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No to UPOV in Indonesia
Dear colleagues
The EU continues to demand that countries of the South introduce plant variety protection rights according to UPOV 91 in free trade agreements. This is also what the EU is doing in the ongoing negotiations with Indonesia, trying to take away Indonesia’s flexibility to implement a law that suits its own needs and priorities. A plant variety protection law according to UPOV 91 is in total contradiction to farmers’ rights as enshrined in the UNDROP Declaration and also hampers the implementation of international commitments in the field of biodiversity. To prevent this, we are writing open letters to the EU Commission and the Government of Indonesia. We would like to invite you to co-sign these letters so that our common voice cannot be ignored.
Please follow this link to sign the letters : CLICK HERE
You could sign the letter until the 10th of May – it will be sent in the days thereafter.
For more background information see: Briefing Paper “The reasons why Indonesia should not (be forced to) join UPOV”.
If you have any questions, please contact f.hernandez@bothends.org or the other signatory organisations below.
Thanks a lot for your support and best wishes
Rahmat Maulana, Indonesia for Global Justice (IGJ)
François Meienberg, APBREBES
Burghard Ilge, Both ENDS
Sangeeta Shashikant, Third World Network