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1. This report summarises the submissions received on the discussion document Review of the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987. It is not intended to provide detailed analysis of every submission received.

2. The submissions are summarised on an issue by issue basis as follows:

• profile of submissions received
• adequacy of the protection provided by the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 ("PVRA 87")
• ratification by New Zealand of UPOV 91
• implications for New Zealand of Extending the Rights Granted to Breeders
• Māori Concerns;

3. A list of respondents (together with the corresponding abbreviations used in the body of the report) is attached as Appendix 1 . Attached as Appendix 2 is a list of the questions asked in the discussion paper.