Reference materials

1a.

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Web page:
www.planttreaty.org/
and
www.planttreaty.org/texts_en.htm 
 Copy of the Treaty (3.5 MB)

1b.

Standard Material Transfer Agreement
Web page:
www.planttreaty.org/smta_en.htm
Original web location of the document:
ftp://ftp.fao.org/ag/agp/planttreaty/agreements/smta/SMTAe.pdf
 Copy of the SMTA (270 KB)

2a.

Convention on Biological Diversity
Web page:
www.cbd.int/
and
www.cbd.int/convention/convention.shtml 
 Copy of the CBD (54 KB)

2b.

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Web page:
www.cbd.int/biosafety/protocol.shtml
Original web location of the document:
www.cbd.int/doc/legal/cartagena-protocol-en.pdf
 Copy of the Protocol (316 KB)

3.

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
Web page of full texts of Uruguay Round Final Act:
www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/final_e.htm
Original web location of the document (TRIPS Agreement):
www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/27-trips.pdf
 Copy of TRIPS (193 KB)

4.

UPOV Convention
Web page with text of the various Acts of the UPOV Convention:
www.upov.int/en/publications/conventions/index.html
Original web location of the document, 1978 Act:
www.upov.int/en/publications/conventions/1978/act1978.htm
 Copy of the 1978 Act (65 KB)
Original web location of the document, 1991 Act:
www.upov.int/en/publications/conventions/1991/act1991.htm
 Copy of the 1991 Act  (108 KB)

5.

Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
Web page of full texts of Uruguay Round Final Act: http://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/final_e.htm
Original Web Location of the document:
http://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/15-sps.pdf
Copy of the original file:  SPS (91 KB)

6.

Biosafety Protocol
Web site: http://www.biodiv.org/biosafety/protocol.asp
Copy of the original file:  Cartagena Protocol (316 KB)
Original Web Location of the document:
http://www.biodiv.org/doc/legal/cartagena-protocol-en.pdf

7.

WIPO-administered treaties
Web site listing WIPO-administered treaties:
http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/

Web Sites for All WIPO-Administered Treaties and Contracting Parties:

7a.

Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
Web site: http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/paris/index.html
Original Web Location of the Paris Convention document:
http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/paris/pdf/trtdocs_wo020.pdf
Copy of the original file:  Paris Convention (111 KB)

7b.

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Web site: http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/berne/
Original Web location of the Berne Convention documents:
http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/berne/trtdocs_wo001.html
Copy of the original file:  Berne Convention (155 KB)

7c.

Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure
Web site: http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest
Original Web location of Budapest Treaty documents:
http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/trtdocs_wo002.html
Copy of the original file:  Budapest Treaty (59 KB)

7d.

Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and Their International Registration
Web site: http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/lisbon/index.html
Original Web location of documents:
http://www.wipo.int/lisbon/en/legal_texts/lisbon_agreement.htm
Copy of the original file:  Lisbon Agreement (142 KB) 

7e.

Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Web site: http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/madrid/index.html
Original Web location of document:
http://www.wipo.int/madrid/en/legal_texts/trtdocs_wo015.html
Copy of the original file:  Madrid Agreement (50 KB)

7f.

Patent Cooperation Treaty
Web site: http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/pct/index.html
Original Web location of document:
http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/articles/atoc.htm
Copy of the original file:  Patent Cooperation Treaty (2.5 MB)

8.

The Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Original web location of the document:
http://typo3.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/agphome/documents/PGR/GPA/gpaeng.pdf
 Copy of the Global Plan of Action  (1.1 MB)

9.

The International Code of Conduct for Plant Germplasm Collecting and Transfer
Original Web location of the document:
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/meeting/015/aj634e.pdf
 Copy of the Code of Conduct  (38 KB)

10a.

The First Report on the State of the World's Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Original Web location of the document:
http://apps3.fao.org/wiews/docs/swrfull.pdf
 Copy of State of the World (1.3 MB) (short version)

10b.

The Second Report on the State of the World's Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Original web location of the document:
http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i1500e/i1500e00.htm
 Copy of the Second Report on the State of the World (8.2 MB)

11.

Explanatory Guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Web page:
www.iucn.org 
Original web location of the document:
http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/EPLP-057.pdf
 Copy of the IT Guide (2.0 MB)

12.

Booklet of CGIAR Centre Policy Instruments, Guidelines and Statements on Genetic Resources, Biotechnology and Intellectual Property Rights (Version III, August 2010, updated to include policy instruments and guidelines related to the management of PGRFA under the framework of the Treaty)
Web page:
www.sgrp.cgiar.org
and
www.sgrp.cgiar.org/?q=node/1053
Original web location of the document:
www.sgrp.cgiar.org/sites/default/files/Policy_Booklet_Version3.pdf
 Copy of the SGRP Booklet  (307 KB)

13.

Guide for the CGIAR Centres' Use of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement
Web page:
www.sgrp.cgiar.org
 and
www.sgrp.cgiar.org/?q=node/668
Original web location of the document:
www.sgrp.cgiar.org/sites/default/files/Guide_SMTA.pdf
 Copy of the guide (601 KB)