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published: 05 Apr 2024 last updated: 29 May 2026
General information
Belarus
Law of the Republic of Belarus "On Genetic Resources Management"
This Law was enacted in furtherance of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity of October 29, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as “the Nagoya Protocol”), and it establishes legal bases for state regulation in the field of genetic resources management and/or associated traditional knowledge for the purpose of their protection and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, preservation of human health and provision of food security. 
National / Federal
Legally binding
05 Mar 2025
Law
No
Document details
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Regulatory contact information
- Organization: House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus () | ABSCH-CON-BY-299187-1
Organization:
House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus ()
Government agency (National/Federal)
11 Sovetskaya St.
Minsk, Belarus
220010, Belarus
Phone: +375 17 222 32 62,
Fax: +375 17 327 37 84,
Email: kc1@house.gov.by,
Website: https://house.gov.by/en/, https://house.gov.by/ru/,
- Organization: Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus () | ABSCH-CON-BY-299186-1
Organization:
Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus ()
Government agency (National/Federal)
9 Krasnoarmeiskaya St.
Minsk, Belarus
220016, Belarus
Phone: +375 17 327 46 74, +375 17 327 46 76,
Fax: +375 17 327 23 18,
Email: cr@sovrep.gov.by,
Website: https://sovrep.gov.by/ru/,
Amendments
Relationships
  • ABSCH-MSR-BY-201806-6 Legislative, Administrative or Policy Measure Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus "On Accession of the Republic of Belarus to the International Treaty"
    Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus of 22 May 2014, No.235 "On Accession of the Republic of Belarus to the International Treaty". 
    The Decree prescribes:
     1. To accede to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted in Nagoya on October 29, 2010. To designate the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection responsible for fulfilling the obligations undertaken by the Republic of Belarus under the stated international treaty. 
    2. The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus shall take the necessary measures to implement this Decree within six months. 
    3. This Decree shall enter into force on the day of its signing.
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  SCOPE OF THE MEASURE
  Genetic Resources
-   All types of genetic resources -   Animals , -   Plants , -   Fungi , -   Microorganism , -   Domesticated species and/or cultivated species , -   Wild species - found in - All areas of access of the genetic resource In-situ Agricultural areas , Dry and sub-humid areas , Forest , Inland waters , Islands , Marine and coastal areas , Mountains , Protected areas , Ex-situ , Soil and/or water samples (Part 1, Article 4)
  Traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources ( Part 1, Article 4 )
  ACCESS
  Access to genetic resources
  For commercial use ( Part 3 )
  For non-commercial use ( Part 3 )
  Access to traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources, including prior informed consent or approval or involvement
  For commercial use ( Part 3 )
  For non-commercial use ( Part 3 )
  Provides for the issuance of a permit of its equivalent at the time of access for constituting an internationally recognized certificate of compliance ( Part 3, Article 14 )
  Established rules and procedures for mutually agreed terms ( Part 3, Article 15 )
  BENEFIT-SHARING
  Monetary benefits ( Part 4, Articles 24 - 26 )
  Non-monetary benefits ( Part 4, Articles 24 - 26 )
  For commercial use ( Part 4, Articles 24 - 26 )
  For non-commercial use ( Part 4, Articles 24 - 26 )
  COMPLIANCE
  Compliance with domestic legislation or regulatory requirements of the other Party (Article 15 and 16) ( Part 4, Articles 18-19 )
  Issues related to monitoring the utilization of genetic resources (Article 17) ( Part 3, Article 17 )
  Compliance with mutually agreed terms (Article 18) ( Part 4, Article 18-20 )
  RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
  Any other element relevant to relationship with other international instrument
-  compliance with generally accepted principles of international law and the norms of international treaties of the Republic of Belarus in the field of the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity (Part 1, Article 3)
  OTHER
  Competent national authority/ies ( Part 2,Articles 7-12 )
  Awareness-raising ( Part 2,Articles 12-13 )
  Transboundary cooperation ( Part 2 )
  Capacity-building ( Part 2 )
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