Considerations on COM(2019)428 - EU position in the Eighth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2019)428 - EU position in the Eighth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and ... |
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| document | COM(2019)428  |
| date | September 26, 2019 |
(2) Pursuant to Articles 23 and 24.2 of the Agreement, the Governing Body may adopt amendments to the Agreement and its annexes.
(3) The Governing Body, during its eighth session on 11-16 November 2019, is to adopt a resolution on the revision of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA), which should establish mandatory payments of users of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing (MLS). Such a resolution should be adopted on the basis of a proposal for amendments by the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing agreed during its 9th meeting on 17-21 June 2019.
(4) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the Governing Body, as the resolution will be binding on the Union.
(5) The Union should support the adoption of the resolution as it is in accordance with the Union`s position. The revision of the SMTA and the amendment to Annex I to the Agreement to expand the MLS should contribute to achieving the main objectives of the Agreement, should provide for an incentive for conserving and using plant genetic resources of a wider range of species and should generate increased user-based income to invest in crop diversity leading to increased food security.
(6) The revision of the SMTA and the amendment to Annex I to the Agreement to expand the MLS would not require any change in Union law.