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Implementation of PPV and FRA
For the implementation of PPV And FRA, the following two institutions have also been envisaged:

(i) a 'Plant Variety and Farmers Rights (PV and FR) Authority', which is an executive body; at the office of this Authority, there is also a provision for settjng up of a 'Plant Varieties Registry', which will maintain the 'National Register of Plant Varieties'; (ii) Plant Varieties Protection Appellate Tribunal, which will entertain appeals against the decisions of the Authority.

The PPV and FR Authority will encourage development of varieties by the breeders and the farmers, who can register their varieties with the Plant Variety Registry. After the registration of varieties, one can submit applications claiming benefits and the Authority will decide on these claims. The authority will also ensure that the seeds of registered varieties are available to the farmers. If at any time, the breeder holding the rights can not make available an adequate supply of seeds needed by the farmers, then the authority can ask another seed producer to produce the seed of this variety under the provision of compulsory licence.

The PPV and FR Authority has 15 members, with following composition (i) eight positions are reserved for Central Government Officials, (ii) five members from different organizations including one position each for farmers organization, tribal organization, women's organization, seed industry and agricultural university, (iii) two positions for state government. The Authority thus has a strongly bureaucratic composition.