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updated 2026-08-28
The norm, in detail

Seeds: a protocol to protect varietal property

Joint Res. 3/2026
in forceNATIONAL Market deregulation

What changed and who it applies to

What changed
Joint Resolution 3/2026 (INASE + Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries), under the Seeds and Phytogenetic Creations Law No. 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
Who it affects
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

We looked at this rule from each of the five provinces we track and found no effect that lands differently in any of them: it applies the same across the country.

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