<Tr> <Td> Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002004 - 11 - 14 - 0000 14 November 2004 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002006 - 12 - 24 - 0000 24 December 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> The Convention defines both how the organization must be governed and run, and the basic concepts of plant variety protection that must be included in the domestic laws of the members of the Union . These concepts include: </P> <Ul> <Li> The criteria for new varieties to be protected: novelty, distinctness, uniformity, and stability . </Li> <Li> The process for application for a grant . </Li> <Li> Intellectual property rights conferred to an approved breeder . </Li> <Li> Exceptions to the rights conferred to the breeder . </Li> <Li> Required duration of breeder's right . </Li> <Li> Events in which a breeder's rights must be declared null and void . </Li> </Ul>

International union for the protection of new varieties of plants (upov)