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Meeting of the ERFP WG "Ex situ 19/06/2019 conservation" Discussing user policies and access rules of national gene banks Martina Henning, Germany Repr. of the state ministry of Agriculture: Head of the State Department Animal Breeding Madrid, May 22nd 2019 1

Meeting of the ERFP WG "Ex situ 19/06/2019 conservation" Main issues discussed in the steering committee • statewise distribution of the material to be collected according to its geographic origin • further gene bank development (quantitative- and qualitatively) • handling of samples, which do not fulfill present sanitary requirements („historic“ samples, epidydymal sperm etc.) • Materialtransfer/-agreements Owner User (state owned, breeding ass., private) (state owned, breeding ass., private) Gene bank – Central storage location Madrid, May 22nd 2019 2

Meeting of the ERFP WG "Ex situ 19/06/2019 conservation" Discussion MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT (MTA) FOR CONSERVATION AND BREEDING : .. Owner : Any legal entity or private person(s) who have the ownership of the material… • wording (translation…..) • ownership • liability • complexity of the contract • 4 pages agreement/contract between state and genebank operator (FLI) Thank you for your attention ! Foto: Schöttke Madrid, May 22nd 2019 3