Peru

Law No. 28216 on the Protection of Access to Peruvian Biological Diversity and Collective Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples

Year of current version:	2004
Date of entry into force of original text:	May 2, 2004
Date of Text (Enacted):	April 30, 2004
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Genetic Resources, Industrial Property, Patents (Inventions), Traditional Knowledge (TK)
Notes:	This Law contains provisions relating to Traditional Knowledge (TK) Courtesy translation provided by WIPO, © 2011
Available Texts:
English	Law No. 28216 on the Protection of Access to Peruvian Biological Diversity and Collective Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples
Spanish	Ley N° 28216 de Protección al Acceso a la Diversidad Biológica Peruana y los Conocimientos Colectivos de los Pueblos Indígenas (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Law No. 27811 of 24 July 2002, introducing a Protection Regime for the Collective Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples derived from Biological Resources (PE011) Law No. 26839 July 8, 1997; Law on the Conservation and Sustainable use of Biological Diversity (PE044)
WIPO Lex No.:	PE013