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<DIV><FONT size=4>No patents on seeds</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Hi, <BR> <BR>A handful of corporations own our food. They decide what
farmers can grow and how much we have to pay for it.<BR><BR>Giant companies like
Bayer-Monsanto and Carlsberg can do this because they patent our seeds:
from melons and tomatoes to barley used to make beer.<BR><BR>We campaigned for
five years to get the office which decides on patents (European Patent Office -
EPO), to ban patents on plants and animals. And we won! But companies are
cancelling our win by taking advantage of where the rules are not 100 percent
clear.<BR><BR>All it would take to block these companies is for ministers to
make patent rules watertight. The very rules they put in place thanks to public
pressure from people like us. <BR><BR>And we know we can do this because this
time around, our community is even stronger. We also have 50 organisations
including local breweries from across Europe joining the fight. <BR><BR>Together
let's call our ministers to schedule an official conference and take bold
decisions that will stop companies from manipulating the rules. <BR><BR>I've
added my name, please add yours here: <A
href="https://act.wemove.eu/campaigns/nopatents-conference">https://act.wemove.eu/campaigns/nopatents-conference</A><BR><BR>Thank
you!<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=info@wemove.eu href="mailto:info@wemove.eu">David - WeMove Europe</A>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 23, 2022 9:12 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Future of food</DIV></DIV>
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