| Algeria | Law no. 05-03 relating to seeds, plants and the protection of plant variety was issued on February 6, 2005. However, there are no formalities adopted yet for filing or renewing such applications. | | | |
| Bahrain | Not possible | | | |
| Cyprus | Possible | Law no. 21(I)/2004 | The implementing regulations of Law 21(I)/2004 have still not been issued yet. | |
| Egypt | Possible | Law no. 82/2002 | A maintenance fee is due annually and should be paid within a period not exceeding three months from the date of the grant of the certificate | 25 years from date of grant for trees and grapevines, and 20 years for other agricultural products |
| India | Possible | The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act of 2001 | | 25 years from date of grant |
| Iran | Possible | The Plant Varieties Registration, Control and Certification of Seeds & Seedlings Act of 2003 | | 18 years from the date of grant |
| Iraq | Not possible | | | |
| Jordan | Possible | Law no. 24/2000 | A maintenance fee is due annually and is payable during the first 4 months of each year following the year during which the plant variety is granted | 25 years from date of filing for trees and grapevines, and 20 years for other agricultural products |
| Kuwait | It is not possible to protect plant variety (except microbiology) as patents (Law no.03/2001) | | | |
| Lebanon | Plant Varity Rights may be protected as patent applications under Patent Law no. 240/2000 | | | |
| Libya | Not possible | | | |
| Morocco | Possible | Law no. 9/1994 | A maintenance fee is due annually on the anniversary of the date of grant | 20 years from date of grant for species of great culture, and 25 years for species of arboriculture and vine |
| Oman | Not possible (Law no. 49/2009 for the protection of plant variety rights was issued on August 30, 2009. However, there are no formalities adopted yet for filing or renewing such applications.) | | | |
| Qatar | Not possible | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | Possible | Law on Patents, Layout Design of Integrated Circuits, Plant Varieties and Industrial Designs (came into effect by Royal Decree No. 27/M dated 17.7.2004) | A maintenance fee is due annually and is payable during the first 3 months of each year following the year the plant variety application was filed with a further grace period of 3 months (April-June) with payment of a surcharge | 25 years from date of filing for trees and grapevines, and 20 years for other agricultural products |
| Sudan | Not possible | | | |
| Syria | Not possible | | | |
| Tunisia | Possible | Law no. 99-42 / 1999 | New plant variety certificates shall be subject to the payment of an annual fee of which the amount and conditions of payment and utilization shall be laid down by a Decree | The breeders' rights shall subsist for 20 years for ordinary varieties and for 25 years for varieties where development of the production elements necessitates longer timescales. Those periods shall begin to run as from the grant of the new plant variety certificate |
| Turkey | Possible | Law no. 5042 | A maintenance fee is due annually and is payable in January of each year following the date of grant | 25 years from the date of grant for ornamentals, vegetables, and field crops, and 30 years from the date of grant for trees, vines, and potatoes |
| United Arab Emirates | Possible | Law no. 17 / 2009 | The implementing regulations of Law 17/2009 have still not been issued yet | |
| Yemen | Not possible | | | |
