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Activities of Mazaly AGUILAR related to 2021/2007(INI)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on an intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience
2021/09/10
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2021/2007(INI)
Documents: PDF(143 KB) DOC(72 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Irène TOLLERET', 'mepid': 197547}]

Amendments (12)

Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Having regard to its resolution of 19 September 2019 on the patentability of plants and essential biological processes
2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Whereas the system of plant variety rights enshrined in the UPOV Convention and Council Regulation 2100/94 does not allow the holder of a plant variety right to prevent others from using the protected plant variety for the purpose of further breeding activities
2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Welcomes the presentation of the new Intellectual Property Plan and recognises the need to foster research and innovation in the agri-food sector
2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Recognises that incentives are essential for seed and plant variety innovation in order to meet the demands of farmers and consumers.
2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Stresses that improvements in plant and animal breeding reduce greenhouse gas emissions by providing more efficient and safer agriculture.
2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that promotion campaigns raise consumer awareness about these products, making it easy to identify their authenticity and, indirectly, to protect them against usurpation and imitations; calls on the Commission to strengthen GI and TSG promotional campaigns in the next revision of the corresponding legislation; Invites the Commission and Member States to adapt public procurement mechanisms in order to improve access to quality-labelled products such as GIs and TSGs
2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that the reproduction of illegal seeds or plants seriously affects research and farmers finances; Considers that practices of this nature are vehicles for the transmission of new pests and diseases.
2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it essential to protect intellectual property rights to promote innovation, in particular with the aim of introducing more resilient agricultural varieties to cope with climate change and achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal;sustainable development goals (SDG) and the objectives of the European Green Deal; Points out that intellectual property rights must ensure food security and the resilience and competitiveness of our agri-food model.
2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Insists, however, that intellectual property rights should not lead to a reduction in the diversity of species and varieties and a loss of independence for farmers; also insists that farmers must remain the owners of their seeds and breeding material. in accordance with the system of plant variety rights provided for in the UPOV Convention and Council Regulation 2100/94
2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that the current intellectual property model in agriculture has worked well; stresses that the coexistence of patents with the plant variety rights protection model has been positive for the implementation of innovative solutions in agriculture; invites the Commission and the Member States to protect the innovative capacity of the sector and the general interest in a way that ensures effective access to and use of plant reproductive material so as not to interfere with practices that guarantee farmers' rights and the plant breeders' exemption.
2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recognises that the processes of breeding through crossing and selection, as well as the resulting biological material, should not be patentable.
2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Stresses that further efforts should be made to increase transparency with respect to the status and patentability of biological material; Points out that breeders should be provided with adequate access to information on the biological material they will use in the plant breeding process; Stresses that the Commission should implement new methods for effective consultation and exchange of information.
2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI