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"Mr President, the current interpretation of the existing prohibitions under European patent legislation does not provide the required legal certainty and is not clear enough because patents are being granted for products obtained using conventional methods.
According to information published, for instance, by the North Patterns for Seeds coalition, around 140 patents were granted for plants in 2011, 12 of which were for plants obtained using conventional methods. Again in 2011, 65 patents were granted for animal breeding, at least 10 of which were for conventional methods: sex selection, assisted selection and so on.
We obviously have a legal matter to deal with, which is not yet resolved. The European Parliament must send a strong message. No one claims or can claim ownership of nature. I am against postponing the vote as suggested by some colleagues. The vote must take place as soon as possible."@en1
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