Home1999 Treaties and Agreements ...Multilateral (99-222) – Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants hide Multilateral (99-222) – Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants TIAS Office of Treaty Affairs February 22, 1999 Intellectual Property: Protection of New Varieties of Plants Convention of December 2, 1961, as revised. Done at Geneva on March 19, 1991; Transmitted by the President of the United States of America to the Senate September 5, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 104-17, 104th Congress, 1st Session); Reported favorably by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations May 19, 1998 (Senate Executive Report No. 105-15, 105th Congress, 2d Session); Advice and consent to ratification by the Senate June 26, 1998; Ratified by the President November 20, 1998;Instrument of Ratification of the United States of America deposited January 22, 1999; entered into force for the United States February 22, 1999. Download Attachment [7 MB] Tags Intellectual Property Multilateral Treaties