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Decision No. 391 of the Commission of the Andean Community Establishing the Common Regime on Access to Genetic Resources, Andean Community

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Year of Version 1996 Dates Entry into force: July 17, 1996 Entry into force: July 17, 1996 Adopted: July 2, 1996 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Genetic Resources, Patents (Inventions) Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Traditional Knowledge (TK), Transfer of Technology Notes Decision No. 391 was issued in Caracas, Venezuela by the Commission of the Cartagena Agreement (also known as ‘the Commission of the Andean Community’) on July 2, 1996, and published in the Official Gazette of the Cartagena Agreement No. 213 of July 17, 1996, in Lima, Peru.

Title IV, Chapter II, Article 7 provides recognition of know-how, innovations and traditional practices.
Title IV, Chapter II, Articles 8 and 9 refer to scientific and technical training programs, research projects, and transfer of technology.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Décision n° 391 de la Commission de la Communauté andine portant le régime commun de l'accès aux ressources génétiques PDF Spanish Decisión N° 391 de la Comisión de la Comunidad Andina que establece el Régimen Común sobre Acceso a los Recursos Genéticos PDF English Decision No. 391 of the Commission of the Andean Community Establishing the Common Regime on Access to Genetic Resources PDF
Legislation Is amended by (2 text(s)) Is amended by (2 text(s))
Decision No. 448 of the Commission of the Andean Community Amending the Eighth Transitory Disposition of Decision 391 Establishing Common Regime on Access to Genetic Resources (CAN015)
Decision No. 423 of the Commission of the Andean Community Amending the Eighth Transitory Disposition of Decision 391 Establishing Common Regime on Access to Genetic Resources (CAN014)
Is implemented by (2 text(s)) Is implemented by (2 text(s))
National Regulation regulating the Common Regime on Access to Genetic Resources in accordance with the Decision of the Andean Community No. 391 (Executive Decree No. 905 of October 3, 2011) (EC065)
Regulations on the Law on Intellectual Property (as amended up to April 1, 2009) (EC101)

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