Dear all

please see attached nearly final draft versions of the report in German and English. Longer than expected, but I hope easy reading.

the summary is still missing, the glossary also still has to be integrated. We try to get everything ready next week. We also still have to go to final editing and layout. So please come back with comments needed during next week.

Please do not distribute the draft widely at this stage. If Oxfam wants to inform the Dutch breeders, I think this is ok. However it has to done confidentially.

Further I would not invite them officially for comments - this would mean to delay the report till June. I would offer it as embargoed versions just for their own information. Of course if they want, they can send their comments. But we will offer to integrate these comments or delay the report till they 'agree' or something like that.

If we receive some interesting we will have to make our own decisions within No Patents on Seeds! but can not allow these companies to influence our work.

Have a nice weekend, a lot of fresh air and good health.

Christoph