# Council decision of 24 February 2004 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2004/869/EC), Article 10: Multilateral system of access and benefit-sharing

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

10.1. In their relationships with other States, the Contracting Parties recognise the sovereign rights of States over their own plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, including that the authority to determine access to those resources rests with national governments and is subject to national legislation.
10.2. In the exercise of their sovereign rights, the Contracting Parties agree to establish a multilateral system, which is efficient, effective, and transparent, both to facilitate access to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, and to share, in a fair and equitable way, the benefits arising from the utilisation of these resources, on a complementary and mutually reinforcing basis.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2004/869/annex/A/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-869/annex-A/article-10
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