Nagoya Ordinance (NagO)
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Art. 10 Duties of the FOEN
1 The FOEN is the competent authority and focal point for the Nagoya Protocol. It has the following specific tasks: a. It operates a national Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House. b. It ensures the liaison between the Secretariat under Article 24 of the Convention of 5 June 1992 on Biological Diversity and the international Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House. c. It carries out the tasks specified in Article 13 of the Nagoya Protocol. d. It ensures the exchange of information with the international Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House under Article 14 of the Nagoya Protocol. e. At the request of other Parties to the Nagoya Protocol, it makes available information relating to compliance with the due diligence requirement; confidential information is made available only if the official secrecy and appropriate protection of privacy are ensured in accordance with Swiss law. f. It operates an electronic database that contains information relating to the requirements under Ar
Para. 1 let. b — SR 0.451.43
Art. 11 Duties of other authorities
1 As part of the market authorisation procedure in accordance with the ordinances listed below, the competent authorities verify whether evidence of compliance with the notification requirement as specified in Articles 4, 5 and 8 exists for products developed on the basis of utilised genetic resources or associated traditional knowledge: Product Competent authority Applicable regulation a. Therapeutic products (Human and animal therapeutic products) Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic) Ordinance of 21 September 2018 on Therapeutic Products b. Immunological therapeutic products for use by veterinaries Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) Ordinance of 21 September 2018 on Therapeutic Products c. Foodstuffs, additives, processing aids FSVO Ordinance of 23 November 2005 on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles [tab]d. Plant protection products FSVO Ordinance of 20 August 2025 on Plant Protection Products e. Fertilisers Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) Ordinance of
Para. 1 — SR 812.212.21.The reference was adjusted to 1 Jan. 2019 in application of Art. 12 para. 2 of the Publication Act of 18 June 2004 (SR 170.512). Para. 1 — SR 812.212.21.The reference was adjusted to 1 Jan. 2019 in application of Art. 12 para. 2 of the Publication Act of 18 June 2004 (SR 170.512). Para. 1 — SR 817.02 Para. 1 — Amended by Annex 10 No II 1 of the O of 20 Aug. 2025 on Plant Protection Products, in force since 1 Dec. 2025 (AS 2025 565). Para. 1 — SR 916.161 Para. 1 — SR 916.1