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EU must act to combat biopiracy, say MEPs

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European Parliament (News)

Publication Date
2013-01-15

The EU must combat the "biopiracy" of multinationals that exploit plants with medicinal properties and traditional remedies originating from developing countries but fail to share the profits with indigenous peoples, say MEPs in a resolution adopted by a show of hands on Tuesday.

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http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20130114IPR05313/html/EU-must-act-to-combat-biopiracy-say-MEPs