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2015/2981(RSP) Resolution on patents and plant breeders’ rights

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 136-p5

Events

2016/05/03
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
SP(2016)190
2015/12/17
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2015/12/17
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
Debate in Parliament
2015/12/17
   EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament adopted by 413 votes to 86, with 28 abstentions, a resolution on patents and plant breeders’ rights.

The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR and ALDE groups.

Parliament recalled that Directive 98/44/EC on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions, in particular Article 4 thereof, states that products obtained from essentially biological processes shall not be patentable. Whilst Directive 98/44/EC legislates for biotechnological inventions, Members considered that it was not the legislator’s intention to allow the patentability of products obtained from essentially biological processes within the scope of the directive.

In the light of these considerations, Members expressed their concern that the recent decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) on Cases G2/12 (tomatoes) and G2/13 (broccoli) could lead to more patents being granted by the EPO in respect of natural traits introduced into new varieties by means of essentially biological processes such as crossing and selection.

As numerous applications concerning products obtained from essentially biological processes are currently awaiting a decision by the European Patent Office, Parliament called on the Commission, as a matter of urgency, to clarify the scope and interpretation of Directive 98/44/EC , and in particular Article 4, in order to ensure legal clarity regarding the prohibition of the patentability of products obtained from essentially biological processes, and to clarify that breeding with biological material falling under the scope of a patent is permitted.

The Commission is called upon to:

communicate its forthcoming clarification regarding the patentability of products obtained from essentially biological processes to the EPO so that it can be used as a supplementary means of interpretation; ensure that the Union will safeguard guaranteed access to, and use of, material obtained from essentially biological processes for plant breeding, in order – where applicable – not to interfere with practices guaranteeing breeders’ exemption; pursue the exclusion from patentability of essentially biological processes in the context of multilateral patent law harmonisation discussions; report on the development and implications of patent law in the field of biotechnology and genetic engineering, as requested by Parliament in its resolution of 10 May 2012 on the patenting of essential biological processes.

Documents
T8-0473/2015
2015/12/17
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2015/12/14
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-1394/2015
2015/12/14
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-1395/2015
2015/12/14
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-1399/2015
2015/12/14
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-1400/2015
2015/12/14
   Joint motion for resolution
Documents
RC-B8-1394/2015
2015/11/26
   EP - Oral question/interpellation by Parliament
Documents
B8-1112/2015

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Activities

Votes

RC-B8-1394/2015 - Am 1 #

2015/12/17 Outcome: -: 328, +: 166, 0: 25
ES AT IE EL FI LU BE EE LV LT DK HU HR SI PT PL SE DE MT NL FR BG CZ SK IT GB RO
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24
15
7
5
9
4
19
5
6
9
12
15
9
7
16
42
14
59
6
21
55
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Heidi HAUTALA
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Claude TURMES
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Indrek TARAND
1

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Bronis ROPĖ
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Margrete AUKEN
1

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Davor ŠKRLEC
1

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Igor ŠOLTES
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10

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Merja KYLLÖNEN
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Rina Ronja KARI
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Malin BJÖRK
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Rolandas PAKSAS
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Joëlle BERGERON
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Petr MACH
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Gerolf ANNEMANS
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Janice ATKINSON
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Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE
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Martin SONNEBORN

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Udo VOIGT
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Aymeric CHAUPRADE
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Roberts ZĪLE
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Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
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Rikke-Louise KARLSSON
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Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
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5

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2

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Angel DZHAMBAZKI
1

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2

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9

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Monica MACOVEI
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Angelika MLINAR
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Marian HARKIN
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Paavo VÄYRYNEN
1

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Gérard DEPREZ
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Nessa CHILDERS
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Mady DELVAUX
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Marju LAURISTIN
1

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Andrejs MAMIKINS
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2

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Jeppe KOFOD
3

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Biljana BORZAN
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Tanja FAJON
1

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Francisco ASSIS
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2

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4

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13

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Agnes JONGERIUS
1

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9

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2

Czechia S&D

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Jan KELLER, Miroslav POCHE
4

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4

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21

United Kingdom S&D

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Richard HOWITT
16

Romania S&D

9
icon: PPE PPE
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5

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2

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Henna VIRKKUNEN
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Claude ROLIN
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Tunne KELAM
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Algirdas SAUDARGAS
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Bendt BENDTSEN
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Adam SZEJNFELD
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Michel DANTIN
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6

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5

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9

RC-B8-1394/2015 - Am 5 #

2015/12/17 Outcome: -: 265, +: 222, 0: 40
ES NL DE AT BE IE FR LT FI EE CZ SE DK EL HR LU SI LV BG MT IT PT PL SK HU RO GB
Total
24
22
64
17
18
9
56
9
9
5
19
14
12
6
9
4
7
6
10
5
54
15
42
11
15
21
43
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7

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5

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3

Austria ALDE

For (1)

Angelika MLINAR
1

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5

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

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6

Lithuania ALDE

3

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2

Estonia ALDE

2

Czechia ALDE

4

Sweden ALDE

3

Denmark ALDE

2

Croatia ALDE

For (1)

Ivan JAKOVČIĆ
1

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For (1)

Ivo VAJGL
1

Bulgaria ALDE

3

Portugal ALDE

2

Romania ALDE

2

United Kingdom ALDE

1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
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9

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3

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2

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Bronis ROPĖ
1

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Heidi HAUTALA
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Indrek TARAND
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Margrete AUKEN
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Davor ŠKRLEC
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Claude TURMES
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Malin BJÖRK
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Rina Ronja KARI
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Rolandas PAKSAS
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Petr MACH
1

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Italy EFDD

16

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15

Italy ENF

4

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Abstain (1)

Janice ATKINSON
1
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Bernd LUCKE
5

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Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
1

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Abstain (1)

Jussi HALLA-AHO
1

Czechia ECR

2

Denmark ECR

4

Croatia ECR

Abstain (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Latvia ECR

Abstain (1)

Roberts ZĪLE
1

Bulgaria ECR

Against (1)

Angel DZHAMBAZKI
1

Poland ECR

19

Slovakia ECR

Against (1)

Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Abstain (1)

Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ
2

Romania ECR

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Monica MACOVEI
1

United Kingdom ECR

9
icon: NI NI
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2

France NI

Abstain (1)

Aymeric CHAUPRADE
1

Greece NI

2

Poland NI

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Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE
1

Hungary NI

3
icon: S&D S&D
121

Spain S&D

2

Netherlands S&D

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Agnes JONGERIUS, Kati PIRI
2

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Knut FLECKENSTEIN
15

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Eugen FREUND
5

Belgium S&D

3

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Nessa CHILDERS
1

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Edouard MARTIN
9

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2

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Marju LAURISTIN
1

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Jan KELLER, Miroslav POCHE
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4

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3

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Biljana BORZAN
1

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Mady DELVAUX
1

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Tanja FAJON
1

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Andrejs MAMIKINS
1

Bulgaria S&D

2

Malta S&D

2

Italy S&D

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Renata BRIANO
21

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6

Poland S&D

2

Slovakia S&D

4

Hungary S&D

4

Romania S&D

9

United Kingdom S&D

14
icon: PPE PPE
152

Spain PPE

4

Netherlands PPE

Against (1)

Jeroen LENAERS
5

Germany PPE

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Peter JAHR
24

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5

Belgium PPE

Abstain (1)

Claude ROLIN
4

Ireland PPE

3

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18

Lithuania PPE

Against (1)

Algirdas SAUDARGAS
1

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Against (1)

Henna VIRKKUNEN
2

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Tunne KELAM
1

Czechia PPE

6

Sweden PPE

2

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Against (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Greece PPE

3

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Marijana PETIR
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3

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4

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3

Italy PPE

10

Portugal PPE

5

Poland PPE

17

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5

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6

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9

RC-B8-1394/2015 - § 4/3 #

2015/12/17 Outcome: +: 379, -: 146, 0: 3
GB DE RO CZ IT FR BE BG PT NL DK LT HR SE FI SI SK HU MT LV EE LU ES IE EL PL AT
Total
46
63
21
18
54
56
19
10
16
22
12
9
9
14
10
7
11
15
5
6
5
4
24
9
5
41
16
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24

Romania PPE

9

Czechia PPE

6

Italy PPE

10

France PPE

18

Belgium PPE

4

Bulgaria PPE

4

Portugal PPE

5

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5

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For (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Lithuania PPE

1

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5

Sweden PPE

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Lars ADAKTUSSON
2

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2

Slovenia PPE

4

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5

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6

Malta PPE

3

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3

Estonia PPE

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Tunne KELAM
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2

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16

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5
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Maria NOICHL
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21

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9

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3

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Marju LAURISTIN
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Mady DELVAUX
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Nessa CHILDERS
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Roberts ZĪLE
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Czesław HOC
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Petr MACH
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Udo VOIGT
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Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE
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Janice ATKINSON
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Belgium ENF

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Gerolf ANNEMANS
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Malin BJÖRK
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Merja KYLLÖNEN
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Nikolaos CHOUNTIS
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Judith SARGENTINI
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Margrete AUKEN
1

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Bronis ROPĖ
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Davor ŠKRLEC
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Heidi HAUTALA
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Igor ŠOLTES
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Tatjana ŽDANOKA
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RC-B8-1394/2015 - Résolution #

2015/12/17 Outcome: +: 413, -: 86, 0: 28
FR PL DE RO CZ GB BE IT PT AT SK HU DK BG LT NL FI SE IE HR MT LV SI EE EL ES LU
Total
56
41
64
20
19
45
19
53
16
17
11
15
12
10
9
22
10
14
9
9
5
6
6
5
5
24
4
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16

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25

Romania PPE

9

Czechia PPE

6

Belgium PPE

4

Italy PPE

10

Portugal PPE

5

Austria PPE

5

Slovakia PPE

5

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6

Denmark PPE

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Bendt BENDTSEN
1

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4

Lithuania PPE

1

Netherlands PPE

5

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2

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3

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5

Malta PPE

3

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3

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4

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1

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Luxembourg PPE

2
icon: S&D S&D
120

France S&D

9

Poland S&D

2

Germany S&D

Against (1)

Ismail ERTUG
13

Romania S&D

9

Czechia S&D

4

United Kingdom S&D

16

Belgium S&D

3

Italy S&D

20

Portugal S&D

6

Austria S&D

5

Slovakia S&D

4

Hungary S&D

4

Denmark S&D

3

Bulgaria S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Netherlands S&D

2

Finland S&D

2

Sweden S&D

Abstain (1)

Marita ULVSKOG
4

Ireland S&D

For (1)

Nessa CHILDERS
1

Croatia S&D

For (1)

Biljana BORZAN
1

Malta S&D

2

Latvia S&D

1

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

Tanja FAJON
1

Estonia S&D

For (1)

Marju LAURISTIN
1

Spain S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Mady DELVAUX
1
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52

France ALDE

6

Germany ALDE

3

Romania ALDE

For (1)

Norica NICOLAI
1

Czechia ALDE

4

United Kingdom ALDE

1

Belgium ALDE

5

Portugal ALDE

2

Austria ALDE

For (1)

Angelika MLINAR
1

Denmark ALDE

2

Bulgaria ALDE

3

Lithuania ALDE

3

Netherlands ALDE

5

Finland ALDE

2

Sweden ALDE

3

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Croatia ALDE

For (1)

Ivan JAKOVČIĆ
1

Estonia ALDE

2

Spain ALDE

7
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54

Poland ECR

19

Germany ECR

5

Romania ECR

For (1)

Monica MACOVEI
1

Czechia ECR

2

United Kingdom ECR

9

Belgium ECR

4

Slovakia ECR

2

Denmark ECR

4

Bulgaria ECR

Abstain (1)

Angel DZHAMBAZKI
1

Lithuania ECR

1

Netherlands ECR

2

Finland ECR

2

Croatia ECR

For (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Latvia ECR

For (1)

Roberts ZĪLE
1
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30

France ENF

15

Poland ENF

2

United Kingdom ENF

Abstain (1)

Janice ATKINSON
1

Belgium ENF

For (1)

Gerolf ANNEMANS
1

Italy ENF

4

Austria ENF

3

Netherlands ENF

4
icon: NI NI
9

France NI

1

Poland NI

Against (1)

Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE
1

Germany NI

For (1)

Udo VOIGT

Against (1)

Martin SONNEBORN
2

Hungary NI

3

Greece NI

2
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36

France GUE/NGL

3

Germany GUE/NGL

For (1)

Stefan ECK
6

Czechia GUE/NGL

2

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

Italy GUE/NGL

3

Portugal GUE/NGL

3

Denmark GUE/NGL

For (1)

Rina Ronja KARI
1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

For (1)

Anja HAZEKAMP
3

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Sweden GUE/NGL

For (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Ireland GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Luke Ming FLANAGAN
4

Greece GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Nikolaos CHOUNTIS
1

Spain GUE/NGL

7
icon: EFDD EFDD
35

France EFDD

1

Poland EFDD

1

Czechia EFDD

For (1)

Petr MACH
1

United Kingdom EFDD

13

Italy EFDD

16

Lithuania EFDD

For (1)

Rolandas PAKSAS
1

Sweden EFDD

2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
39

France Verts/ALE

3

Germany Verts/ALE

10

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

4

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Hungary Verts/ALE

2

Denmark Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Judith SARGENTINI
1

Finland Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Heidi HAUTALA
1

Sweden Verts/ALE

2

Croatia Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Davor ŠKRLEC
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Tatjana ŽDANOKA
1

Slovenia Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Igor ŠOLTES
1

Estonia Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Indrek TARAND
1

Spain Verts/ALE

4

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Claude TURMES
1

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    • date: 2015-11-26T00:00:00 docs: title: B8-1112/2015 type: Oral question/interpellation by Parliament body: EP
    • date: 2015-12-14T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2015-1394&language=EN title: B8-1394/2015 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
    • date: 2015-12-14T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2015-1395&language=EN title: B8-1395/2015 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
    • date: 2015-12-14T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2015-1399&language=EN title: B8-1399/2015 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
    • date: 2015-12-14T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2015-1400&language=EN title: B8-1400/2015 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
    • date: 2015-12-14T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=P8-RC-2015-1394&language=EN title: RC-B8-1394/2015 type: Joint motion for resolution
    • date: 2016-05-03T00:00:00 docs: url: /oeil/spdoc.do?i=26602&j=0&l=en title: SP(2016)190 type: Commission response to text adopted in plenary
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    • date: 2015-12-17T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=26602&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
    • date: 2015-12-17T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20151217&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
    • date: 2015-12-17T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2015-0473 title: T8-0473/2015 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 413 votes to 86, with 28 abstentions, a resolution on patents and plant breeders’ rights. The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR and ALDE groups. Parliament recalled that Directive 98/44/EC on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions, in particular Article 4 thereof, states that products obtained from essentially biological processes shall not be patentable. Whilst Directive 98/44/EC legislates for biotechnological inventions, Members considered that it was not the legislator’s intention to allow the patentability of products obtained from essentially biological processes within the scope of the directive. In the light of these considerations, Members expressed their concern that the recent decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) on Cases G2/12 (tomatoes) and G2/13 (broccoli) could lead to more patents being granted by the EPO in respect of natural traits introduced into new varieties by means of essentially biological processes such as crossing and selection. As numerous applications concerning products obtained from essentially biological processes are currently awaiting a decision by the European Patent Office, Parliament called on the Commission, as a matter of urgency, to clarify the scope and interpretation of Directive 98/44/EC , and in particular Article 4, in order to ensure legal clarity regarding the prohibition of the patentability of products obtained from essentially biological processes, and to clarify that breeding with biological material falling under the scope of a patent is permitted. The Commission is called upon to: communicate its forthcoming clarification regarding the patentability of products obtained from essentially biological processes to the EPO so that it can be used as a supplementary means of interpretation; ensure that the Union will safeguard guaranteed access to, and use of, material obtained from essentially biological processes for plant breeding, in order – where applicable – not to interfere with practices guaranteeing breeders’ exemption; pursue the exclusion from patentability of essentially biological processes in the context of multilateral patent law harmonisation discussions; report on the development and implications of patent law in the field of biotechnology and genetic engineering, as requested by Parliament in its resolution of 10 May 2012 on the patenting of essential biological processes.
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