Report of the Seventh Meeting of the CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committee

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cg.subject.systemCGIAR meeting 1998/05en
cg.subject.systemBioethicsen
cg.subject.systemBiosafetyen
cg.subject.systemBiotechnologyen
cg.subject.systemBiotechnology service uniten
cg.subject.systemCGIAR central servicesen
cg.subject.systemCGIAR genetic resources policyen
cg.subject.systemCGIAR IPR policyen
cg.subject.systemEx situ conservationen
cg.subject.systemGenetic resources ethicsen
cg.subject.systemGenome summiten
cg.subject.systemGermplasm conservationen
cg.subject.systemGermplasm exchangeen
cg.subject.systemIARC germplasm under FAO auspicesen
cg.subject.systemICARDAen
cg.subject.systemIn situ conservationen
cg.subject.systemIntellectual property rightsen
cg.subject.systemInternational Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resourcesen
cg.subject.systemIPR advisory servicesen
cg.subject.systemMaterial transfer agreementsen
cg.subject.systemMicrobial genetic resourcesen
cg.subject.systemParticipatory plant breedingen
cg.subject.systemSeed productionen
cg.subject.systemSGRPen
cg.subject.systemTerminator technologyen
cg.subject.systemTRIPSen
cg.subject.systemUnderutilized cropsen
cg.subject.systemWTOen
dc.contributor.authorCGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committeeen
dc.date.accessioned1998-05-01T00:00:01Zen
dc.date.available1998-05-01T00:00:01Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10947/1134
dc.titleReport of the Seventh Meeting of the CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committeeen
dcterms.abstractReport of the seventh meeting of the CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committee (GRPC), held in Aleppo, Syria, May 2 - 4, 1998. The report includes the Committee's comments on the report of the TAC panels on biotechnology and proprietary science, with particular reference to the proposed Genome Summit and central technical service for the CGIAR. The Committee revised the statement of guiding ethical principles relating to genetic resources, in the light of comments at ICW97, for presentation for endorsement at MTM98 (Annex II). It discussed funding and other requirements for both in-situ and ex-situ collections, and encouraged the efforts of ICARDA and the SGRP to develop a database and materials transfer agreement (MTA) for microbial genetic resources.The GRPC recommended a more active role for the CGIAR in relation to underutilized species. It gave continued strong support to the germplasm agreements between the centers and the FAO, and urged centers to harmonize their MTAs. It endorsed a statement outlining steps to be taken in case centers became aware of violations of MTAs, or the FAO-CGIAR agreements (Annex III). CGIAR members were urged to encourage WTO attention to the importance of genetic resources, particularly those designated by the FAO-CGIAR agreements, in its review of the TRIPS agreement. The GRPC expressed pleasure that countries negotiating the revision of the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources seemed to accept the need for a multilateral system of exchange and the sharing of benefits. There was discussion, but no conclusion, on the use of terminator technology to prevent farmers from saving seeds from season to season.Agenda document, CGIAR Mid Term Meeting, May 1998.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.issued1998-05-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.typeMeeting Report

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