Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Culture Act No. 21 of 2019. Pays/Territoire Vanuatu Type du document Législation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to provide for the protection, regulation and management of traditional knowledge and expressions of culture in Vanuatu and for related matters. Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Environnement gén., Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes, Général Mot clé Législation de base Savoir traditionnel/savoir autochtones Patrimoine culturel Accès et partage des avantages Biodiversité Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets Commerce international Droits traditionnels/droits coutumiers Certification Gestion communautaire Infractions/sanctions ICP-information et consentement préalables Protection de l’environnement Santé publique Recherche Contrat/accord Règlement des différends Ressources génétiques Peuples autochtones Responsabilité/indemnisation Propriété Droit d'usage Restrictions à l'utilisation Fonds spécial Aire géographique Asie et Pacifique, Pays les moins avances, Mélanésie, Océanie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud Entry into force notes This Act commences on 15 January 2020. Résumé This Act lays down provisions on the protection of traditional knowledge and expressions of culture or any copyright, trademark, patent, design or other intellectual property right that is based on traditional knowledge or expressions of culture and their holders; use of traditional knowledge or expressions of culture in accordance with the customary laws and practices of the traditional owners within indigenous Vanuatu communities; prohibitions or exceptions and limitations to exercise traditional cultural rights; establishment, functions and duties of the Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Culture Authority; application for the use of traditional knowledge and expressions of culture and identification of traditional owners; establishment of the Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Culture Fund; and user agreements relating to all non-customary uses of traditional knowledge and expressions of culture and prior informed consent to existing user agreements; alternative dispute resolution between traditional owners; offences, civil liabilities and remedies; and border control on transportation or dispatch out of the country of any biological or genetic material, or any other material derived from any research and to be subjected to any further research or experimentation for the purpose of commercialisation and application procedures for export license. Texte intégral Anglais Site web leap.unep.org