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Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: International legal regimes and policy options for national governments
… 86 4.3. International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (“ITPGR”) . … achieving other public policy objectives relating to plant genetic resources. It identifies different sets of policy … in section 2.3 below. 1.3.5.3. Convention on Biological Diversity ("CBD") The CBD was opened for signature in 1992 …
Introduction to the Rotterdam Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… or uses of marine living organisms, parts thereof or their genetic material. While some regard it as marine scientific … laid down in article 2 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (“CBD”). Accordingly, biodiversity does not just … of the ecosystems of which these species are part and genetic diversity within species. Concrete components of …
The Green Customs Guide to Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity * 30 * Convention on the Prohibition of the … including common and scientific names, relevant traits and genetic modification, transgenic traits and characteristics … any living organism that possesses a novel combination of genetic material obtained through the use of modern …
International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues
… Community and Common Market CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CET Common External Tariff COMESA Common Market for … Tin Commission ITPGRFA International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture LDC Least … The coming into force of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) will …
WTO Panel Report on the "EC-Biotech" Case: Considerations for Trade and Development"
… the sector, and their perception of the linkages between genetic modification and ethical issues. As a result, … with a 60-fold increase between 1996 and 2006; this makes genetic engineering the fastest adopted crop technology in … instruments such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety …