Regulations on Administrative Protection of Agricultural Chemical Products

Regulations on Administrative Protection of Agricultural Chemical Products

Order of Ministry of Chemical Industry No.8

December 26, 1992

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
　
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated with a view to expanding economic and technological cooperation and exchange with foreign countries and providing administrative protection for the lawful rights and interests of the owners of the exclusive right of foreign agricultural chemical products.
　
Article 2 The "agricultural chemical products" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to synthetic agricultural chemicals used in agricultural production such as herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, raticides and plant growth regulators produced by means of chemical synthesis.
　
Article 3 Enterprises and other organizations or individuals from the country or the region, which has concluded bilateral treaty or agreement with the People's Republic of China on administrative protection of agricultural chemical products, may apply for administrative protection of agricultural chemical products in accordance with these Regulations.
　
Article 4 The competent administrative department of chemical industry under the State Council shall accept and examine applications for administrative protection of agricultural chemical products, grant administrative protection to the agricultural chemical products which conform with the provisions of these Regulations and issue to the applicants the certificates of administrative protection.

CHAPTER II APPLICATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROTECTION
　
Article 5 An agricultural chemical product to be applied for administrative protection shall meet the following requirements:
1. Enjoying no protection of exclusive right in accordance with the provisions of the China's Patent Law prior to January 1, 1993;
2.
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