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Internationally Recognized Certificates of Compliance (IRCC)
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last updated: 25 Aug 2025
General Information
ABSCH-IRCC-LA-280185-1
- 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/NIBR-DOF24
This permission is granted to Dr. Hye-Woo Byun, Senior Researcher of National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea. This institute is having collaboration with the Department of Forestry (DOF), Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Lao PDR under the project “Cooperation Concerning Joint Research on Biodiversity and Useful Biological Resources” dated 24 December 2024. 
24 Jul 2025
24 Jul 2026 Expired
Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Information
Yes
- Organization: Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (DOF, MAE) | ABSCH-CON-LA-256892-3
Organization:
Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (DOF, MAE)
Government agency (National/Federal)
That Dam Road, Vientiane, Lao PDR
, Vientiane Capital
, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Phone: +85620 93899899,
Fax:
Website:
Confidential information
- Organization: National Institute of Biological Research, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea (NIBR) | ABSCH-CON-LA-278518-2
Organization:
National Institute of Biological Research, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea (NIBR)
Academic or research institute
Environmental Research Complex, 42, Hwangyeong-ro
Incheon,
, Republic of Korea
Phone: +82-32- 590-7084,
Fax:
Email: wybang@korea.kr,
Website:
Confidential information
Mutually Agreed Terms (MAT) Information
Yes
The project agreements (in the forms of MOU&MOA) and Material Transfer Agreement have been done between Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Lao PDR, and the National Institute of Biological Research, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea on 24 December 2024, 14 February 2025, and 23 July 2025, respectively. 
Subject-matter or genetic resource(s)
Confidential information
Information on the utilization of the genetic resource(s)
Confidential information
  1. It is required to share the research results and related publications with the Lao project partners and the ABS authority to acknowledge the genetic resource provider.
  2. This permission is used for this specific research only. 
  3. If further research on the biological resource and digital sequencing information is used for commercial purposes, the National Institute of Biological Research (NIBR), Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea, must inform the ABS Management Authority and Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, and a new ABS agreement should be established for the commercial permission.
  4. The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) obtained by the genetic resource research and development, NIBR must inform the Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Lao PDR on the joint ownership in line with the agreements between the parties signed on 23 July 2025.
  5. It requires to acknowledge the country of origin of genetic resources when making and using the Digital Sequencing Information. 
The samples are not allowed to a third party without permission from the Lao ABS authority and the Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Lao PDR.
Additional Information
1 kg voucher specimens and dried plant of the sample collected from this project will be exported from the Lao PDR to the National Institute of Biological Research (NIBR), Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea, for research activities. 
Amendment history
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Kongchay Phimmakong (kongchaybeechan@gmail.com)
25 Aug 2025 04:05
on 25 Aug 2025 04:05
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