From 12thharmonic, a link to an
article describing how US orders enacted prior to the transfer of sovereignty work to prevent Iraqi farmers from saving their seeds for replanting- instead they will have to buy them from the likes of Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer and Dow Chemical.
Want some Kentucky Fried Freedom? Don't forget to read the fine print...
(quoted below)
When former Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) administrator L. Paul Bremer III left Baghdad after the so-called "transfer of sovereignty" in June 2004, he left behind the 100 orders he enacted as chief of the occupation authority in Iraq. Among them is Order 81 on "Patent, Industrial Design, Undisclosed Information, Integrated Circuits and Plant Variety." [1] This order amends Iraq's original patent law of 1970 and unless and until it is revised or repealed by a new Iraqi government, it now has the status and force of a binding law. [2] With important implications for farmers and the future of agriculture in Iraq, this order is yet another important component in the United States' attempts to radically transform Iraq's economy.