17. Patentability of plants and essential biological processes (debate)

Verbatim reports

Question for oral answer O-000026/2019 by Norbert Lins to the Commission: Patentability of plants and essential biological processes (B9-0051/2019)

Norbert Lins moved the question.

Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Member of the Commission) answered the question.

The following spoke: Annie Schreijer-Pierik, on behalf of the PPE Group, Eric Andrieu, on behalf of the S&D Group, Jan Huitema, on behalf of the Renew Group, Martin Häusling, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ivan David, on behalf of the ID Group, Bert-Jan Ruissen, on behalf of the ECR Group, Sandra Pereira, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Daniel Buda, Paolo De Castro, Ulrike Müller, Benoît Biteau and Gilles Lebreton.

IN THE CHAIR: Klára DOBREV
Vice-President

The following spoke: Mazaly Aguilar, Anja Hazekamp, Pina Picierno, Karen Melchior, Sarah Wiener, Marc Tarabella and Clara Aguilera.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Michaela Šojdrová, Mick Wallace and Herbert Dorfmann.

The following spoke: Elżbieta Bieńkowska.

The motions for resolutions to be tabled in accordance with Rule 136(5) would be announced at a later stage.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 19.9.2019, item 7.4.