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Act on the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity (No. 394 of 2016).

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Genetic resources Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Access and benefit-sharing Registration
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The present Act implements certain provisions of the Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity, as well as provisions of Regulation (EU) No. 511/2014. The Act applies to genetic resources and traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples relating to genetic resources that are introduced to Finland and which are subject to provisions by which a party to the Nagoya Protocol has implemented the Protocol's provisions on access and benefit sharing of genetic resources. The Act contains special provisions protecting the Sámi people's traditional knowledge concerning genetic resources, including the creation of a database of their traditional knowledge and a general prohibition against undermining their rights.

Full text
Swedish
Website
www.finlex.fi

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EU) No. 511/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on compliance measures for users from the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization in the Union.

Legislation | European Union | 2014

Keyword: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge, Access and benefit-sharing, PIC-prior informed consent, Biodiversity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX