The Biodiversity and Community Knowledge Protection Act of Bangladesh

Bangladesh
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This Act establishes the access and benefit-sharing processes relating to genetic resources and traditional knowledge thereof within Bangladesh, both for research and commercial purposes.

Applicable countryBangladesh
Topic
Subtopics
Access to resources
Contractual terms
Prior informed consent (PIC)
Benefit-sharing
Compliance
Legal sanctions
Digital sequence information (DSI)
Scope of legislation
Original publication29 Sep 1998
Entered into force29 Sep 1998
Latest update29 Sep 1998
Available languages
English The Biodiversity and Community Knowledge Protection Act of Bangladesh
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