Standard Material Transfer Agreement

E737378

access and benefit-sharing instrument material transfer agreement standardized legal contract

The Standard Material Transfer Agreement is a standardized legal contract used under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture to govern the exchange and fair benefit-sharing of plant genetic materials within its Multilateral System.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	access and benefit-sharing instrument ⓘ material transfer agreement ⓘ standardized legal contract ⓘ
administeredBy	Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedBy	Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	ex situ collections under the Multilateral System ⓘ in situ plant genetic resources for food and agriculture when made available through the Multilateral System ⓘ plant genetic materials in the Multilateral System of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ⓘ
basedOn	International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ
benefitsChannelledThrough	Benefit-sharing Fund of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ
benefitSharingMechanism	encouragement of voluntary contributions to the benefit-sharing fund ⓘ mandatory payments in certain cases of commercialization of products incorporating material from the Multilateral System ⓘ
category	contract template ⓘ
containsProvisionOn	applicable law ⓘ benefit-sharing ⓘ dispute settlement ⓘ intellectual property rights limitations ⓘ obligations of recipients regarding further transfers ⓘ payment obligations in case of commercialization ⓘ reporting obligations of recipients ⓘ
designedTo	ensure legal certainty for providers and recipients of plant genetic resources ⓘ reduce transaction costs for accessing plant genetic resources for food and agriculture ⓘ
governs	exchange of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture ⓘ fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of plant genetic resources ⓘ
hasStandardForm	yes ⓘ
language	standardized text adopted by the Governing Body ⓘ
legalFramework	international agricultural law ⓘ international environmental law ⓘ
legalNature	binding contract between provider and recipient ⓘ
linkedTo	Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing NERFINISHED ⓘ
negotiatedBy	Contracting Parties to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ
objective	conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture ⓘ food security ⓘ support to farmers, especially in developing countries, who conserve and sustainably use plant genetic resources ⓘ
purpose	to facilitate facilitated access to plant genetic resources within the Multilateral System ⓘ to implement the benefit-sharing provisions of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ⓘ to standardize terms for access to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture ⓘ
relatedTo	Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	that recipients not claim intellectual property rights that limit facilitated access to the material in the form received ⓘ that recipients pass on the same terms and conditions in subsequent transfers of the material ⓘ that recipients use the material in accordance with the objectives of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ⓘ
scope	plant genetic resources for food and agriculture listed in Annex I of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ⓘ
shortName	SMTA NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	transfer of plant genetic resources between Contracting Parties ⓘ transfer of plant genetic resources between natural and legal persons under the jurisdiction of Contracting Parties ⓘ
usedUnder	International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ

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