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Conference call 4 March 2024 - Minutes
by Johanna Eckhardt 08 Mar '24

08 Mar '24

Dear all, I just sent you the minutes of our last conference call via www.proton.me <http://www.proton.me> Kind regards, Johanna Mag. Johanna ECKHARDT Project Coordination Tel. +43 680 21 26 343 <mailto:johanna.eckhardt@no-patents-on-seeds.org> johanna.eckhardt(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org NO PATENTS ON SEEDS! <http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/> www.no-patents-on-seeds.org <http://www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds> www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds <http://www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed> www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed

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Email-Vorlage auf Deutsch für Umweltausschuss
by Johanna Eckhardt 07 Mar '24

07 Mar '24

[Email template in German to send to ENVI] Liebe Runde, jetzt anbei auch eine Email-Vorlage auf Deutsch, um die Abgeordneten im Umweltausschuss zu kontaktieren. Die Abstimmung ist am MO, 11.3. um 19h. Liebe Grüße, Johanna Mag. Johanna ECKHARDT Project Coordination Tel. +43 680 21 26 343 <mailto:johanna.eckhardt@no-patents-on-seeds.org> johanna.eckhardt(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org NO PATENTS ON SEEDS! <http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/> www.no-patents-on-seeds.org <http://www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds> www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds <http://www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed> www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed

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IMPORTANT: Vote on patents, ENVI 11 March - change of Patent Directive 98/44!
by Johanna Eckhardt 07 Mar '24

07 Mar '24

Dear all, the vote in the Environmental Committee of the European Parliament on Monday, 11 March, 19h CET, is a big opportunity to change the EU Patent Directive! If the parliament adopts "Compromise Amendment 7 on Article 81a" (see attached), this would be a big improvement in regards to patents on conv. breeding! Let's take this opportunity and let's try to contact the MEPs. * We sent out an email to all MEPs of ENVI again today (see attached, feel free to use), but if you could contact MEPs you have a personal contact with (email/phone), this would be very helpful. * Christoph and I won't manage to follow up via phone, but Dagmar and Magdalena from ARCHE NOAH would highly recommend to do so! Maybe some of you can reach out via phone. * I posted on Twitter. Please share and tag MEPs: <http://www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed> www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed I will as well reach out to our partner organisations. Please let me know if you need more detailed info. Thanks to Magdalena and Dagmar for taking the initiative! Kind regards, Johanna Mag. Johanna ECKHARDT Project Coordination Tel. +43 680 21 26 343 <mailto:johanna.eckhardt@no-patents-on-seeds.org> johanna.eckhardt(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org NO PATENTS ON SEEDS! <http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/> www.no-patents-on-seeds.org <http://www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds> www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds <http://www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed> www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed

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Vote in ENVI on PRM and patents - PLEASE CALL MEPs
by Johanna Eckhardt 04 Mar '24

04 Mar '24

Dear all, as Dagmar informed us at today’s conference call, there will be a vote in the ENVI Committee on Monday, 11 March / 19h CET on Plant reproductive material. Some proposed amendments concern as well patents. This is an important opportunity for us! That is why we will send the email below (draft) today or tomorrow to the ENVI MEPs. We will send a follow up email on Wednesday or Thursday and want to call the most relevant MEPs (EPP, Renew Europe –>36 MEPs, if possible as well S&D) – ideally on Thursday – or else on Friday/Monday. I won’t manage to call all MEPs. So could you please help and call the MEPs from your country – and if possible as well from other countries? Please let me know so that we can coordinate. ARCHE NOAH provided us with the list of MEPs – see attached (we only need ENVI). More info in Dagmar’s briefing below. If you need more info, just let me know. Kind regards, Johanna --- Dagmar’s briefing: 1. Our proposal for action for NPOS members and Christoph and Johanna a. Today or Tuesday: Send mail to all ENVI MEPs reminding them about the importance of the issue of patents on seeds * refer to the ENVI committee vote (date = March 11) and the name of regulation (Production and marketing of plant reproductive material in the Union) * explain why stopping patents on seeds is important (for farmers, for diversity, for the environment, etc., you choose the focus) * we mostly need to convince MEPs from Renew, EPP (and if you have time also S&D). Try to appeal to their language and values a. Wednesday (latest Thursday): Send voting recommendations to all ENVI MEPs * We will have more information on the final amendments and will circulate them. * It’s important to remind them to vote against patents on seeds, why it’s important, and show how exactly they can do that. b. Thursday (best), Friday and next Monday: Call MEPS (EPP, Renew, if you have time S &D) to talk to them about the patent amendments * After you have sent your voting recommendations call MEPs to check if they got them (usually yes) and if they have read them (usually no). Ask them how they will vote on patents. If you can’t reach the MEPs ask for the assistant working on the ENVI file. You can find their phone numbers on the EP website https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/home - call them in Brussels this week, or in Strasbourg on Monday. Why contacting them so often: MEPs get hundreds of emails every day. Industry lobbyists are at least as pushy. This is a very rare chance to improve the situation on patents in Europe! --- DRAFT EMAIL Subject: Plant reproductive material and patents on conventionally bred plants for vote in ENVI next week! Dear Members of the Environmental Committee of the European Parliament next week, by voting about the new regulation on plant reproductive material (PRM), you will have the chance to stop patents on conventionally bred plants! In its vote on 7 February, the EP demanded to stop patents on NGT plants. However, its is not yet clear, if this can be decided by the EU. Therefore, now use the chance, to prohibit patents on conventionally bred plants, as a first step! As shown in recent example on a patent on lettuce, the European Patent Office is granting patents that include both, genetically engineered plants and those which are obtained from conventional breeding (https://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/en/patent-cases/salad-hot-climate). Meanwhile, around 1200 conventionally bred varieties are already concerned by such patents! The starting point to stop these patents is to change the wording of the EU patent directive 98/44 in its Article 2.2. and thus clarifying the definition of essentially biological processes which are not patentable. In result, conventionally bred plants have to remain free from any patent claims! This is essential to maintain biodiversity in plants breeding and to encourage competition for producing new and better varieties. Therefore, please, in the vote next week, support all amendments that can help to safeguard the freedom to operate for conventional plant breeders! If you have any questions or need for more information, please let us know. We would be happy to arrange for meetings. with kind regards, Mag. Johanna ECKHARDT Project Coordination Tel. +43 680 21 26 343 <mailto:johanna.eckhardt@no-patents-on-seeds.org> johanna.eckhardt(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org NO PATENTS ON SEEDS! <http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/> www.no-patents-on-seeds.org <http://www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds> www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds <http://www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed> www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed

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presentation improved draft
by Christoph Then 04 Mar '24

04 Mar '24

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now in the zoom meeting
by Christoph Then 04 Mar '24

04 Mar '24

if somebody wants to attend

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short presentation on NGT patents and conventional breeding
by Christoph Then 04 Mar '24

04 Mar '24

Dear all, I am supposed to give a ten minutes presentation in Brussels this week. please see my draft slides, let me know if something needs to be corrected. talk to you at 10 a.m. in our zoom call cheers Christoph

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Stellenausschreibung Bioverita
by Johanna Eckhardt 02 Mar '24

02 Mar '24

[Job offer in Germany] Hallo, Bioverita hat ab 1.4. eine Stelle im Projektmanagement in Deutschland ausgeschrieben. Vielleicht wollt ihr es weiterleiten: https://bioverita.ch/stellenausschreibung/ Liebe Grüße, Johanna Mag. Johanna ECKHARDT Project Coordination Tel. +43 680 21 26 343 <mailto:johanna.eckhardt@no-patents-on-seeds.org> johanna.eckhardt(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org NO PATENTS ON SEEDS! <http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/> www.no-patents-on-seeds.org <http://www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds> www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds <http://www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed> www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed

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Re: [Npos_2018] Campaign - Flyer
by Johanna Eckhardt 28 Feb '24

28 Feb '24

Dear all, if you have ideas about who we should reach out to to offer our flyers/stickers, please let me know. We'll try to gather feedback to have an idea about how many flyers we should order and want to do so on 6 March. Thank you! Kind regards, Johanna Mag. Johanna ECKHARDT Project Coordination Tel. +43 680 21 26 343 <mailto:johanna.eckhardt@no-patents-on-seeds.org> johanna.eckhardt(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org NO PATENTS ON SEEDS! <http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/> www.no-patents-on-seeds.org <http://www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds> www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds <http://www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed> www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed Von: Johanna Eckhardt <johanna.eckhardt(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org> Gesendet: Montag, 26. Februar 2024 12:57 An: 'npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de' <npos_2018(a)testbiotech.de> Cc: Nina Miggitsch <nina.miggitsch(a)arche-noah.at> Betreff: Campaign - Flyer Dear all, we will print another charge of our campaign flyer in German with 8 stickers included soon (see flyer here: https://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/Keine%20Pate nte%20auf%20Saatgut%20-%20Flyer%20digital.pdf). In case you need flyers, please let me know so that we can order accordingly. If you are interested in the flyer in other languages, please let me know, too. Kind regards, Johanna Mag. Johanna ECKHARDT Project Coordination Tel. +43 680 21 26 343 <mailto:johanna.eckhardt@no-patents-on-seeds.org> johanna.eckhardt(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org NO PATENTS ON SEEDS! <http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/> www.no-patents-on-seeds.org <http://www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds> www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds <http://www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed> www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed

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Campaign - Flyer
by Johanna Eckhardt 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

Dear all, we will print another charge of our campaign flyer in German with 8 stickers included soon (see flyer here: https://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/Keine%20Pate nte%20auf%20Saatgut%20-%20Flyer%20digital.pdf). In case you need flyers, please let me know so that we can order accordingly. If you are interested in the flyer in other languages, please let me know, too. Kind regards, Johanna Mag. Johanna ECKHARDT Project Coordination Tel. +43 680 21 26 343 <mailto:johanna.eckhardt@no-patents-on-seeds.org> johanna.eckhardt(a)no-patents-on-seeds.org NO PATENTS ON SEEDS! <http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/> www.no-patents-on-seeds.org <http://www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds> www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds <http://www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed> www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed

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