Legislative Texts Relevant to Genetic Resources

Bolivia:

• Constitucion Politica de Bolivia, 2009 [PDF] (Particularly see: Article 255.II.7, Article 381, Article 382)

Colombia:

• Constitución Política Nacional [PDF] (Particularly see: Article 81(2))

Ecuador:

• Constitution of Ecuador, 2008 [PDF] (Particularly see: Articles 57(12), 400, 402, 408)

Argentina:

• Decreto No 474 de Biodiversidad (Provincia de Misiones) [PDF]
• Ley no 3337 sobre la Conservación y Aprovechamiento Sostenible de la Diversidad Biológica y sus Componentes (Provincia de Misiones) [PDF]
• Ley No. 2503 Acceso a los Recursos Genéticos y Bioquímicos (Provincia de Neuquén) [PDF]
• Resolución 91/03 Estrategia Nacional sobre Diversidad Biológica [PDF]
• Resolución no 22/2006 del Instituto Nacional de Semillas (INASE) [PDF]

Australia:

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 [PDF]
• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Regulations 2005 (No.2) [PDF]
• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 [PDF]
• Northern Territory of Australia Biological Resources Act 2006 [PDF]

Bhutan:

• Biodiversity Act of Bhutan, 2003 [PDF] (Particularly see Chapter 2)

Bulgaria:

• Biological Diversity Act 2002 [PDF]

Cameroon:

• Loi No. 96/12 Portant Loi-Cadre Relative à la Gestion de l'Environnement [PDF]

Canada:

• Guiding Principles and Features of ABS Policies in Canada [PDF]

Chile:

• National Biodiversity Strategy of the Republic of Chile [PDF]
• Plan de Acción de País para la Implementación de la Estrategia Nacional de Biodiversidad 2004-2015 [PDF]

China:

• Chinese Regulation on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants 1997 [PDF]

Costa Rica:

• Biodiversity Law No. 7788 [PDF]
• Executive Decree No. 31514, General Rules for the Access of Genetic and Biochemical Elements and Resources of Biodiversity (2003) [PDF] (Particularly see: Article 19, 25, 28)

European Community:

• Directive 98/44/EC on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions

India:

• Indian Biodiversity Act of 2002 [PDF]
• Biological Diversity Act of 2004 [PDF] (Particular see Article 14, 20)

Italy:

• Regional Act No.11 of 2002 on Protection of Autochthonous Genetic Resources of Agricultural Interest [PDF]

Kenya:

• Conservation of Biological Diversity and Resources, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing Regulations 2006 of the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act [PDF]

Malaysia:

• Sabah Biodiversity Enactment 2000 [PDF]

Mexico:

• General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection [PDF]
• Norma oficial Mexicana NOM-126-SEMARNAT-2000 por la que se establecen las especificaciones para la realización de actividades de colecta científica de material biológico de especies de la flora y fauna silvestres y otros recursos biológicos en el territorio nacional [PDF]

Norway:

• Act relating to the management of biological, geological and landscape diversity (Nature Diversity Act) 2009 [PDF]

Organization of African Unity:

• African Model Legislation for the Protection of the Rights of Local Communities, Farmers and Breeders, and for the Regulation of Access to Biological Resources of 2000 [PDF]

Panama:

• Decreto Ejecutivo No. 257 que reglamenta el artículo 71 de la ley 41 de 1 Julio de 1998, General de Ambiente [PDF] (Particularly see: Article 2, 23)

Peru:

• Law introducing a Protection Regime for the Collective Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples Derived from Biological Resources, N° 27811 [PDF]
• Law for the Protection of Access to Peruvian Biological Diversity and Collective Knowledge, N° 28216 [PDF]
• Decreto Legislativo N° 1075: Decreto Legislativo que aprueba Disposiciones Complementarias a la Decisión 486 de la Comisión de la Comunidad Andina que establece el Régimen Común sobre Propiedad Industrial [PDF]
• Ley N° 29316 que modifica, incorpora y regula diversas disposiciones a fin de implementar el Acuerdo de Promoción Comercial suscrito entre el Perú y los Estados Unidos de América [PDF]

Philippines:

• Implementing Rules and Regulations on the Prospecting of Biological and Genetic Resources (Department Administrative Order No.96-20) 1996 [PDF]

Portugal:

• Decree Law No. 118/2002 Establishing a Legal Regime for the Registration, Conservation, Legal Safeguarding and Transfer of Autochthonous Plant Material as well as Associated Knowledge [PDF]

Russian Federation:

• National Strategy of Biodiversity Conservation in Russia [PDF]

South Africa:

• National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 2004 [PDF]
• Regulations on Bio-Prospecting, Access and Benefit-Sharing [PDF]

Switzerland:

• Ordinance on the Protection of New Plant Varieties (2008)

Uganda:

• National Environment (Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing) Regulations, 2005 [PDF]
• National Environment Statute, 1995 [PDF]

Venezuela:

• Ley de Diversidad Biológica [PDF]

Andean Countries:

• Decision 486 on Common Intellectual Property Regime [PDF]

Belgium:

• Belgian Patent Act 1984 amended on April 28, 2005 [PDF] (Particularly see: Article 15)

China:

• Patent Law of 2008 [PDF] (Particularly see: Article 5 and 26)

Denmark:

• Act 412 (31/5/2000) amending the Patent Act (consolidated Patent Act 926 22/9 2000) [PDF]

Egypt:

• Law on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (Law No. 82)

Germany:

• Patent Law of 2009 [PDF] (Particularly see: Article 34a)

India:

• The Patent Amendments Act of 2005 [PDF] (Particularly see: Articles 10, 25)

Norway:

• Patents Act (Act No. 9 of Dec. 15, 1967) as last amended by Act No. 20 of May 7, 2004 (Particularly see: Section 8)

Romania:

• Regulations for Implementing the Patent Law No. 64, 1991 [PDF] (Particularly see: Chapter III)

South Africa:

• The Patents Amendment Act No. 20 of 2005 [PDF]

Sweden:

• Act of April 1, 2004 (No. 2004:159) Amending the Patents Act (1967:837)

Switzerland:

• Patent Law (2008) [PDF] (Particularly see: Article 49a, 81a, 138)

Andean Community:

• Decision 391 on Access to Genetic Resources
• Decision 486 Common Intellectual Property Regime [PDF]
• Decision 523 Estrategia Regional de Biodiversidad para los Países del Trópico Andino [PDF]

Bolivia:

• Supreme Decree NO.24676, Regulation of Decision 391 on the Common Regime for Access to Genetic Resources, 1997 [PDF] (Particularly see: Articles 40-43)

Brazil:

• Provisional Measure No. 2186-16 of 2001 Regulating Access to the Genetic Heritage [PDF]
• Decree Nº 5.459 of 2005 Regulating Art. 30 of the Provisional Measures Nº 2.186-16 [PDF]

Colombia:

• Decreto 309 de 25 de febrero de 2000 “Por el cual se reglamenta la investigación científica sobre diversidad biológica” [PDF]
• Decreto No. 730 del 14 de marzo de 1997 por el cual se determina la Autoridad Nacional Competente en materia de acceso a los recursos genéticos [PDF]

Ethiopia:

• Access to Genetic Resources and Community Knowledge and Community Rights Proclamation 2006 [PDF] (Particularly see: Articles 9, 18, 19)

India:

• Indian Biodiversity Act of 2002 [PDF]

United Nations

• Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity

• Examination of Issues Regarding the Interrelation of Access to Genetic Resources and Disclosure Requirements in Intellectual Property Rights Applications [PDF]
• Invitation to WIPO from the Conference of Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (WO/GA/32/8)
• Technical Disclosure Study [PDF]
• Draft Intellectual Property Guidelines for Access and Equitable Benefit-Sharing (WIPO/GRTKF/IC/7/9)
• Contracts Database