[Nhcoll-l] Nagoya is coming down the pike

Tue Mar 1 09:52:44 EST 2016

Hi all,

Following on...

To add to Dirk's resources: there's more information on best practices for
access and benefit-sharing (including the excellent CETAF ones) at
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cbd.int_abs_instruments_default.shtml&d=AwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=S8rO1Ixu_2qDPPbF3bCsOYsCl6zMZ6btOYwRubqIVRs&s=-qA7nbjwpIh6EyXwAoFTE3J3ZMeCZU5MFHXG92IAYBE&e= , including especially...

- The Swiss Academy of Sciences good practice guide and model ABS agreement
for non-commercial researchers; current versions are at
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.naturalsciences.ch_organisations_biodiversity_abs&d=AwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=S8rO1Ixu_2qDPPbF3bCsOYsCl6zMZ6btOYwRubqIVRs&s=prp0rSU_d9DjCaeB74QmNEKDpNweWqgrlCIbkqylx1Q&e=  and new ones
will apparently be released in June. The guide provides a very readable
background on ABS.

- An online learning tool on ABS, developed by BGCI and Kew, available at
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.bgci.org_policy_abs-5Flearning_&d=AwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=S8rO1Ixu_2qDPPbF3bCsOYsCl6zMZ6btOYwRubqIVRs&s=emdQlnx6Ox6WpwkbEpENj3LEwSVASRevfWvukIhahvw&e= . This tool targets botanic
gardens/herbaria, but its first few modules are applicable across all
collections. Similar tools for other sectors will soon be popping up on the
CBD and CETAF websites; one focusing on DNA barcoding will be available by
the end of the year.

This 2015 article is a handy USA-focused backgrounder on Nagoya but is now
behind a paywall:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bioscience.oxfordjournals.org_content_65_6_543.extract&d=AwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=S8rO1Ixu_2qDPPbF3bCsOYsCl6zMZ6btOYwRubqIVRs&s=VskIMSzE1O8cUdbD0wtYLky7WacRCP0vsnhgqHbuRiM&e= 

Very unfortunately, the ABS Clearing House isn't terribly well-populated
yet (though it does have the National Focal Points) so you'll definitely
need to dig to find out what laws and regulations currently apply. The
Centre for International Sustainable Development Law publishes occasional
updates of an 'Overview of National and Regional Measures on Access and
Benefit-Sharing,' most recently in 2014 - it's not very
collections-focused, though...

all the best,
Kate

Kate Davis
Consultant/ABS Advisor, Botanic Gardens Conservation International
www.bgci.org/policy/abs

On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 8:17 AM, Ellen Paul <ellen.paul at verizon.net> wrote:

>
> Ellen Paul
>
> Executive Director
>
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> On 3/1/16 3:57 AM, Dirk Neumann wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> even though the US is not party of the CBD (and NP), US colleagues wishing
> to access genetic resources in Providing Countries outside the US are
> obliged to follow national access laws of Providing Countries. Access and
> benefit sharing will be laid down in mutual contracts, which are of course
> legally binding, also for colleagues & institutions in the US.
>
> Correct. If you are bringing something in from a country that requires
> such a contract (Nagoya party or not - these are variants of material
> transfer agreements, which of course existed before Nagoya).
>
> Just read those contracts carefully before signing. I just saw a model
> contract (Argentina) that says " The material used shall be consumed during
> analysis; any remaining material shall either be destroyed upon completion
> of analysis or returned to PROVIDER after use."
>
> It is going to be critical that these terms can be altered upon mutual
> agreement of the parties.
>
>
> The only difference is that Providing Countries cannot open law cases at
> US courts directly (which is possible between NP parties), but US
> colleagues might be tied to US courts indirectly under the Lacey Act.
>
> No "might" or "indirectly" about it. Under the Lacey Act, it is unlawful
> for any person--
>
>
>
> *(1) *to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase
> any fish or wildlife or plant taken, possessed, transported, or sold in
> violation of any law, treaty, or regulation of the United States or in
> violation of any Indian tribal law;
>
>
> *(2) *to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase
> in interstate or foreign commerce--
>
> *        (A) *any fish or wildlife taken, possessed, transported, or sold
> in violation of any law or regulation of any State or in violation of any
> foreign law;
>
> Plants, too.
>
> Here's the full text
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.gpo.gov_fdsys_pkg_USCODE-2D2014-2Dtitle16_html_USCODE-2D2014-2Dtitle16-2Dchap53.htm&d=AwMD-g&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=OhwjDY4SMJvwZk5meKLfKPrP61VqCZ-I3xXlrJ4dnL4&s=dn7-_Q1POu56d4hqh47BO8tH9FC_twtT121IOcroH-g&e=>
> .
>
> Also, there is a huge reputational risk for researchers and institutions
> which could negatively impact existing collaborations.
>
>
> Absolutely.
>
>
> We (CETAF & the Legislation and Regulations Committee of SPNHC) are
> currently working on practicable solutions (voluntary Best Practices open
> for researchers and institutions inside and outside CETAF), which will be
> presented during an own workshop during the SPNHC Meeting in Berlin this
> June.
>
> Further reading:
> SPNHC Connection:
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.spnhc.org_media_assets_ABS-2DGlobalImplications-5FSPNHC-2DSep2014Vol28.pdf&d=AwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=S8rO1Ixu_2qDPPbF3bCsOYsCl6zMZ6btOYwRubqIVRs&s=huzeUBD48-HzwWlFQaYPflTtSk1MM90BxctqZu3Ri0o&e= 
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> All the best
> Dirk
>
>
> Am 29.02.2016 um 18:16 schrieb Ellen Paul:
>
> Please forgive the vagueness of this information but I'm only now
> beginning to wrap my head around Nagoya and what it will mean for importing
> into and exporting from the U.S. I wanted to share what I learned from my
> conversation with the State Dept. staffer who is the U.S. point of contact
> (and herself holds a Ph.D in evolutionary biology, so she speaks the
> language, so to speak).
>
> Realize that the U.S. is not a party to the Convention on Biological
> Diversity and therefore can't ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to
> Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising
> from their Utilization (ABS). The ABS is a supplementary agreement to the
> Convention on Biological Diversity. It provides a transparent legal
> framework for the effective implementation of one of the three objectives
> of the CBD: the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the
> utilization of genetic resources.
>
> However, the U.S. (through the State Dept.) attends the meetings as an
> observer and does the best it can in that constrained role to represent the
> interests of the U.S. and its citizens.
>
> Nagoya has been in force since 2014 but as with all international
> agreements, it takes a while for the parties to get their internal acts
> together, i.e., developing in-country implementing legislation,
> regulations, procedures (witness CITES - about 1/3 of the countries do not
> yet have internal legislation - and that's been 30 plus years).
>
> To keep up with Nagoya's development, there is a webpage:
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>
> For each country, you can determine if there is a
> - focal point (contact person)
> - competent national authority (agency designated to implement)
> - internal legislation, regulation, or procedure
>
> In theory, this will generally affect scientific exports in that you will
> have to show that you have met the requirements of the exporting country in
> terms of
>
> - having a valid access agreement, if one is required
>  and
> - prior informed consent (of the owner of the resource) - in other words,
> before getting permission to collect, you told that owner that the resource
> might be
> used for commercial benefit and that you would meet the requirements of
> the owner, if any, for sharing of those benefits
>
> Where this gets messy in a hurry is pre-Nagoya "stuff" because each
> country is going to have its own rules. One would hope that the countries
> realize that anything but prospective application is going to be a huge
> problem. You can't retroactively get prior informed consent once something
> was already collected. But even prospectively, each country may have a
> different starting date.
>
> Right now, in the U.S., the only federal landowner with a benefits sharing
> agreement is the National Park Service. Therefore. if you collect on NPS
> lands, be sure to keep both the permits and the benefits sharing
> agreements. In perpetuity. Because you never know when someone will export
> that material. If it is going to a Nagoya country, it is going to be a
> legal requirement.
>
> In terms of private landowners in countries, such as the U.S., if the U.S.
> law does not require prior informed consent, then in theory, you will not
> have to prove prior informed consent in order to export to a Nagoya
> country.
>
> Really, in a way this is similar to the way the U.S. Lacey Act works in
> requiring that in order to import, you have to have complied with all the
> laws of the exporting country. That could be collecting and/or export
> permits, but in countries like India and Brazil, it is benefits sharing
> agreements, too.
>
> What is even more worrisome is that the Nagoya Protocol doesn't define
> utilization in a precise manner:
>
> *Utilization of genetic resources” means to conduct research and
> development on the genetic and/or biochemical composition of genetic
> resources, including through the application of biotechnology as defined in
> Article 2 of the Convention*
>
> Which is:
>
>
>
> *"Genetic resources" means genetic material of actual or potential value. *(Pretty
> much anything with nucleic acids)
>
> So to be on the safe side, you pretty much have to assume that you are
> going to be dealing with Nagoya. If exporting from the U.S., that means
> having to prove compliance with U.S. law, which at this point, except for
> the NPS, does not require benefits sharing agreements. To the best of my
> knowledge, there are no prior consent requirements in any state, but I
> haven't researched it. It may (probably will) require proof that the
> material was collected lawfully and if that requirement is retrospective,
> that could be a problem.
>
> However, it is definitely going to be prospective, so from now on, you are
> going to need to keep (paper or scan? who knows?) all documents associated
> with specimens and samples. Forever.
>
> If a country's requirement is retroactive and the material was collected
> before permits were required, it is not clear how you will be able to prove
> that. It is not yet known if some U.S. government agency will issue
> documentation to verify that no permit was needed. If a permit was needed
> but you have no copy, and the issuing agency has no copy...who knows.
>
> FWIW, here's the EU regulation, which may very well be a model for other
> countries:
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> Ellen
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