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WhichWhich rightsrights areare grantedgranted byby meansmeans ofof aa PlantPlant
BreedersBreeders’’ CertificateCertificate??
ToTo useuse andand exploitexploit inin anan exclusiveexclusive
temporarytemporary mannermanner
onon theirtheir ownown oror byby thirdthird partiesparties withwith theirtheir consentconsent
aa plantplant varietyvariety andand itsits propagatingpropagating materialmaterial
forfor itsits productionproduction,, reproductionreproduction,, distributiondistribution andand salesale
asas wellwell asas forfor thethe productionproduction ofof otherother plantplant varietiesvarieties oror
hybridshybrids forfor commercialcommercial purposespurposes
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MinistryMinistry facultiesfaculties interinter aliaalia::
ToTo actact asas anan arbiterarbiter inin thethe settlementsettlement ofof disputesdisputes
relatedrelated toto thethe paymentpayment ofof damagesdamages andand lostlost profitsprofits
toto orderorder andand practicepractice inspectionsinspections
toto investigateinvestigate allegedalleged administrativeadministrative infringementsinfringements
toto orderorder andand executeexecute measuresmeasures toto preventprevent oror stopstop thethe
violationsviolations ofof thethe rightsrights protectedprotected byby thisthis LawLaw
toto imposeimpose administrativeadministrative sanctionssanctions
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InfringementsInfringements::
UsingUsing ofof exploitingexploiting aa protectedprotected plantplant varietyvariety oror
itsits propagatingpropagating material,material, forfor itsits productionproduction,,
distributiondistribution oror salesale
withoutwithout thethe ownerowner’’ss authorizationauthorization
FineFine fromfrom twotwo thousandthousand toto tenten thousandthousand daysdays ofof thethe
minimumminimum wagewage inin effecteffect inin thethe FederalFederal DistrictDistrict
In caseIn case ofof relapserelapse
TwiceTwice thethe maximummaximum amountamount
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InfringementsInfringements::
OpposingOpposing toto thethe inspectionsinspections mademade accordingaccording toto
thisthis LawLaw
FineFine fromfrom threethree hundredhundred toto threethree thousandthousand daysdays ofof
thethe minimumminimum wagewage inin effecteffect inin thethe FederalFederal DistrictDistrict
CurrentlyCurrently thethe minimumminimum wagewage isis ofof $50.57$50.57
MexicanMexican PesosPesos dailydaily,, approximatelyapproximately US $4.50US $4.50
eacheach dayday
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InspectionsInspections
InIn orderorder toto corroboratecorroborate compliancecompliance withwith thethe LawLaw andand itsits
RegulationsRegulations SNICS maySNICS may directlydirectly ofof throughthrough thethe MinistryMinistry’’ss statestate
officesoffices orderorder andand practicepractice visitsvisits ofof inspectioninspection
TheThe visitsvisits ofof inspectioninspection can be:can be:
ordinaryordinary:: inin workingworking daysdays andand hourshours
extraordinaryextraordinary:: atat anyany timetime
TheThe followingfollowing can becan be inspectedinspected::
goodsgoods
peoplepeople
transportationtransportation vehiclesvehicles
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InspectionsInspections
IfIf duringduring thethe visitvisit ofof inspectioninspection itit isis provedproved anan
infringementinfringement forseenforseen inin thethe LawLaw
thethe inspectorsinspectors shallshall cautiouslycautiously seizeseize thethe goodsgoods objectobject ofof
thethe infringementinfringement
TheThe MinistryMinistry willwill useuse allall legallegal meansmeans necessarynecessary
includingincluding useuse ofof thethe publicpublic forceforce toto accomplishaccomplish thethe
adoptionadoption ofof preliminarypreliminary measuresmeasures,, thethe executionexecution ofof
sanctionssanctions andand thethe applicabilityapplicability ofof securitysecurity
measuresmeasures thatthat are inare in orderorder
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TheThe MinistryMinistry throughthrough SNICSSNICS andand ofof thethe statestate officesoffices inin thethe
proceduresprocedures forfor thethe impositionimposition ofof sanctionssanctions maymay adoptadopt thethe
followingfollowing provisionalprovisional measuresmeasures
OrderOrder thethe withdrawalwithdrawal fromfrom circulationcirculation oo preventingpreventing itit inin regardsregards
plantplant varietiesvarieties oror propagatingpropagating materialmaterial withwith whichwhich thethe rightsrights protectedprotected byby
thethe LawLaw areare infringedinfringed
thethe objectsobjects,, packagespackages, cases,, cases, balingbaling,, stationerystationery,, advertisingadvertising materialmaterial withwith
whichwhich anyany ofof thethe rightsrights protectedprotected byby thethe LawLaw areare infringedinfringed
SeizeSeize
thethe goodsgoods wichwich areare thethe subjectsubject ofof thethe violationviolation ofof thethe rightsrights protectedprotected byby
thethe LawLaw
OrderOrder thethe allegedalleged infringerinfringer
toto ceasecease oror suspendsuspend thethe actsacts whichwhich constituteconstitute aa violationviolation ofof thethe provisionsprovisions
ofof thethe LawLaw
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In caseIn case anyany ofof thethe preliminarypreliminary measuresmeasures areare appliedapplied
itit willwill bebe notifiednotified toto thethe affectedaffected partyparty andand toto thosethose interestedinterested whowho willwill
bebe grantedgranted aa thirtythirty workingworking daysdays termterm toto produceproduce argumentsarguments
IfIf thethe plantplant varietyvariety oror itsits propagatingpropagating material are inmaterial are in commercecommerce
thethe merchantsmerchants willwill havehave thethe obligationobligation ofof refrainingrefraining fromfrom sellingselling thethe
samesame asas ofof thethe datedate thethe resolutionresolution isis notifiednotified toto themthem
producersproducers,, nurserymennurserymen,, manufacturersmanufacturers,, importersimporters andand distributorsdistributors willwill
havehave thethe samesame obligationobligation,, andand theythey willwill bebe responsibleresponsible ofof
immediatelyimmediately recuperatingrecuperating plantplant varietiesvarieties oror theirtheir propagatingpropagating materialmaterial
alreadyalready inin commercecommerce
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TheThe MinistryMinistry maymay orderorder thethe preliminarypreliminary measuresmeasures
previouslypreviously mentionedmentioned uponupon requestrequest fromfrom anan interestedinterested
partyparty
whowho provesproves toto bebe thethe ownerowner ofof aa PlantPlant BreedersBreeders’’ CertificateCertificate
itsits legallegal representativerepresentative
itsits assigneeassignee
itsits transfereetransferee
oror aa personperson thatthat byby anyany typetype ofof transfertransfer exploitsexploits andand makesmakes
useuse ofof thethe plantplant varietyvariety andand itsits propagatingpropagating materialmaterial
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ProcedureProcedure::
WrittenWritten requestrequest
ItIt mustmust includeinclude thethe informationinformation necessarynecessary toto
identifyidentify thethe goodsgoods,, servicesservices oror establishmentsestablishments withwith
whichwhich oror wherewhere anan infringementinfringement isis takingtaking placeplace
accompaniedaccompanied byby thethe evidenceevidence inin hishis posessionposession
EvidenceEvidence thatthat can becan be usedused::
allall kindskinds ofof evidenceevidence willwill bebe admittedadmitted withwith thethe
exceptionexception ofof depositionsdepositions.. ThoseThose thatthat havehave nono
relationshiprelationship withwith thethe meritsmerits ofof thethe casecase willwill bebe rejectedrejected
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PRBPRB EnforcementEnforcement inin MexicoMexico
InIn orderorder forfor thethe MinistryMinistry toto orderorder thethe provisionalprovisional
measuresmeasures uponupon requestrequest ofof anan interestedinterested patypaty,, applicantapplicant
mustmust proveprove
thethe existenceexistence ofof anan infrigementinfrigement ofof hishis rightsrights
oror thatthat thethe infringementinfringement isis inminentinminent
oror thethe possibilitypossibility ofof sufferingsuffering anan irreparableirreparable harmharm
oror thethe reasonablereasonable fearfear thatthat thethe evidenceevidence willwill bebe
destroyeddestroyed
hiddenhidden
lostlost
alteredaltered
AA bondbond mustmust bebe postedposted
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TheThe SNICSSNICS oror thethe statestate officeoffice takingtaking intointo accountaccount thethe
seriousnessseriousness ofof thethe infringementinfringement andand thethe naturenature ofof thethe
provisionalprovisional measuremeasure requestedrequested willwill determinedetermine
thethe appropriateappropriate provisionalprovisional measuremeasure
asas wellwell asas thethe amountamount ofof thethe bondbond andand ofof thethe countercounter bondbond
AnAn increaseincrease ofof thethe amountamount ofof thethe bondbond may bemay be askedasked forfor
whenwhen thethe amountamount ofof thethe samesame isis insufficientinsufficient toto respondrespond toto
thethe damagesdamages thatthat itit mightmight causecause toto thethe personspersons againstagainst
whomwhom thethe measuremeasure isis takentaken
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PRBPRB EnforcementEnforcement inin MexicoMexico
TheThe postingposting ofof aa bondbond isis askedasked toto answeranswer forfor thethe
damagesdamages andand lostlost profitsprofits toto bebe causedcaused toto thethe personperson
againstagainst whowho thethe provisionalprovisional measuresmeasures willwill bebe appliedapplied
toto inin thethe followingfollowing scenariosscenarios::
thethe finalfinal resolutionresolution onon thethe meritsmerits ofof thethe case declarescase declares thatthat
therethere waswas nono infringementinfringement,, nornor aa threatthreat ofof infringementinfringement ofof
thethe provisionalprovisional measuresmeasures applicantapplicant’’ss rightsrights
a provisionala provisional measuremeasure waswas askedasked forfor andand thethe administrativeadministrative
procedureprocedure beforebefore thethe MinistryMinistry inin connectionconnection withwith thethe meritsmerits
ofof thethe casecase waswas notnot filedfiled withinwithin thethe twentytwenty daysdays followingfollowing
thethe datedate onon whichwhich thethe provisionalprovisional measuremeasure waswas appliedapplied
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TheThe personperson againstagainst whomwhom a provisionala provisional
measuremeasure isis appliedapplied toto may post amay post a countercounter bondbond
toto
RespondRespond toto thethe damagesdamages andand lostlost profitsprofits thatthat maymay
bebe causedcaused toto thethe applicantapplicant ofof thethe provisionalprovisional
measuresmeasures
LiftLift thethe provisionalprovisional measuresmeasures
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TheThe applicantapplicant ofof a provisionala provisional measuremeasure may bemay be
presentpresent inin thethe proceedingsproceedings eithereither inin personperson oror throughthrough
aa representativerepresentative
AtAt thethe timetime thethe provisionalprovisional measuresmeasures areare appliedapplied
aa writtenwritten recordrecord willwill be made inbe made in thethe presencepresence ofof twotwo
witnesseswitnesses
thethe writtenwritten recordrecord willwill includeinclude interinter aliaalia
the inventory and the destiny of the seized goods as well as the
name of the depository
the arguments made by the person who applied for the provisional
measures
the affected party arguments or the arguments of the person who
was present in the proceedings
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TheThe personspersons againstagainst whomwhom a provisionala provisional
measuremeasure isis imposedimposed toto willwill havehave aa thirtythirty
workingworking daysdays termterm toto filefile argumentsarguments inin
connectionconnection withwith thethe samesame
SNICS maySNICS may modifymodify thethe termsterms ofof thethe
preliminarypreliminary measuremeasure imposedimposed takingtaking intointo
accountaccount thethe argumentsarguments filedfiled byby thethe affectedaffected
partyparty
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InIn thethe seizureseizure ofof thethe goodsgoods thethe followingfollowing procedureprocedure
willwill bebe followedfollowed
thethe personperson thatthat isis goinggoing toto imposeimpose thethe preliminarypreliminary measuremeasure
willwill identifyidentify thethe goodsgoods thatthat willwill bebe seizedseized
willwill makemake anan inventoryinventory
willwill appointappoint depositariesdepositaries;; thethe personspersons oror institutionsinstitutions
proposedproposed byby thethe applicantapplicant ofof thethe measuremeasure shallshall bebe preferredpreferred
thethe depositarydepositary shallshall keepkeep thethe goodsgoods inin thethe domiciledomicile ofof thethe
proceedingsproceedings,, oror inin thethe addressaddress indicatedindicated forfor suchsuch endend
thethe depositarydepositary he mayhe may notnot disposedispose ofof thethe samesame andand mustmust
keepkeep themthem atat thethe disposaldisposal ofof thethe MinistryMinistry
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ForFor thethe destinydestiny ofof thethe seizedseized goodsgoods thethe followingfollowing
shallshall applyapply once a finalonce a final decisiondecision isis issuedissued declaringdeclaring anan
administrativeadministrative infringementinfringement::
thethe applicantapplicant andand thethe infringerinfringer may determinemay determine itit
oror subjectsubject themselvesthemselves toto thethe decisiondecision ofof anan ArbitrationArbitration
CommissionCommission
ifif a legala legal processprocess isis initiatedinitiated toto mendmend thethe harmharm andand thethe
paymentpayment ofof lostlost profitsprofits,, thethe seizedseized goodsgoods willwill bebe putput atat thethe
disposaldisposal ofof thethe competentcompetent legallegal authoritytauthorityt
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DestinyDestiny ofof thethe seizedseized goodsgoods::
WhenWhen moremore thanthan ninetyninety naturalnatural daysdays havehave passedpassed
andand
thethe partiesparties reachedreached notnot anan agreementagreement
subjectsubject themselvesthemselves notnot toto anan ArbitrationArbitration CommissionCommission
a legala legal procedureprocedure relatedrelated toto thethe materialmaterial harmharm andand thethe
paymentpayment ofof lostlost profitsprofits isis notnot initiatedinitiated
SNICSSNICS throughthrough itsits TechnicalTechnical CounselCounsel maymay
donatedonate thethe seizedseized goodsgoods
orderorder thethe destructiondestruction ofof thethe seizedseized goodsgoods
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TheThe embargoembargo ofof thethe goodsgoods willwill bebe liftedlifted whenwhen
TheThe finalfinal decisiondecision establishesestablishes thatthat therethere waswas nono
administrativeadministrative infringementinfringement
TheThe administrativeadministrative sanctionsanction imposedimposed isis declareddeclared
groundlessgroundless oror withoutwithout effecteffect byby meansmeans ofof a judiciala judicial
orderorder
ByBy orderorder ofof thethe competentcompetent legallegal authorityauthority
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BPRBPR EnforcementEnforcement inin MexicoMexico
TheThe applicantapplicant ofof thethe preliminarypreliminary measuremeasure may usemay use thethe
documentationdocumentation relatedrelated toto thethe applicationapplication ofof aa
provisionalprovisional measuremeasure onlyonly inin connectionconnection withwith
thethe correspondingcorresponding judicialjudicial processprocess
asas anan exhibitexhibit inin pendingpending proceduresprocedures
inin thethe arbitrationarbitration procedureprocedure
MustMust abstainabstain fromfrom usingusing itit forfor otherother purposespurposes,, fromfrom
disclosingdisclosing itit,, oror communicatingcommunicating itit toto thirdthird partiesparties
23. 2323
BPRBPR EnforcementEnforcement inin MexicoMexico
ArbitrationArbitration byby thethe MinistryMinistry
InIn claimsclaims forfor thethe paymentpayment ofof thethe materialmaterial damagedamage
oror indemmityindemmity forfor damagesdamages andand lostlost profitsprofits
inin controversiescontroversies relatedrelated toto thethe
maintenancemaintenance
conservationconservation
salesale andand destinationdestination
ofof thethe seizedseized goodsgoods
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TheThe MinistryMinistry shallshall appointappoint anan ArbitrationArbitration
CommissionCommission composedcomposed byby threethree membersmembers
TheThe arbitrationarbitration procedureprocedure may bemay be
as aas a friendlyfriendly conciliatorconciliator oror
strictlystrictly followingfollowing thethe arbitrationarbitration procedureprocedure
TheThe interestedinterested partiesparties shallshall optopt forfor thethe
procedureprocedure theythey seesee fitfit andand shallshall expressexpress itit
formallyformally as aas a commitmentcommitment thatthat willwill bebe setset
downdown inin thethe statementstatement drawndrawn upup toto thatthat endend
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TheThe ArbitrationArbitration CommissionCommission maymay allegeallege allall thethe
legallegal elementselements itit deemsdeems necessarynecessary toto resolveresolve
thethe questionsquestions relatingrelating toto thethe controversycontroversy,,
exceptexcept thosethose
prohibitedprohibited byby thethe LawLaw
contrarycontrary toto thethe moralmoral
TheThe decisionsdecisions derivedderived fromfrom thethe arbitrationarbitration
procedureprocedure shallshall havehave thethe charactercharacter ofof a finala final
resolutionresolution
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OnceOnce thethe provisionalprovisional measuremeasure procedureprocedure reachesreaches itsits
endend,, applicantapplicant mustmust initiateinitiate thethe legallegal procedureprocedure
relatedrelated toto thethe meritsmerits ofof thethe samesame
Said legalSaid legal procedureprocedure startsstarts withwith BreederBreeder’’ss filingfiling ofof aa
complaintcomplaint withwith thethe evidenceevidence atat handhand beforebefore SNICSSNICS
SNICSSNICS willwill receivereceive thethe complaintcomplaint andand willwill serveserve
noticenotice ofof thethe samesame toto thethe allegedalleged infringerinfringer,, whowho willwill
bebe grantedgranted aa thirtythirty workingworking daysdays termterm toto produce aproduce a
replyreply
OnceOnce thethe replyreply isis receivedreceived SNICSSNICS willwill issueissue itsits
decisiondecision onon thethe meritsmerits ofof thethe casecase
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