A10-0182/2026 – Javi López, Borja Giménez Larraz – § 44 – Am 29

Tabled by Manon Aubry, Pernando Barrena Arza, Lynn Boylan, Younous Omarjee, Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith, Leila Chaibi, Arash Saeidi, Rima Hassan, Damien Carême, Emma Fourreau, Irene Montero, Rudi Kennes

44. Removed: Welcomes the enhanced Added: Raises concerns regarding the strengthened protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, which Removed: will offer EU innovators, creative industries and artists significantly stronger safeguards in Mexico than those provided under Added: go beyond the WTO TRIPS Agreement; Added: warns, in particular, that the inclusion of provisions aligned with the 1991 International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) may negatively affect farmers’ rights, seed sovereignty and biodiversity; further expresses concern about provisions on supplementary protection for pharmaceutical products in cases of delays in marketing approval, which may extend market exclusivity, delay access to affordable medicines and increase costs for public health systems; calls for a balanced approach to intellectual property that safeguards innovation while protecting public interest objectives;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.395