination. India chose a sui generis law that also recognises farmers' rights.

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