IT/GB-1/06/Report FIRST SESSION OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE Madrid, Spain, 12-16 June 2006 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS IT/GB-1/06/Report REPORT OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE First Session Madrid, Spain, 12 - 16 June 2006 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2006 The documents of the First Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture are to be found on the internet at http://www.fao.org/ag/cgrfa/gb1.htm They may also be obtained from: The Interim Secretary Interim Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture c/o FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Agriculture Department Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 00100 Rome, Italy E-mail: [email protected] The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries CONTENTS Page. MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE V * * * * * OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE IX * * * * * REPORT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE Para. Introduction 1 Election of the Chair, Vice-Chairs and Rapporteur 2-3 Adoption of the Agenda, and arrangements for the Working Groups 4-6 Appointment of the Credentials Committee, and verification of the credentials 7 Report on the status of ratification of the Treaty 8 Adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the Governing Body 9 Adoption of the Financial Rules of the Treaty 10 Adoption of the Funding Strategy for the implementation of the Treaty 11 Resolution 1/2006 Adoption of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement 12-14 Resolution 2/2006 Draft procedures and operational mechanisms to promote compliance and address issues of non-compliance 15 Resolution 3/2006 Arrangements for the appointment of the Secretary 16-17 Permanent Technical Advisory Committee 18 Implementation of Article 6 of the Treaty: Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 19-27 ii IT/GB-1/06/Report Assessment of progress in the inclusion in the Multilateral System of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture held by natural and legal persons 28-29 Approval of draft agreements between the Governing Body and the International Agricultural Research Centres and other relevant international institutions 30-34 Approval and signature of the Relationship Agreement between the Governing Body and the Global Crop Diversity Trust 35-40 Relationship between the Governing Body and the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 41-44 Report on the status of cooperation with other international organizations 45-50 Adoption of the Programme of Work and Budget, 2006/07 51 Resolution 4/2006 Date and place of the Second Session of the Governing Body 52 Other business 53-56 Appendices A. Agenda of the First Session of the Governing Body B. Opening Statements Ministerial Session B.1 Statement by Her Excellency, Elena Espinosa Mangana, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain B.2 Statement by Mr. Jacques Diouf, Director-General of FAO Governing Body B.3 Statement by Her Excellency, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Sanz, Deputy Prime Minister of Spain B.4 Statement by Her Excellency, Elena Espinosa Mangana, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain B.5 Statement by Mr. Jacques Diouf, Director-General of FAO C. Contracting States and Contracting Parties, as of 11 June 2006 D. Rules of Procedure of the Governing Body E. Financial Rules of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture F. Funding Strategy for the implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture G. Standard Material Transfer Agreement H. Statements made on the adoption of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement H.1 Statement by the Group of 77 and China H.2 Declaration by the Government of France I. Draft procedures and operational mechanisms to promote compliance and address issues of non-compliance J. Terms of Reference of the Secretary of the Governing Body and procedures for the appointment of the Secretary IT/GB-1/06/Report iii K. Agreements between the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the International Agriculture Research Centres and other relevant international institutions L. Statement by the Alliance of Future Harvest Centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, on the approval of the Model Agreement between the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the International Agriculture Research Centres and other relevant international institutions M. Relationship Agreement between the Global Crop Diversity Trust and the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture N. Statements made in regard to cooperation with other international organizations N.1 Statement by the Alliance of Future Harvest Centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research N.2 Statement by the Secretariat of Convention on Biological Diversity N.3 Statement by the Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants N.4 Statement by the World Intellectual Property Organization O. Programme of Work and Budget, 2006/07 P. List of documents Q. List of Participants MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE INTRODUCTION 1. On 13 June 2006, the Government of Spain and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations convened a Ministerial Meeting of Contracting Parties and Contracting States, with the following attendance: Algeria, Angola, Austria, Benin, Brazil, Burundi, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, The European Community, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea Bissau, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, The Islamic Republic of Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, The Maldives, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, The Netherlands, Niger, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, The United Republic of Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Yemen, Zambia. 2. The opening statements of the Her Excellency, Elena Espinosa Mangana, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain, and of Mr. Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, are in Appendix B.1 and Appendix B.2 , respectively. 3. The Ministerial Meeting adopted the following Declaration. Participants made statements stressing the importance of fully implementing the Treaty, to which they had committed themselves, in adopting the Declaration. MINISTERIAL DECLARATION IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE WE, THE MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE , Having met in Madrid, Spain, on 13 June 2006, on the occasion for the First Session of the Governing Body of the Treaty, generously hosted by the Government of Spain, (i) Deeply concerned at the extent of hunger and poverty in the World, and the continuing erosion of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, (ii) Convinced of the critical importance of the Millennium Development Goals as a framework for the international efforts to address these and other development issues, and particularly that the Treaty is vital for the achievement of Millennium Development Goals 1 (the eradication of extreme hunger and poverty) and 7 (ensuring environmental sustainability), vi IT/GB-1/06/Report (iii) Recognizing that the Multilateral System shall include all plant genetic resources for food and agriculture listed in Annex 1 , and that further negotiated expansion of Annex 1 may enhance the Multilateral System, (iv) Acknowledging that plant genetic resources for food and agriculture are the raw material indispensable for crop genetic improvement, whether by means of farmer selection, classical plant breeding or modern biotechnologies, and are essential in adapting to unpredictable environmental changes and future human needs, (v) Recalling the vital importance that movement and exchange of plant genetic resources have had since the birth of Agriculture, (vi) Aware of our responsibility to present and future generations to conserve the world's diversity of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, (vii) Recalling that the objectives of the Treaty are the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and the fair and equitable sharing of