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Legislative, Administrative or Policy Measure (MSR)
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published: 19 Sep 2014 last updated: 22 Nov 2016
General information
Designation of institutions/organizations as National Repositories under Section 39 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002
These orders designate the institutions/organizations as repositories under Section 39 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002  to keep in safe custody different categories of biological resources, including voucher specimens and new taxon, deposited with them by the applicant (user).
National / Federal
Legally binding
28 Aug 2008
Regulatory or Administrative Measures
No
Amendments
EN
Regulatory contact information
- Competent National Authority: | ABSCH-CNA-IN-202013-2
Competent National Authority:
National Biodiversity Authority ()
5th Floor, TICEL Biopark, CSIR Road, Taramani
Chennai, Tamilnadu
600 113, India
Phone: +91 44 2254 2777,
Fax: +91 44 2254 1200,
Amendments
Relationships
  • ABSCH-MSR-IN-202011-1 Legislative, Administrative or Policy Measure The Biological Diversity Act, 2002

    • An Act to provide for conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components and fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the use of biological resources, knowledge and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. 
    • The Act regulates the access to biological resources occurring in, or obtained from, India and knowledge associated thereto for research or for commercial utilization or for bio-survey and bio-utilization

    • It also regulates transferring the results of any research relating to biological resource, transferring any biological resource and/ or associated knowledge to a third party, and any person seeking Intellectual Property Rights in or outside India by granting prior approval.

The Central Government (Federal / National) shall designate institutions as repositories to keep in safe custody the biological resources, including voucher specimen, new taxon discovered, deposited with them by the applicant (user), as per Section 39 of the Act.
Elements of the measure The elements of the measure are not applicable for this measure.
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