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The Legal Status of CGIAR Germplasm Collections and Related Issues
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
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| Author | Siebeck, Wolfgang E. Barton, John H. |
| Description | Paper prepared by two legal consultants for the CGIAR Secretariat on the control, ownership and legal status of CGIAR center germplasm collections, internationally and within their host countries. The document was considered at a joint meeting held in Rome January 30 to February 1, 1992, of the Center Directors Committee on Intellectual Property and the Center Directors/TAC Committee on Plant Genetic Resources, and served as a background document at TAC 57 to the discussion of CGIAR policy on intellectual property rights and related matters.A review of IARC constitutions and headquarters agreements revealed a general lack of provisions for the ownership of genetic material or for its devolution in the event an IARC ceases to operate. There was wide variation among cases depending on the legal status of the center, and the headquarters agreement in effect. In general, however, the consultants' view was that the germplasm collections would not pass automatically to the host government.The authors found potential benefit for IARCs to join the base collections network proposed by the FAO under the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, as a means of establishing the international legal status of IARC genebank collections. Agenda document, TAC 57. |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/9987004c-6aa8-49c8-abb8-5458881ced2f |
| File Format | |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1991-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Cgiar Genetic Resources Policy Fao Intellectual Property Rights International Undertaking On Plant Genetic Resources Genebanks Germplasm Collections Iarc Germplasm Under Fao Auspices Iarc Headquarters Agreements Iarc Host Country Agreements Iarc Host Country Relations Iarc International Status Iarc Legal Status Tac 057th Meeting 1992/03 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Report |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
