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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dear Mariko,<br>
      <br>
      we commented in earlier workshops on the ABSCH website, and the
      people of the ABSCH Secretariat were happy with our suggestions as
      they have a strong interest that the website is / becomes a
      practical tool, too.<br>
      <br>
      However, they are struggling from internal restructuring at the
      moment and are currently updating their database. As this is the
      only reliable source were NP Member are obliged to update their
      data in due time and clear manner (which is sadly not the case at
      the moment), we should give them some more time. The situation
      should improve in the course of the year.<br>
      <br>
      All the best<br>
      Dirk <br>
      <br>
      <br>
      Am 01.03.2016 um 19:39 schrieb Mariko Kageyama:<br>
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        <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456843178837_31277">Thank you for your
          quick comments, Andy and Kate. Your and others' ongoing
          efforts to gather and update relevant information are
          admirable and should be widely shared among the SPNHC
          community.</div>
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        <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456843178837_31391">I am aware that CBD
          itself is developing an authoritative database, but the
          purpose and intended audience are different and the database
          is not user-friendly to the biodiversity collections research
          community at all, in my opinion. The SPNHC and other affiliate
          organizations could do a better job of designing and providing
          a database more useful to their members.<br>
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        <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456843178837_32216">Sincerely,</div>
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        <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456843178837_32359">Mariko<br>
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              <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Tuesday,
                  March 1, 2016 10:11 AM, "Bentley, Andrew Charles"
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                          style="font-size:11.0pt;">Thanks Kate</span></div>
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                          style="font-size:11.0pt;">  </span></div>
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                          style="font-size:11.0pt;">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.</span></div>
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                          style="font-size:11.0pt;">  </span></div>
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                          style="font-size:11.0pt;">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.</span></div>
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                          style="font-size:11.0pt;">  </span></div>
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                          style="font-size:11.0pt;">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?</span></div>
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                          style="font-size:11.0pt;">  </span></div>
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                          style="font-size:11.0pt;">Thanks</span></div>
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                          Andy Bentley<br clear="none">
                          Ichthyology Collection Manager<br clear="none">
                          University of Kansas<br clear="none">
                          Biodiversity Institute</span></div>
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                          style="font-size:10.0pt;" lang="EN-AU">Dyche
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                              style="font-size:11.0pt;">From:</span></b><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt;">
                            <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
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                            <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 01, 2016 8:53 AM<br
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                            <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">&lt;ellen.paul@verizon.net&gt;</a>; Dirk
                            Neumann <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Dirk.Neumann@zsm.mwn.de">&lt;Dirk.Neumann@zsm.mwn.de&gt;</a><br
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                            <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] Nagoya is
                            coming down the pike</span></div>
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                            <div class="yiv1394744882MsoNormal">Hi all,</div>
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                                    style="">Following on...</span></div>
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                                    style="">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" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" 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=">https://www.cbd.int/abs/instruments/default.shtml</a>,
                                    including especially...<br
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                                    - 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" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" 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=">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
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                                    - An online learning tool on ABS,
                                    developed by BGCI and Kew, available
                                    at <a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" 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=">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.</span></div>
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                                      style="">This 2015 article is a
                                      handy USA-focused backgrounder on
                                      Nagoya but is now behind a
                                      paywall:
                                      <a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" 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=">http://bioscience.oxfordjournals.org/content/65/6/543.extract</a></span></div>
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                                    style="">  </span></div>
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                                    style="">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
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                                    all the best,<br clear="none">
                                    Kate</span></div>
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                                    style="">Kate Davis</span></div>
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                                <div class="yiv1394744882MsoNormal"><span
                                    style="">Consultant/ABS Advisor,
                                    Botanic Gardens Conservation
                                    International</span></div>
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                                    style=""><a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" 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=">www.bgci.org/policy/abs</a></span></div>
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                                      <div
                                        class="yiv1394744882MsoNormal">On
                                        Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 8:17 AM,
                                        Ellen Paul &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ellen.paul@verizon.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:ellen.paul@verizon.net"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ellen.paul@verizon.net">ellen.paul@verizon.net</a></a>&gt;
                                        wrote:</div>
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                                                style="">Ellen Paul</div>
                                              <div
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                                                style="">Executive
                                                Director</div>
                                              <div
                                                class="yiv1394744882MsoNormal"
                                                style=""><a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" 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=">Ornithological

                                                  Council</a>  <br
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                                                Providing Scientific
                                                Information about Birds</div>
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                                            <div
                                              class="yiv1394744882MsoNormal">On
                                              3/1/16 3:57 AM, Dirk
                                              Neumann wrote:</div>
                                          </div>
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                                              <div
                                                class="yiv1394744882MsoNormal">Dear
                                                all,<br clear="none">
                                                <br clear="none">
                                                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
                                                &amp; institutions in
                                                the US.</div>
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                                          </blockquote>
                                          <div
                                            class="yiv1394744882MsoNormal">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
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                                            <br clear="none">
                                            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 clear="none">
                                            <br clear="none">
                                            It is going to be critical
                                            that these terms can be
                                            altered upon mutual
                                            agreement of the parties.<br
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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.
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                                          </blockquote>
                                          <div
                                            class="yiv1394744882MsoNormal">No
                                            "might" or "indirectly"
                                            about it. Under the Lacey
                                            Act, it is unlawful for any
                                            person-- <br clear="none">
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                                          </div>
                                          <div
style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;"><span
                                              style="">  </span></div>
                                          <div>
                                            <div
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style="line-height:18.0pt;"><b><span style="">(1) </span></b><span
                                                style="">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;</span></div>
                                          </div>
                                          <div
style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.2pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;word-spacing:0px;"><span
                                              style="">  </span></div>
                                          <div>
                                            <div
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style="line-height:18.0pt;"><b><span style="">(2) </span></b><span
                                                style="">to import,
                                                export, transport, sell,
                                                receive, acquire, or
                                                purchase in interstate
                                                or foreign commerce--</span></div>
                                          </div>
                                          <div
style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.2pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;word-spacing:0px;"><b><span
                                                style="">        (A) </span></b><span
                                              style="">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;</span></div>
                                          <div
style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.2pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;word-spacing:0px;"><span
                                              style="">Plants, too. </span></div>
                                          <div
style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.2pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;word-spacing:0px;"><span
                                              style="">Here's the <a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="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=">full
                                                text</a>.</span></div>
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                                            <div>
                                              <div
                                                class="yiv1394744882MsoNormal">Also,
                                                there is a huge
                                                reputational risk for
                                                researchers and
                                                institutions which could
                                                negatively impact
                                                existing
                                                collaborations. 
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                                            Absolutely. </div>
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                                                    We (CETAF &amp; 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
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                                                    Further reading:<br
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                                                    SPNHC Connection: <a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" 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="><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.spnhc.org/media/assets/ABS-GlobalImplications_SPNHC-Sep2014Vol28.pdf">http://www.spnhc.org/media/assets/ABS-GlobalImplications_SPNHC-Sep2014Vol28.pdf</a></a><br
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                                                    CETAF Code of
                                                    Conduct: <a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" 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="><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://cetaf.org/sites/default/files/final_cetaf_abs_coc.pdf">http://cetaf.org/sites/default/files/final_cetaf_abs_coc.pdf</a></a>
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                                                    All the best<br
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                                                    Am 29.02.2016 um
                                                    18:16 schrieb Ellen
                                                    Paul:</div>
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                                                  <div
                                                    class="yiv1394744882MsoNormal">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
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                                                    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
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                                                    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.
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                                                    <br clear="none">
                                                    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).
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                                                    To keep up with
                                                    Nagoya's
                                                    development, there
                                                    is a webpage: <a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" 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="><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://absch.cbd.int/">https://absch.cbd.int/</a></a><br
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                                                    For each country,
                                                    you can determine if
                                                    there is a <br
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                                                    - focal point
                                                    (contact person)<br
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                                                    - competent national
                                                    authority (agency
                                                    designated to
                                                    implement) <br
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                                                    - internal
                                                    legislation,
                                                    regulation, or
                                                    procedure<br
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                                                    <br clear="none">
                                                    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
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                                                    - having a valid
                                                    access agreement, if
                                                    one is required<br
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                                                     and <br
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                                                    - 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
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                                                    used for commercial
                                                    benefit and that you
                                                    would meet the
                                                    requirements of the
                                                    owner, if any, for
                                                    sharing of those
                                                    benefits<br
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                                                    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.
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                                                    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.
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                                                    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.
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                                                    <br clear="none">
                                                    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
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                                                    <br clear="none">
                                                    What is even more
                                                    worrisome is that
                                                    the Nagoya Protocol
                                                    doesn't define
                                                    utilization in a
                                                    precise manner:
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                                                    <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
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                                                    </i>Which is: <br
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                                                    <br clear="none">
                                                    <i>"Genetic
                                                      resources" means
                                                      genetic material
                                                      of actual or
                                                      potential value.<br
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                                                    </i>(Pretty much
                                                    anything with
                                                    nucleic acids)<br
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                                                    <br clear="none">
                                                    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.
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                                                    <br clear="none">
                                                    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
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                                                    <br clear="none">
                                                    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
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                                                    <br clear="none">
                                                    FWIW, here's the EU
                                                    regulation, which
                                                    may very well be a
                                                    model for other
                                                    countries:
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                                                    Ellen</div>
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                                                <pre>Zoologische Staatssammlung München</pre>
                                                <pre>Dirk Neumann, Sektion Ichthyologie / DNA-Labor</pre>
                                                <pre>Münchhausenstr. 21</pre>
                                                <pre>81247 München</pre>
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                                                <pre>Dirk Neumann</pre>
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                                                <pre>Tel: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">+49-89-8107-111</a></pre>
                                                <pre>Fax: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">+49-89-8107-300</a></pre>
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                                                <pre>Bavarian Natural History Collections</pre>
                                                <pre>The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology</pre>
                                                <pre>Dirk Neumann, Section Ichthyology / DNA-Lab</pre>
                                                <pre>Muenchhausenstr. 21</pre>
                                                <pre>81247 Munich (Germany)</pre>
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Dirk Neumann

Tel: 089 / 8107-111
Fax: 089 / 8107-300
email: Dirk.Neumann(a)zsm.mwn.de

Postanschrift:

Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns
Zoologische Staatssammlung München
Dirk Neumann, Sektion Ichthyologie / DNA-Labor
Münchhausenstr. 21
81247 München

Besuchen Sie unsere Sammlung:
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Dirk Neumann

Tel: +49-89-8107-111
Fax: +49-89-8107-300
email: Dirk.Neumann(a)zsm.mwn.de

postal address:

Bavarian Natural History Collections
The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology
Dirk Neumann, Section Ichthyology / DNA-Lab
Muenchhausenstr. 21
81247 Munich (Germany)

Visit our section at:
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