Access to Biological and Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge Act, 2017

Namibia
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This Act establishes the legal obligations relating to access to genetic resources within Namibia.

Applicable countryNamibia
Topic
Subtopics
Access to resources
Benefit-sharing
Compliance
Contractual terms
Digital sequence information (DSI)
Legal sanctions
Prior informed consent (PIC)
Scope of legislation
Original publication27 Jun 2017
Entered into force1 Nov 2021
Latest update27 Jun 2017
Available languages
English Access to Biological and Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge Act, 2017
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