Tag Article | Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House

About Legislative, Administrative or Policy Measures (MSR)

  06 Nov 2018

Introduction

Article 14 paragraph 2 (a) of the Nagoya Protocol provides that Parties shall make available to the ABS Clearing-House information on legislative, administrative and policy measures on access and benefit-sharing.

Access and benefit-sharing measures may include national or regional strategies, policies, legislation or regulations. They may also include measures undertaken at the subnational or community level. This form can also be used to make available additional explanatory information on how to meet ABS requirements.

Please submit a new form for each ABS measure. You will need to submit as many forms as the number of ABS measures that are available within your jurisdiction.

With a view to provide the most accurate overview of the national ABS legal framework, the ABS Clearing-House allows for the possibility of reflecting amendments to existing measures and linking different measures, for instance a regulation that implements legislation, or a guideline that provides further guidance on how to implement a given provision.

Information registered should be as clear and concise as possible while bearing in mind that the information should guide potential users to comply with the country’s legal requirements. Including courtesy translation of the information, and explanatory information, flow charts, or step-by-step guides on how to apply for prior informed consent are very useful for reaching out to users and ensuring that they are aware of the national requirements for access.

 

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