Under the terms of the agreement with FAO signed in October 1994, IRRI historically used the following MTA for all designated germplasm distributed from the International Rice Genebank Collection.

THIS MTA IS NO LONGER IN USE

• On 2003 May 1, we stopped using this MTA, and instead started to use an Interim MTA
• On 2007 January 1, we stopped using the Interim MTA for cultivated and wild species of the genus Oryza, and instead for such germplasm we now use a new Standard MTA agreed by the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT (MTA)

IRGC Request No.:

The material contained herein is being furnished by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) under the following conditions:

Designated Germplasm

IRRI is making the material described in the attached list available as part of its policy of maximizing the utilization of genetic material for research. The material was either developed by IRRI; or was acquired prior to the entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity; or if it was acquired after the entering into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity, it was obtained with the understanding that it could be made freely available for any agricultural research or breeding purposes.

The material is held in trust under the terms of an agreement between IRRI and FAO, and the recipient has no rights to obtain Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) on the germplasm or related information.

The recipient may reproduce the seed and use the material for agricultural research and breeding purposes and may distribute it to other parties provided the recipient is also willing to accept the conditions of this agreement.¹

The recipient, therefore, hereby agrees not to claim ownership over the germplasm to be received, nor to seek IPR over that germplasm or related information. He/She further agrees to ensure that any subsequent person or institution to whom he/she make samples of the germplasm available, is bound by the same provision and undertakes to pass on the same obligations to future recipients of the germplasm.

IRRI makes no warranties as to the safety or title of the material, nor as to the accuracy or correctness of any passport or other data provided with the material. Neither does it make any warranties as to the quality, viability, or purity (genetic or mechanical) of the material being furnished. The phytosanitary condition of the material is warranted only as described in the attached phytosanitary certificate. The recipient assumes full responsibility for complying with the recipient nation’s quarantine/biosafety regulations and rules as to import or release of genetic material.

Upon request, IRRI will furnish information that may be available in addition to whatever is furnished with the seed. Recipients are requested to furnish IRRI performance data collected during evaluations.

The material is supplied expressly conditional on acceptance of the terms of this agreement. The recipient’s acceptance of the material constitutes acceptance of the terms of this Agreement.

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¹ This does not prevent the recipient from releasing or reproducing the seed for purposes of making it directly available to farmers or consumers for cultivation, provided that the other conditions set out in the MTA are complied with.

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