Research /  Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs)

Material Transfer Agreement (MTA)
for Non-Plant Genetic Materials
(Including Micro-Organisms, Animals, and Aquatic and Marine Materials)

The material contained herein is being furnished by International Potato Center (CIP) under the following conditions:

CIP 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 CIP; 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 research or breeding purposes.

The recipient may reproduce and use the material for research and breeding purposes and may distribute it to other parties provided the recipient is also willing to accept the conditions of this agreement¹.

The recipient, therefore, hereby agrees not to claim ownership over the germplasm to be received, nor to seek intellectual property rights over that germplasm or related information. The recipient further agrees to ensure that any subsequent person or institution to whom he/she/it may 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.

CIP 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. It is not possible for CIP to guarantee that this material is completely free from pathogens and parasites. 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, CIP will furnish information that may be available in addition to whatever is furnished with the germplasm. Recipients are requested to furnish CIP with data and information collected during evaluations of the material.

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.

¹ This does not prevent the recipient from making the germplasm directly available to farmers or consumers for cultivation, use or consumption, provided that the other conditions set out in the MTA are complied with.