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Nagoya Protocol (Compliance) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 1393 of 2018).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Genetic resources Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Offences/penalties Access and benefit-sharing Biodiversity Plant production Planting material/seeds Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Intellectual property rights/patents
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations make amendments to the Nagoya Protocol (Compliance) Regulations 2015 and retained EU legislation in the field of environmental protection and, in particular, amend legislation relating to access to genetic resources and fair and equitable sharing of benefits. This is done in the framework of exit of the United Kingdom from the EU under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. EU legislation amended includes 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, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/1866 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 511/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the register of collections, monitoring user compliance and best practices.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

European Union (Withdrawal) Act (2018 C.16).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2018

Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Governance, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Nagoya Protocol (Compliance) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 821 of 2015).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015

Keyword: Genetic resources, Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge, Offences/penalties, Access and benefit-sharing, Biodiversity, Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Intellectual property rights/patents

Source: FAO, FAOLEX