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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 … innovation that is based upon an underlying biological resource. (Lesser 1997; OECD 1996) Ultimately, however, the …
International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues
… They must also have a realistic appreciation of the resource constraints in the country, for inadequate resources … 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 … the use of GM-crops will adopt a more flexible attitude if genetic modification proves to play a key role in making …
Introduction to the Rotterdam Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… activities do not necessarily have to be related to resource exploitation, for example by oil rigs, but could … or uses of marine living organisms, parts thereof or their genetic material. While some regard it as marine scientific … 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
… 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 … Facility’s Biosafety Clearing-House Project, this resource includes five modules: � “Introduction to the …
Enhancing regulatory tools to support sustainable and legal trade in timber and non-timber plant products
… level, customary law and traditional use systems for resource management are important in managing local harvests, … be covering, for example, the establishment of access and resource use regimes; the protection of species and habitats; … TRAFFIC. http://www. Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic . https://www. cbd.int/abs/text/ Guidelines on the …