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Patents (including Plant Variety Protection)

32. Please explain the additional conditions, if any, in your legislation other than the sufficient disclosure of the invention in Article 29 of the TRIPS Agreement (e.g. submission of justification for access to genetic material or prior inform consent to its use). If such additional conditions exist, please point out the relevant legislations and describe the additional conditions in detail.

The by-laws of the Patent Law defines the conditions under which the patent is registered. The by-laws do not impose additional conditions other than those mentioned in the Article 29 of the TRIPS Agreement.