Article 19. Handling of Biotechnology and Distribution of its Benefits
Release date | 08/11/2006 |
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Geographical coverage | Mondiale |
Keywords | texte de la convention |
1. Each Contracting Party shall take legislative, administrative or policy measures, as appropriate, to provide for the effective participation in biotechnological research activities by those Contracting Parties, especially developing countries, which provide the genetic resources for such research, and where feasible in such Contracting Parties.
2. Each Contracting Party shall take all practicable measures to
promote and advance priority access on a fair and equitable basis by
Contracting Parties, especially developing countries, to the results and
benefits arising from biotechnologies based upon genetic resources
provided by those Contracting Parties. Such access shall be on mutually
agreed terms.
3. The Parties shall consider the need for and modalities of a
protocol setting out appropriate procedures, including, in particular,
advance informed agreement, in the field of the safe transfer, handling
and use of any living modified organism resulting from biotechnology
that may have adverse effect on the conservation and sustainable use of
biological diversity.
4. Each Contracting Party shall, directly or by requiring any
natural or legal person under its jurisdiction providing the organisms
referred to in paragraph 3 above, provide any available information
about the use and safety regulations required by that Contracting Party
in handling such organisms, as well as any available information on the
potential adverse impact of the specific organisms concerned to the
Contracting Party into which those organisms are to be introduced.