SWG-I co-Chair Sem Shikongo (Namibia) (right) suggested that delegates address the scope of the regime, before its objectives, elements and nature. Above photo L-R: SWG-I co-Chairs Geoff Burton (Australia)  and Sem Shikongo (Namibia)

The Netherlands, on behalf of the EU, stated that the regime should comprise multiple instruments at different levels. Above photo: Hans Hoogeveen (The Netherlands)

EL SALVADOR said that the international regime must be legally binding and reinforce national legislation on access. 
Above photo: Jorge Ernesto Quezada Diaz (El Salvador)

Ethiopia, on behalf of the AFRICAN GROUP, opposed future gap analysis as prerequisite to defining the scope of the international regime.
Above photo: Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egzhiaber (Ethiopia)

UKRAINE said that the regime should differentiate between genetic resources and genetic materials of potential value. 
Above photo: Igor Ivanenko (Ukraine)

MEXICO called for a focused regime based on a certificate of legal provenance. 
Above photo L-R: Wilehaldo Cruz, Miguel Castellano, Jose Carlos Fernandez, and Jorge Soberon (Mexico)

BOTSWANA said the scope should include breeders’ and farmers’ rights. Above photo: Nancy Kgengwenyane (Botswana)

The INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS FORUM ON BIODIVERSITY (IIFB) highlighted human rights concerns and the need to consider the outcomes of the Working Group on Article 8(j). Above photo: Stella Tamang (IIFB)

UGANDA said the regime should contribute to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and specifically to poverty eradication. Above photo: David Hafashimana (Uganda)

GHANA said the regime should prevent the continued misappropriation and misuse of genetic resources and their derivatives. 
Above photo: Alfred Oteng Yeboah (Ghana)

CANADA stressed the need for an analysis of gaps and of the relationship with other instruments that relate to benefit-sharing. Above photo L-R: Anne Daniel and Timothy Hodges (Canada) 

EGYPT underlined that benefit-sharing is not addressed adequately in current international instruments. Above photo: Osama El-Tayeb (Egypt)

Noting that the group does not favor discussion on the use of terms, SWG-II co-Chair Birthe Ivars (Norway) said the Secretariat will continue compiling information on existing national definitions.
Above photo L-R: SWG-II Co-Chairs Orlando Rey (Cuba) and Birthe Ivars (Norway)

Regarding appropriate national measures to support compliance with prior informed consent (PIC), TURKEY urged Parties to ensure full participation of provider countries in research and development activities. 
Above photo: Mehmet Gölge (Turkey)

The PHILIPPINES outlined national approaches, including indigenous community protocols based on free PIC. Above photo: Tony Manila (Philippines) 

BRAZIL said the certificate should ensure 
that access respects the national legislation of the country of origin. Above photo: Maria Angelica Ikeda (Brazil)

The IIFB stressed that national authorities should not have the right to regulate access to indigenous peoples’ traditional knowledge without their free PIC. 
Above photo L-R: Members of the IIFB with Aroha Te Pareake Mead, Brian Mcdonald, and James Lamouche

COLOMBIA said the certificate should serve the objectives of the international regime and support benefit-sharing. 
Above photo L-R: Fernando Casas and Juanita Chaves (Colombia)

The US cautioned against duplicating ongoing work under WIPO.
Above photo L-R: David Lee, Dominic Keating and Leonard Hirsch (US)

THIRD WORLD NETWORK called for studying developing country proposals on disclosure requirements in the TRIPS Council. 
Above photo Li Lin Lim (Third World Network) and  François Meienberg.