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Internationally Recognized Certificates of Compliance (IRCC)
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last updated: 26 Feb 2026
General Information
ABSCH-IRCC-LA-284373-1
- Competent National Authority: | ABSCH-CNA-LA-240772-10
Competent National Authority:
Department of Science, Ministry of Education and Sports ()
Km 14 Office, Thangon Road, Done Teaw Village,
Vientiane,
, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Phone: +856 21 253254,
Fax: +856 21 216007,
Website:
Details of the permit or its equivalent
Lao ABS-CNP/Appl/TOKAIJP026
 This permission is granted to Dr. Seiichi Matsuo and Dr. Satoshi Yokoyama of Tokai National Higher Education and Research System, Nagoya University, in collaboration with the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI), MOAE, Lao PDR, under the Collaborative Research Agreement on Multidisciplinary Studies on Fermented Food and Food Culture in Laos, dated 19 August 2025. 
01 Jan 2026
28 Feb 2027
Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Information
Yes
- Organization: National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI), Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Lao PDR () | ABSCH-CON-LA-273016-2
Organization:
National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI), Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Lao PDR ()
Government agency (National/Federal)
Nongviengkhame village, Xaythany District, Vientiane Capital
,
, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Phone: +85621 770094,
Fax: +85621 770047,
Website:
Confidential information
- Organization: The Tokai National Higher Education and Research System,Nagoya University, Japan () | ABSCH-CON-LA-273017-2
Organization:
The Tokai National Higher Education and Research System,Nagoya University, Japan ()
Academic or research institute
, Nagoya
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, 464-8601, Japan
Phone: +81527895111, +81527894742,
Fax:
Website:
Confidential information
Mutually Agreed Terms (MAT) Information
Yes
 The Collaborative Research Agreement, dated 19 August 2025, was concluded between the Tokai National Higher Education and Research System and the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI), Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Lao PDR. 
Subject-matter or genetic resource(s)
Twenty samples of fermented foods (beans; fish and shellfish; grains; fruits and vegetables; meat; drinks and beverages; and rice) were collected from private households and local markets in Lao PDR. 
Confidential information
Information on the utilization of the genetic resource(s)
  • Non-Commercial
1. The applicant is required to share the research results and related publications with the local project partners and the Lao ABS authority to ensure proper acknowledgment of the resource providers.

2. This permission is granted solely for the specific research mentioned above.

3. If further experiments on the resources or their digital sequence information are intended for commercialization purposes, Tokai National Higher Education and Research System, Nagoya University, Japan, must inform the ABS authority and the local partner in order to establish a new ABS agreement.

4. The applicant is required to acknowledge the country of origin of the genetic resources when generating or using digital sequence information (DSI) derived from those resources.

 The collected samples of fermented foods mentioned above are not allowed to be shared with any third party without permission from the Lao ABS authority and the implementing partner in Lao PDR. 
Additional Information
Samples of fermented foods (beans, fish and shellfish, grains, fruits and vegetables, meat, drinks and beverages, and rice) will be analyzed at the Molecular Laboratory of the Genetic Resource Division, National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI), Lao PDR, to isolate bacteria and fungi useful for fermentation. These microorganisms may be utilized as genetic resources to support the production of safe fermented foods through biochemical and technical analyses. 
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26 Feb 2026 09:02
on 26 Feb 2026 09:02
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