Summary
On Wednesday, the Working Group held text-based negotiations on the third draft revised Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA) in morning, afternoon and evening sessions.
Participants addressed SMTA provisions on, among others: the rights and obligations of the recipient of material from the Multilateral System; obligations in cases of transfers of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture under development; and options regarding payments from commercialization in cases the product is available or not for further research and breeding. They debated whether the subscription system should be the only access mechanism or alternative access mechanisms should be retained; and addressed SMTA annexes on: the list of materials provided; rates and modalities of payment arising from commercialization; terms and conditions of the subscription system; and the registration form to the subscription system.
A lunch-time side event organized by the ITPGRFA Secretariat, in collaboration with the Center of Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Studies at Arizona State University, aimed at generating knowledge and improving understanding of issues around access and use of genetic information, and the related technological, institutional and legal landscapes.
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided digital coverage and a summary and analysis report from OWG-EFMLS-6, which is available in HTML and PDF.
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From L-R: Tobias Kiene, ITPGRFA Secretariat; Álvaro Toledo, ITPGRFA Secretariat; Bert Visser, Working Group Co-Chair; and Javad Mozafari, Working Group Co-Chair
Daniele Manzella, ITPGRFA Secretariat, with Kathryn Garforth, CBD Secretariat
View of the dais during the morning session
François Meienberg, Civil Society
Thomas Meier, European Region
Felicitas Katepa-Mupondwa, North America Region
Pierre du Plessis, Africa Region
José Francisco Montenegro Valls, Latin America and the Caribbean Region
Bert Visser, Working Group Co-Chair
Tamira Ford, South West Pacific Region
Guy Kastler, Farmers Organizations
Kuldeep Singh, Asia Region
Cheikh Alassane Fall, Africa Region
Catherine Karr-Colque, North America Region
Patricia Larbouret, European Region
Michael Halewood, CGIAR Consortium
Ali Chehade, Near East Region
Akio Yamamoto, Asia Region
Javad Mozafari, Working Group Co-Chair
Side Event: The Technological, Institutional and Legal Landscapes of Genetic Information: Research Directions for the International Treaty
From L-R: Carlos Correa, Chair of the event; Kent Nnadozie, ITPGRFA Secretary Ad-Interim; Irene Hoffman, CGRFA Secretariat; and Kathryn Garforth, CBD Secretariat
Todd Kuiken, North Carolina State University
Carlos Correa, Chair of the event
Eric Welch, Arizona State University
Sélim Louafi, CIRAD (Agricultural Research for Development)
Margo Bagley, Emory University
View of the room during the side event
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