After mainland China announced a ban on the import of pineapples from Taiwan, a controversy over the exodus of Taiwanese varieties was sparked in Taiwan. The Council of Agriculture will offer “prohibit the infringement of agricultural products back to Taiwan”, “in the target market to apply for variety rights”, “additional seedlings and other export control” three control measures, also does not exclude the amendment of the law. The three control measures include prohibiting the return of infringing agricultural products to Taiwan, applying for variety rights in the target market, and adding seedlings for export control.
The deputy director of the Taiwan Agriculture Commission, Chen Junji, said that Taiwan has control norms for the export of livestock, seeds, seedlings, harvests and technology, but so far only one case of agricultural machinery has been ruled and punished, as for ordinary seeds, because the seeds are small and easy to carry, unless the person is caught, can be sued according to variety rights.
In order to avoid the continued exodus of Taiwan’s varieties, Chen Junji said that, according to existing regulations, as long as there is a registered variety of agricultural products in Taiwan, it can be prohibited to sell back to Taiwan in other countries; the outside world is concerned about the exodus of Taiwan’s varieties to mainland China after planting and selling to third countries, which will cause competition between the two export markets, so the Council of Agriculture will first take the initiative to apply for variety rights in the consumer market of Taiwan’s major agricultural products, when the Time will be appropriate for external Therefore, the Council of Agriculture will first take the initiative to apply for variety rights in Taiwan’s major agricultural product consumer markets, and at that time, it will be able to assert its rights to block the trade of infringing agricultural products.
Secondly, he said, the future will also review or add new export control items for plant seedlings, breeding livestock and aquatic seedlings according to the development of the industry. He said that the seedlings of Japanese strawberries and grapes had previously flowed into mainland China and sold back, so Japan intends to start next year, the illegal outflow of seedlings, the penalty, Taiwan society if a consensus can be formed, will also consider amending the law to follow up.
In response to external questions, Taiwan is afraid that it is difficult to stop the sale of infringing agricultural products on the mainland, Chen Junji said that Taiwan’s beans have a similar practice, has applied for variety rights abroad, local partners will also keep an eye on the imported varieties, there will help inform the dissimilarities, if imported into Taiwan is easier to handle, because Taiwan has a grasp of these varieties.
As for the exported varieties, if they are improved and then exported from mainland China, will it be difficult to identify and claim the variety rights? Taiwan Agriculture Committee said that the varieties can be judged by external characteristics, but also can be confirmed by molecular markers, the other improved if you can not clearly account for the origin of the varieties, on behalf of illegal acquisition, will not be able to apply for variety rights.
Taiwan Agricultural Committee inventory, Taiwan varieties of pineapple outflow to mainland China, there are four kinds of pineapple, Sakya one, tea seven, lotus fog, mangoes are also suspected of outflow, but the number has yet to be confirmed. In addition, Wu Guo fish, grass shrimp, spotted shrimp, grouper early use of Taiwan varieties, now the mainland has developed its own strains, and to establish a complete technology.
However, Taiwan is currently prohibited from importing as many as six hundred kinds of agricultural products from mainland China, including pineapples and other fresh fruits, even if the mainland production of Taiwan’s agricultural products, whether or not the variety rights, most would not have been able to import to Taiwan.
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