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Biological Resources and Traditional Knowledge Act, 2021 (No. 4 of 2021).

Pays/Territoire
Bahamas
Type du document
Législation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Official Gazette, published on 8 March 2021.
Titre complet
An Act to provide for the protection and sustainable use of biological resources and traditional knowledge.
Sujet
Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes
Mot clé
Accès et partage des avantages Autorisation/permis Législation de base Biodiversité Biotechnologie Certification Gestion communautaire Mise en application Gestion/conservation Droits traditionnels/droits coutumiers Équité Conservation ex situ Ressources génétiques Peuples autochtones Institution Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets Commerce international Monitorage ICP-information et consentement préalables Recherche Fonds spécial Utilisation durable Savoir traditionnel/savoir autochtones Poissons marins Mammifères marins Faune sauvage Flore sauvage
Aire géographique
Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement
Entry into force notes
This Act shall come into force on such date as appointed by the Minister by Notice in the Gazette.
Résumé

This Act lays down rules for establishing a framework for the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, including by appropriate access to genetic resources and technologies, taking into account all rights over those resources, with the aim of contributing to the conservation of biological diversity and the sustainable use of its components. This Act shall apply to: (I) genetic resources within the scope of Article 15 of the Convention; (II) traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources within the scope of the Convention and to the benefits arising from the utilization of such knowledge; (III) in situ or ex situ access to and use of genetic resources as well as their natural and synthetic derivatives where such access or use occurs in The Bahamas; (IV) biological resources or associated traditional knowledge originating within The Bahamas; (V) genetic resources originating from The Bahamas which are held or were or may hereafter be removed without lawful authority or for taxonomy; and (VI) all persons wishing to study, use, record, collect, document, use for sale, stored in a herbarium, private or institutional collection or catalogue any specimens of flora or fauna, terrestrial or marine or traditional knowledge associated with same.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
laws.bahamas.gov.bs