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last updated: 03 Nov 2016
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Access to Genetic Resources and Community Knowledge and Community Rights Proclamation (Proclamation No. 482/2006)

The objective of the ABS law is to ensure that the country and its communities obtain fair and equitable share from the benefits arising out of the use of genetic resources so as to promote the conservation and sustainable utilization of the country's biodiversity resources.

The ABS law apply on access to genetic resources found in in-situ or ex-situ conditions and community knowledge.The ABS law do not apply to the customary use and exchange of genetic resources and community knowledge by and among Ethiopian local communities and sale of produce of biological resources for direct consumption, that do not involve the use of the genetic resource.

National / Federal
Legally binding
27 Feb 2006
Law
Yes
Article 16 - Contents of Access Agreement- contains 13 clauses to be included in an access agreement detailed on sub-article 1-13
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- Competent National Authority: | ABSCH-CNA-ET-207629-1 This document has been updated. This is not the latest published version. Click here to view the latest version of the record.
Competent National Authority:
Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI) ()
P.O. Box 30724
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa
P.O. Box 30724, Ethiopia
Phone: +251-916458972,
Fax: +251 11661 3722,
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National Model Contractual Clause Relevant ABS Measure(s): 2
ABS Procedure Relevant ABS measure(s): 2
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