The norm, in detail
Seeds: a protocol to protect plant variety rights
Joint Res. 3/2026
in forceNATIONAL
Market deregulation
Res. Conjunta 3/2026 sets varietal identity checks on grain at the first delivery point, with testing by the arbitration chambers.
What changed and who it applies to
What changed
Resolución Conjunta 3/2026 (INASE + Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries), under the Seeds and Phytogenetic Creations Ley 20.247, establishes a protocol for controlling the varietal identity of the grain from samples taken at the first delivery point. The samples are analyzed by Arbitration Chambers and authorized private entities with an INASE agreement; the result is notified to the holder of the variety registered in the National Registry of Cultivar Property, who can report infringements to INASE. It reinforces traceability and the protection of intellectual property over germplasm. It does not create an 'extended royalty' regime or a self-use sworn statement. verif Jun 8, 2026 ↗
In force
From its publication in the Official Gazette (06/08/2026), as officially announced ('as of today'). verif Jun 8, 2026 ↗
Are you in or out?
The entire grain chain: holders of registered varieties (seed companies/breeders), producers and the establishments that function as the grain's first delivery point (storage facilities, cooperatives), which become obliged to register in SISA. It enables an oversight role for Arbitration Chambers and private laboratories with an INASE agreement. verif Jun 8, 2026 ↗
The norm
Resolución Conjunta 3/2026 (RESFC-2026-3-APN-SAGYP#MEC) of the Instituto Nacional de Semillas (INASE) and the Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca, signed on Jun 5, 2026 and published in the Boletín Oficial on Jun 8, 2026 (notice 342895). An implementing rule under Ley 20.247. verif Jun 8, 2026 ↗
Our reading
More legal security for seed genetics: by controlling the grain's varietal identity at the first delivery point, the rule reinforces the property rights over phytogenetic creations and improves the incentive to invest in better genetics (rule R4). Honest precision: the official announcement presented it as a 'free choice' mechanism for the producer, but the Official Gazette text makes it mandatory for the delivery points; and the figure of '+USD 4,000 M in annual exports' is a political estimate with no cited technical study and unconfirmed, not a data point. thesis
Where it lands, province by province
Applies the same nationwide
No effect lands differently in any one province: it applies the same across the country.
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