Decree No. 19/2007 approving the Regulation on Access to and Sharing of Benefits from Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge. Country/Territory Mozambique Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Boletim da República, I Série, Supplement No. 32. Subject Livestock, Fisheries, Cultivated plants Keyword Fish products Fishery management and conservation Genetic resources Access and benefit-sharing Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Biodiversity Animal health Animal production Plant production Planting material/seeds Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Decree approves the Regulation on Access to and Sharing of Benefits from Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge. The purpose of this Regulation is to establish rules for access to the component of genetic resources, its protection, as well as the traditional knowledge associated with it and relevant to the conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use, including the fair and equitable sharing of benefits. It aims to regulate: a) Access to component of genetic resources existing in the national territory, on the continental shelf and in the EEZ for the purposes of scientific research, technological development or bio-prospecting; b) Access to traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources, relevant for the conservation of biological diversity, the integrity of natural resources and their components; c) The fair and equitable sharing of benefits derived from the exploitation of components of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge; d) Access to technology for the conservation and use of biological diversity; Access to the component of genetic resources existing on the continental shelf will comply with the provisions of the Convention on the Law of the Sea and other applicable legislation for the exploitation of resources existing on the continental shelf. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org References - Legislation Implements Law No. 20/97 approving the Environment Act. Legislation | Mozambique | 1997 Keyword: Basic legislation, Pollution control, Hazards, Protected area, EIA Source: FAO, FAOLEX