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Notification on exemption of crops listed in the Annex-I of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) from the purview of the Section 3 and 4 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.

Country/Territory
India
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Agricultural development Biodiversity Biological control agents Biosafety Biotechnology Genetic resources Genetically modified organism (GMO) Research Cereals/grains/rice Waste management Agricultural commodities Crops/grasses
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Notification exempts the crops, from amongst those listed in the Annex -I of the ITPGRFA, as notified by the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, from time to time, from the purview of the sections 3 and 4 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, for the purpose of utilization and conservation for research, breeding and training for food and agriculture.

Full text
English/Hindi
Website
absch.cbd.int

References - Legislation

Implements

Biological Diversity Act, 2002

Legislation | India | 2003

Keyword: Basic legislation, Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Classification/declassification, Data collection/reporting, Ecosystem preservation, Education, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Genetic resources, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Institution, Inventory, Management/conservation, Monitoring, Protection of habitats, Research, Special fund, Traditional rights/customary rights, Use restrictions, Wildlife products, Access and benefit-sharing, Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge

Source: FAO, FAOLEX