Nagoya Ordinance (NagO)
Nagoya Ordinance (NagO)
SR 451.61 — Ordinance of 11 December 2015 on the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (Nagoya Ordinance, NagO).
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Preamble
The Swiss Federal Council, based on Articles 23n paragraphs 5 and 6, 23o paragraph 3, 23q paragraph 1 and 26 of the Federal Act of 1 July 1966 on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage (NCHA), in application of the Nagoya Protocol of 29 October 2010 on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (Nagoya Protocol), ordains:
SR 451 SR 0.451.432
Contents
1. General Provisions — 2 articles 2. Requirements for the Utilisation of Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge of other Parties to the Nagoya Protocol — 5 articles 3. Genetic Resources in Switzerland — 2 articles 4. Duties of the Authorities — 2 articles 5. Final Provisions — 2 articles