First Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Report

IT/GB-1/06/REPORT Report of the First Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Working Documents

IT/GB-1/06/1 Draft provisional agenda

IT/GB-1/06/2 Draft provisional annotated agenda and time-table

IT/GB-1/06/3 Draft Rules of Procedure of the Governing Body

IT/GB-1/06/3 Add.1 Annotated Draft Rules of Procedure of the Governing Body

IT/GB-1/06/4 Draft Financial Rules of the Governing Body

IT/GB-1/06/4 Add.1 Annotated Draft Financial Rules of the Governing Body

IT/GB-1/06/5 Draft Funding Strategy of the International Treaty

IT/GB-1/06/6 Draft Standard Material Transfer Agreement

IT/GB-1/06/7 Draft procedures and operational mechanisms to promote compliance with the International Treaty and to address issues of non-compliance

IT/GB-1/06/8 Possible establishment of a permanent Technical Advisory Committee

IT/GB-1/06/9 Draft Agreements between the Governing Body and the IARCs of the CGIAR, and other relevant international institutions

IT/GB-1/06/10 Implementation of Article 6 of the International Treaty: Sustainable use of plant genetic resoources

IT/GB-1/06/11 Appointment of the Secretary and other matters related to the establishment of the Secretariat

IT/GB-1/06/12 Assessment of progress in the inclusion of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture held by natural and legal persons in the Multilateral System

IT/GB-1/06/13 Draft work programme and budget for the biennium 2006/2007

IT/GB-1/06/14 Relationship between the Governing Body and the Global Crop Diversity Trust

IT/GB-1/06/15 Relationship between the Governing Body and the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

IT/GB-1/06/16 Arrangements for supporting the participation of developing country Contracting Parties in the sessions of the Governing Body and its Subsidiary Bodies

Information Documents

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.1 Rev.1 List of documents See Appendix P of the Report (IT/GB-1/06/REPORT)

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.2 Rev.1 Report on the status of ratification of the International Treaty

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.3 Report on activities undertaken by the Interim Secretariat

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.4 Report on the status of cooperation with other International Organizations

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.5 Report on the status of the Global Crop Diversity Trust

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.6 Report on the status of implementation of the Global Plan of Action

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.7 Compilation of submissions and comments on the draft procedures and mechanisms to promote compliance and to address issues of non-compliance

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.7 Add.1 Compilation of submissions and comments on the draft procedures and mechanisms to promote compliance and to address issues of non-compliance - Additional submission

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.8 Compilation of comments on and suggested text for the draft Funding Strategy

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.8 Add.1 Compilation of comments on and suggested text for the draft Funding Strategy - Additional submission

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.9 Report on contacts made by the Interim Secretariat with relevant organizations, in order to promote the Funding Strategy

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.10 Report by the FAO Legal Counsel on the consistency of the draft Rules of Procedure of the Governing Body, the draft Financial rules of the Governing Body, the draft procedures and mechanisms to promote compliance and to address issues of non-compliance and the draft Funding Strategy, with FAO's administrative rules and procedures and the provisions of the International Treaty

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.11 Report on priority setting, eligibility criteria and operational procedures relevant for the implementation of the Funding Strategy of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.12 Analysis of FAO's overall work on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and the work of other relevant institutions, identifying the financial and human resources involved

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.13 Statement of competence and voting rights submitted by the European Community (EC) and its Member States

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.14 Information note for participants

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.15 Report of the Chair of the Contact Group for the Drafting of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.16 Report on the participation of Governmental and Non-governmental Bodies and Agencies participating in the First Session of the Governing Body

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.17 Progress report on work towards the assessment of patent data relevant to availability and use of material from the International Network of Ex Situ Collections under the auspices of FAO and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: a draft patent landscape surrounding gene promoters relevant to rice

IT/GB-1/06/Inf.18 Rev.1 Report of the Credentials Committee

Background Study Papers

Background Study Paper No. 29 Report on the Types of Funding and Assistance and Institutions with Relevant Mandates to the Funding Strategy of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Background Study Paper No. 30 Options for Non-monetary Benefit-sharing: An inventory

Background Study Paper No. 31 Policy and criteria for the Funding Strategy for the implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Other Documents

CGRFA/MIC-2/04/REPORT Report of the Second Meeting of the CGRFA acting as Interim Committee for the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

CGRFA/IC/CG-SMTA-1/05/REPORT Report of the First Meeting of the Contact Group for the Drafting of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement

CGRFA/IC/OWG-1/05/REPORT Report of the First Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Rules of Procedure and the Financial Rules of the Governing Body, Compliance, and the Funding Strategy

CGRFA/IC/CG-SMTA-2/06/REPORT Report of the Second Meeting of the Contact Group for the Drafting of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement

CGRFA/IC/Inf.1 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. Section 3: Interpretation of Treaties

IT/GB-1/06/Circ.1 Implementation of Article 6 of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Swiss Input Paper, circulated at the request of the Government of Switzerland