Activities of Josefa ANDRÉS BAREA related to 2012/2135(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Development aspects of intellectual property rights on genetic resources (short presentation)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on development aspects of intellectual property rights on genetic resources: the impact on poverty reduction in developing countries
Amendments (5)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regards the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilisation of genetic resources as a key objective; emphasises the need to provide transparency and legal certainty for resource providers, inventors and investors; considers consensus on the meaning in law of the term ‘biopiracy’ among the international organisations which govern trade relations to be vital therefore;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the potential role of the intellectual property and patent system in promoting innovation, transfer and dissemination of technology to the mutual advantage of stakeholders, providers, holders and users of genetic resources, their derivatives, and of associated traditional knowledge in a manner conducive to welfare and development, while emphasising the necessity of preventing thfinding other innovative solutions to prevent the possible adverse effects of the IPR and patent system on indigenous peoples and local communities, such as contracts between the parties which impose limits on access to genetic resources where said access would have an undesirable environmental or social impact;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Believes that the developing countries need to be encouraged to establish domestic institutions which plan and check that it is the indigenous populations and the local or regional authorities closest to these populations which benefit most from the use of genetic resources; believes also that part of the benefits should be directed towards conservation of the environment from which the resources are obtained; believes likewise that international bodies which regulate trade in biodiversity need to include rules on assessing with said populations and regions the impact of these agreements.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)