Hi all,

Sorry for my absence in the call, I couldn’t make it due to personal circumstances. I would like to share one update though:

The Dutch Minister of Agriculture - pushed for by Parliament (following up on the June 8 resolution that called upon him to work together with EU colleagues to make the EPO stop issuing patents on conventionally bred plants) – during the Sept 5 EU Informal Council (of Agricultural ministers) meeting, asked for the expedition of a EC study on this topic that was originally planned for 2026. With this, he accounts for ‘having given follow up to the said resolution’. Although this is a somewhat positive step by the Dutch Ag minister, it’s obviously not enough, nor a fully satisfying move. Therefore I’m planning to reach out to the MP (of the Christian Reformist Party) who submitted the resolution to discuss possible follow up steps on this topic. Interesting thing is that they included the enforcement of the EU prohibition on patenting conventionally bred plants in their election program (Dutch parliamentary elections taking place on Nov 22).

Perhaps the above is good to know for organizations in this network working on the same. One might consider following up with other European country Ag ministries/EU delegations to (at least) indeed expedite the EC study, or, better, to give more ambitious follow up on keeping the EPO from further issuing patents on plants.

Best, Nout

From: Npos_2018 <npos_2018-bounces@testbiotech.de> On Behalf Of Johanna Eckhardt
Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2023 8:03 PM
To: npos_2018@testbiotech.de
Subject: [Npos_2018] IMPORTANT: Conference call November

Dear all,

please find below the Zoom details for the English and the German call as well as the agenda. Attached the updated NPOS calendar.

Kind regards,

Johanna

English call:

Monday, 6 November 15h-16.30h CET.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83561913189?pwd=UWpLa2RSSzYxOTlHVGIyL1FmWjlZQT09

Meeting ID: 835 6191 3189

Passcode: 039122

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kLpdTGOFH

German call:

Tuesday, 7 November 10h-11.30h CET

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87333735242?pwd=Q0R2SGEwV1hkUlFyby9ZUjN6SXhEdz09

Meeting ID: 873 3373 5242

Passcode: 791374

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kccVu94iG

Agenda

1. Updates

1.1. from countries / member organisations

§ LLD forum Ireland /27.10. patent workshop (Katherine?)

1.2. NPOS

§ demonstration in Munich on 5 October

§ NGT-Conference Vienna 11 October

§ meeting with COM on 7 November

2. Next steps

2.1. 27 Nov. / patent event in Denmark

2.2. Admin. Council meeting 13/14 December

§ discussion about patents?

§ activity?

2.3. Campaign seed stickers 2024

3. Other

3.1. NGTs and patents

3.2. regulation on plant reproductive material and patents

3.3. Meeting of members 2024, date

3.4. Next conference call

Mag. Johanna ECKHARDT

Project Coordination

Tel. +43 680 21 26 343

johanna.eckhardt@no-patents-on-seeds.org

NO PATENTS ON SEEDS!

www.no-patents-on-seeds.org

www.facebook.com/nopatentsonseeds

www.twitter.com/nopatentsonseed

Von: Npos_2018 <npos_2018-bounces@testbiotech.de> Im Auftrag von Johanna Eckhardt
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 5. Oktober 2023 21:25
An: npos_2018@testbiotech.de
Betreff: [Npos_2018] Conference call November