30/03/2022
An application for registration of Sicilian Rouge HIGH GABA varieties has been announced and is now subject to provisional protection in Japan.
The contents of the announcement are as follows.
✅Type: tomato
✅Product Name: Sicilian Rouge High GABA
✅Variety registration name: SR87-17
✅Registration number: 35409
✅Restrictions: Yes (Prohibited to take overseas)
The variety registration system is one of the intellectual property rights for those who have newly cultivated plant varieties for the purpose of promoting the breeding of new plant varieties and contributing to the development of agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
This is a system that grants "breeders' rights" for a certain period of time.
The act of using seedlings of registered varieties as a business (proliferation, transfer, import / export, etc.) without the permission of the grower is prohibited and may be subject to compensation for damages and criminal penalties.
All registered varieties are posted on the variety registration website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Please note that this product is prohibited to be taken out of Japan and can't be exported to or used in foreign countries.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan has released that Sicilian Rouge HIGH GABA has applied for variety registration. As a result, Sicilian Rouge HIGH GABA is now eligible for