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India Biological Diversity Act 2002 - Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing

India's Biological Diversity Act 2002 (Act 18 of 2003) implements the Convention on Biological Diversity's access and benefit-sharing (ABS) framework:…

What India Biological Diversity Act 2002 - Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing requires

India's Biological Diversity Act 2002 (Act 18 of 2003) implements the Convention on Biological Diversity's access and benefit-sharing (ABS) framework: foreign nationals and companies require prior National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) approval to access Indian biological resources (Section 3); Indian entities must notify the State Biodiversity Board for commercial use (Section 7); IPR applicants must seek NBA approval before filing (Section 6); penalties include imprisonment up to five years and fines up to INR 10 lakh.

Pillar: Biotech & Genomics · Authority: National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Government of India - Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change · Version: Act No. 18 of 2003 (amended 2023) · Last updated:

Primary source: https://nbaindia.org/

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  • {"title":"National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) - Official Website and Forms","url":"https://nbaindia.org/","section":"NBA Forms (Form I, Form V, Form VI), ABS Guidelines, Approved BSA Templates"}

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