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Act relating to Nagoya Protocol of 29 October 2010 on access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Legislation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt, Part II, No. 32, 1 December 2015, pp. 1481-1507.
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Radiation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Biodiversity Access-to-information Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Genetic resources Access and benefit-sharing
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

Article 1 establishes that the Federal Republic of Germany hereby approves 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. The text consists of 3 articles and the text of the Protocol in its official German translation.

Full text
German
Website
www.bgbl.de