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ABS Procedure (PRO)
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ABSCH-PRO-CM-245992-4   |   PDF   |   Print   |  
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published: 07 May 2019 last updated: 18 Dec 2020
General information
Description of the ABS Procedure
PROCEDURE FOR ACCESS TO CAMEROON GENETIC RESOURCES
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National / Federal
- Competent National Authority: | ABSCH-CNA-CM-250978-1 This document has been updated. This is not the latest published version. Click here to view the latest version of the record.
Competent National Authority:
Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development ()
Ministerial Building N°2, 20th May Boulevard P.O. Box 320 Yaounde
Yaounde, Centre
237, Cameroon
Phone: +237222236037, +237699738842, +237675635537,
Fax: +237222236037,
PROCEDURE FOR ACCESS TO CAMEROON GENETIC RESOURCES
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A- FOR RESEARCH
1. Request for access
2. PIC
3. MAT

B- FOR COMMERCIALISATION
1. Request for access
2. PIC
3. MAT
4. Issuance for ABS PERMIT

C- FOR ACCESS IN REGULARIZATION
1. Request for access in regularization
2. MAT
 3. Issuance for ABS PERMIT
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Does the applicant need to provide any documents
Yes
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (for Prior Informed Consent )
For access to genetic resources

●Stamped application adressed to the Minister of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development; 
  • Legalized photocopy of the National Identity Card for nationals;
● Legalized photocopy of the passport for foreigners;
● Legalization document for legal persons;
● Research Permit obtained from the Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation;
● Detailed project document;
  • Evidence of the quality of teaching staff-researcher or student in a Cameroonian university, if applicable;
● Receipt of payment of the study fees to the National Environment and Sustainable Development Fund.

 | If applicable
  • Research permit obtained from the Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation;
  • Material Transfer Agreement issued by legal representative of the entity of the institutions;  
  • Partnership agreement between the University institutions signed by the legal representatives of the institutions, where applicable.

For access to Traditional Knowledge 
  •  Stamped application addressed to the Minister of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development; 
  • Legalized photocopy of the National Identity Card for nationals; 
  • Legalized photocopy of the passport for foreigners;
  • Legalized document for legal persons;
  •  Identity of the legal representative of the legal person;
  •  Authorization and/or permit provided for by the regulations in force; ·         Detailed Project document ;
  • Receipt of payment of the study fees to the National Environmental and Sustainable Development Fund.  


The National Environmental and Sustainable Development Fund.is located at MINEPDED (Ministerial building N°2), 8th floor, door 843; Door 734 to summit the file 
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Are there application fees
Yes
 Amount of application study fees:

Material transfer abroad:  for Nationals 100 000 CFAF (natural persons), 300 000 CFAF (legal persons).                                            
                                            for foreigner 500 000 CFAF (natural persons), 1000 000 CFAF (legal persons).
 
Transfer of research findings: 1 000 000 FCFA;
Use of or get an intellectual property right on a genetic resource and / or associated traditional knowledge: 500 000 FCFA.

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60 days
  • Access to genetic resources (Article 15 of the CBD)
  • Nagoya Protocol
  • Competent national authority/ies
  • Access
  • Access to genetic resources
  • For commercial use
  • For non-commercial use
  • Access to traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources, including prior informed consent or approval or involvement
  • For commercial use
  • For non-commercial use
  • Benefit-Sharing
  • Mutually agreed terms
  • Compliance
  • Compliance with domestic legislation or regulatory requirements of the other Party (Article 15 and 16)
  • On access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing
  • On access to traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources and benefit-sharing
  • Non-compliance with domestic legislation or regulatory requirements
  • Issues related to monitoring the utilization of genetic resources (Article 17)
  • Traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources
  • Global Multilateral Benefit-sharing Mechanism
  • Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House
  • Model contractual clauses
  • Codes of conduct, guidelines, and best practices and or/standards
  • Awareness-raising
  • Transboundary cooperation
  • Capacity-building
  • Technology transfer, collaboration and cooperation
  • Financial mechanism and resource mobilization
  • National reports
  • ABS legislative, administrative or policy measures
  • ABS agreements
  • All types of genetic resources
  • Agricultural areas
  • Forest
  • Protected areas
  • Intellectual property rights
  • World Intellectual Property Organization
Additional Information
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