TABLE 3. Estimated Values of Commercial Seed Markets15
|
Country |
Internal Commercial Market __________(Million of Dollars)________ | |
|
United States |
5,700 |
23.2% |
|
China |
3,000 |
12.2% |
|
Japan |
2,500 |
10.2% |
|
Commonwealth of |
2,000 |
8.1% |
|
Independent States | ||
|
France |
1,370 |
5.6% |
|
Brazil |
1,200 |
4.9% |
|
Germany |
1,000 |
4.1% |
|
Argentina |
930 |
3.8% |
|
India |
900 |
3.7% |
|
Italy |
650 |
2.6% |
|
United Kingdom |
570 |
2.3% |
|
Canada |
550 |
2.2% |
|
Poland |
400 |
1.6% |
|
Mexico |
350 |
1.4% |
|
Spain |
300 |
1.2% |
|
Netherlands |
300 |
1.2% |
|
Australia |
280 |
1.1% |
|
Hungary |
200 |
0.8% |
|
Denmark |
200 |
0.8% |
|
Sweden |
200 |
0.8% |
|
Other |
1,967 |
8.0%___________ |
|
Total |
24,567 | |
Seed Protection in Argentina: Evolution and Devolution of the Legal
Protection
The legal framework in Argentina is far from the comprehensive protection
provided for seed producers in the United States. Argentinean legislation has evolved
over time, providing some timid increases in the protection of seed producers. In 1935
Congress enacted the first law regulating plant varieties.16 Although this legislation
provided for the registration of new seeds and required government approval for new
varieties to be introduced in the market, it did not provide any legal protection to
15 See FERNANDEZ-CORNEJO (2004), at 8.
16 Law No. 12253, called “Ley de Granos,” was passed by Congress in October 1935. See Instituto
Nacional de la Semilla (INASE), Evolucion del fitomejoramiento y la produccion de semillas en nuestro
pais. Estructuras oficiales y su marco regulatorio desde comienzos de siglo (1998) [hereinafter
Evolucion], available at http://www.dpi.bioetica.org/ovnotas1.htm.
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