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The EU is the world's third largest producer of honey (through
beekeeping), and domestic production accounts for approx 50% of its
domestic consumption.[1] So this is a quite important industry we're
talking about for Europe, and the European food industry (we
consume, and produce a lot of it). <br>
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The pharmaceutical industry is already offered incentives for the
development of new medicinal products through patents. The only
thing that I can think of that isn't the same for medicinal products
for animals and for humans is the patenting of second indications
for certain drugs. <br>
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I would assume it has more to do with tax cuts or so, although I can
imagine research money from the Commission being put into this field
as well, in so called "public-private partnerships" the revenues of
which may well end up in IP rights. In Europe, drugs for both humans
and animals - especially animals used to produce stuff that is to be
consumed by humans - are subject to very extensive clinical tests.
One can imagine that slightly laxer testing methods would be an
incentive.<br>
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[1] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.uco.es/dptos/zoologia/Apicultura/euroapi_botton.htm">http://www.uco.es/dptos/zoologia/Apicultura/euroapi_botton.htm</a><br>
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On 16.11.2011 22:02, Sina Amoor Pour wrote:
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cite="mid:CAAn0q+owXev5=_jHpdOJAOv_VcH6Woa3iqx-dNrLx8-wxh28Yw@mail.gmail.com"
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<div>"The resolution also stresses the "need to offer the
pharmaceutical industry incentives for the development of new
medicinal products designed to combat bee diseases.”"</div>
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<div>What kind of incentives? If this word is not defined it will
probably be interpreted at "more patents".</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Amelia
Andersdotter <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<pre>***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Big pharma should combat bee decline, MEPs say - 16/11/2011 09:58:35
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The European Parliament has called on the pharmaceutical industry to play a
role in finding a solution to halt the rapid decline of the honey bee.
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://euobserver.com/885/114294" target="_blank">http://euobserver.com/885/114294</a>
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