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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi Andy,<br>
<br>
as we learned yesterday during our national ABS workshop from
official representatives (responsible ministries) and the German
Developing Agency (which currently funds specific projects in
Developing Countries, on which e.g. Kate Davis is contracted), the
United States is one of the user countries which have established
the majority of ABS contracts. However, contracts are
predominantly made between industry and providers, and mostly
based on direct payments and not that much focussing on capacity
building and research collaborations (non-monetary benefits).<br>
<br>
I would support the idea that Kate should be involved, especially
because she has direct contact & response form developing
countries which we should and need to consider but is also
contracted e.g. by BIO Guelph.<br>
<br>
For the Berlin meeting, I have already some bullet points that
would be worth to push forward, basically picking up the
discussions from Gainesville and Cardiff. It is clear that we need
practicable solutions for own access (field work) and utilisation
(from ex-situ collections). CETAF & GGBN produced good ideas
and voluntary standards, and it would be worth to discuss inasmuch
SPNHC (as a society and network) and SPNHC members (as
institutions) could and should make use of that (on voluntary
basis). <br>
<br>
Chris Lyal is one of the ABS Core Group of CETAF, Chris and I are
nor only active on the CETAF level, but also for the GGBN, and we
try to keep close contact to SPNHC / the Smithsonian (GGBN, iBOL)
and BOLD (BIO Guelph).<br>
<br>
As far as I know, there will be a special interest group meeting
during the GGBN meeting in Berlin, and we should definitely
consider to keep the Regulations and Legislations Committee
closely involved in this.<br>
<br>
Regarding the Wiki, I am happy to fuel into this, but have no
capacity to run this - we would need a dedicated person that would
be willing to manage, curate, update & keep the wiki running.
We are thinking of something similar on CETAF level, so it would
be worth to join forces here. We are working on FAQs and have
additional material, but lack time and staff to push this at the
moment.<br>
<br>
It would be worth to develop a strategy and plan in Berlin how to
proceed. Would be willing to fuel into this; please let me how I
could be of help in preparing this.<br>
<br>
All the best<br>
Dirk<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Am 01.03.2016 um 18:27 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thanks
Kate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">This
is indeed valuable information and great to see that the
initiative has been taken to provide this to the community.
One of the things that SPNHC is in the process of creating
is a best practices wiki for the natural history museum
community. It would be great if we could accumulate all
this information in one place for use by that community. I
know that Dirk is already involved with this initiative but
I wondered if you would be willing, first to allow this
information to be shared thr4ough the SPNHC best practices
wiki as it makes no sense to reinvent the wheel here, and
secondly whether you would be willing to be actively
involved in assisting in the creation of a Nagoya/benefit
sharing best practices page? I am sure your help and
insights would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">At
some point I also think it would be great to have a
presentation on the US take on all this at one of our
meetings. Our next meeting, after the one in Berlin this
year is in Denver and maybe that would be a prime
opportunity to have someone obviously knowledgeable on the
subject such as yourself to give such a presentation. I
fear that because the US is not a signatory that most people
are simply making like an ostrich and sticking their head in
the sand not realizing the far reaching implications of this
on us even though we are not directly afflicted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Ellen
has also suggested a joint webinar for the community
outlining the pitfalls and factors to be aware of and as
that could be accomplished in a shorter time frame maybe
that would be a good primer. I am certain there would be a
lot of interest from the natural history collections
community. Would you also be willing to be involved in such
an endeavor?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Andy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-AU"> A : A : A :<br>
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V V V<br>
Andy Bentley<br>
Ichthyology Collection Manager<br>
University of Kansas<br>
Biodiversity Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"
lang="EN-AU">Dyche Hall<br>
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard<br>
Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561<br>
USA<br>
<br>
Tel: (785) 864-3863<br>
Fax: (785) 864-5335 <br>
Email: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:abentley@ku.edu">abentley@ku.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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lang="EN-AU"><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu_&d=AwMDaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=D7QyCwFPLf6vM0oBPpVjBUQRlDR8O7JT_JLPQFRUqDY&s=N0CsLprdtVYynja0q2WyGymjnbFzZSo3PS1NTD1Bh5s&e=">http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"
lang="EN-AU">SPNHC President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"
lang="EN-AU"><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.spnhc.org_&d=AwMDaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=D7QyCwFPLf6vM0oBPpVjBUQRlDR8O7JT_JLPQFRUqDY&s=-WOfykvY-DI_TYGTnRKJ_LZcVWfiU-DENAFeI8mGMIg&e=">http://www.spnhc.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-AU"> :
: <br>
A : A : A :<br>
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V V V</span><span
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lang="EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu">nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu">mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kathryn Davis<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 01, 2016 8:53 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a>; Ellen Paul
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ellen.paul@verizon.net"><ellen.paul@verizon.net></a>; Dirk Neumann
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Dirk.Neumann@zsm.mwn.de"><Dirk.Neumann@zsm.mwn.de></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] Nagoya is coming down the
pike<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Following
on...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To
add to Dirk's resources: there's more information on
best practices for access and benefit-sharing
(including the excellent CETAF ones) at
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cbd.int_abs_instruments_default.shtml&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=S8rO1Ixu_2qDPPbF3bCsOYsCl6zMZ6btOYwRubqIVRs&s=-qA7nbjwpIh6EyXwAoFTE3J3ZMeCZU5MFHXG92IAYBE&e=" target="_blank">
https://www.cbd.int/abs/instruments/default.shtml</a>,
including especially...<br>
<br>
- The Swiss Academy of Sciences good practice guide
and model ABS agreement for non-commercial
researchers; current versions are at
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.naturalsciences.ch_organisations_biodiversity_abs&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=S8rO1Ixu_2qDPPbF3bCsOYsCl6zMZ6btOYwRubqIVRs&s=prp0rSU_d9DjCaeB74QmNEKDpNweWqgrlCIbkqylx1Q&e=" target="_blank">
http://www.naturalsciences.ch/organisations/biodiversity/abs</a> and new
ones will apparently be released in June. The guide
provides a very readable background on ABS.<br>
<br>
- An online learning tool on ABS, developed by BGCI
and Kew, available at <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.bgci.org_policy_abs-5Flearning_&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=S8rO1Ixu_2qDPPbF3bCsOYsCl6zMZ6btOYwRubqIVRs&s=emdQlnx6Ox6WpwkbEpENj3LEwSVASRevfWvukIhahvw&e=" target="_blank">
http://www.bgci.org/policy/abs_learning/</a>. 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This
2015 article is a handy USA-focused backgrounder
on Nagoya but is now behind a paywall:
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bioscience.oxfordjournals.org_content_65_6_543.extract&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=S8rO1Ixu_2qDPPbF3bCsOYsCl6zMZ6btOYwRubqIVRs&s=VskIMSzE1O8cUdbD0wtYLky7WacRCP0vsnhgqHbuRiM&e=" target="_blank">
http://bioscience.oxfordjournals.org/content/65/6/543.extract</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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...<br>
<br>
all the best,<br>
Kate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kate
Davis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Consultant/ABS
Advisor, Botanic Gardens Conservation International<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.bgci.org_policy_abs&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=S8rO1Ixu_2qDPPbF3bCsOYsCl6zMZ6btOYwRubqIVRs&s=aI2rcgQqgDOjZGcLqBa-NK8Krexuvy9WF9Y5C1UHakQ&e=" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.bgci.org/policy/abs">www.bgci.org/policy/abs</a></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 8:17
AM, Ellen Paul <<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:ellen.paul@verizon.net" target="_blank">ellen.paul@verizon.net</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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Paul<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Executive
Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.nmnh.si.edu_BIRDNET&d=AwMD-g&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=OhwjDY4SMJvwZk5meKLfKPrP61VqCZ-I3xXlrJ4dnL4&s=wUVND9aFqVe0jh6JHL3Rzyj8hGG5doKX--_woZDfj14&e=" target="_blank">Ornithological Council</a>
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Providing Scientific Information about
Birds<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 3/1/16 3:57 AM, Dirk
Neumann wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<br>
<br>
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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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).<br>
<br>
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." <br>
<br>
It is going to be critical that these terms
can be altered upon mutual agreement of the
parties.<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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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.
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">No "might" or
"indirectly" about it. Under the Lacey Act,
it is unlawful for any person-- <br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:18.0pt"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(1) </span></b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">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;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style="line-height:18.0pt"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(2) </span></b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">to import,
export, transport, sell, receive,
acquire, or purchase in interstate or
foreign commerce--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.2pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
(A) </span></b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">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;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Plants,
too. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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full text</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also, there is a huge
reputational risk for researchers and
institutions which could negatively
impact existing collaborations.
<o:p></o:p></p>
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Absolutely. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
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.<br>
<br>
Further reading:<br>
SPNHC Connection: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.spnhc.org_media_assets_ABS-2DGlobalImplications-5FSPNHC-2DSep2014Vol28.pdf&d=AwMD-g&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=2EPwe4xdJVV76n1tDCnsjB6uCx8wzMP0R-28g6lqZ24&s=_RzOipiQo3I1E9gcXcToCdhqneM_N5eZbhQJIyeWHWk&e=" target="_blank">
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CETAF Code of Conduct: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__cetaf.org_sites_default_files_final-5Fcetaf-5Fabs-5Fcoc.pdf&d=AwMD-g&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=2EPwe4xdJVV76n1tDCnsjB6uCx8wzMP0R-28g6lqZ24&s=izvgUs_9OvECoutTGyJ5GcyoMSCV_bT8FjMr_vTw3qA&e=" target="_blank">
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and<br>
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<br>
All the best<br>
Dirk<br>
<br>
<br>
Am 29.02.2016 um 18:16 schrieb Ellen
Paul:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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).<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.
<br>
<br>
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).
<br>
<br>
To keep up with Nagoya's
development, there is a webpage: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__absch.cbd.int_&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=S8rO1Ixu_2qDPPbF3bCsOYsCl6zMZ6btOYwRubqIVRs&s=JdvSA4MAUmDVv0x7nvOUdj7MUGD1Cx-_gOpLF6qx8d8&e=" target="_blank">
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://absch.cbd.int/">https://absch.cbd.int/</a></a><br>
<br>
For each country, you can determine
if there is a <br>
- focal point (contact person)<br>
- competent national authority
(agency designated to implement) <br>
- internal legislation, regulation,
or procedure<br>
<br>
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
<br>
<br>
- having a valid access agreement,
if one is required<br>
and <br>
- 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<br>
used for commercial benefit and that
you would meet the requirements of
the owner, if any, for sharing of
those benefits<br>
<br>
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.
<br>
<br>
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.
<br>
<br>
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.
<br>
<br>
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. <br>
<br>
What is even more worrisome is that
the Nagoya Protocol doesn't define
utilization in a precise manner:
<br>
<br>
<i>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<br>
<br>
</i>Which is: <br>
<br>
<i>"Genetic resources" means genetic
material of actual or potential
value.<br>
<br>
</i>(Pretty much anything with
nucleic acids)<br>
<br>
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. <br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
FWIW, here's the EU regulation,
which may very well be a model for
other countries:
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http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014R0511&from=EN</a><br>
<br>
Ellen<o:p></o:p></p>
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