Regulations relating to the protection of traditional knowledge associated with genetic material

6/7/2018 Regulations relating to the protection of traditional knowledge associated with genetic material - regjeringen.no https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumenter/regulations-relating-to-the-protection-of-traditional-knowledge-associated-with-genetic-material/id2522050/ 1/5 Regulations relating to the protection of traditional knowledge associated with genetic material Regulation | Date: 2016-11-25 | Ministry of Climate and Environment (http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kld/id668/) Adopted by Royal Decree of 25.november 2016 under section 61a of the Act of 19 June 2009 No. 100 relating to the management of biological, geological and landscape diversity. Submitted by the Ministry of Climate and Environment. Section 1 Purpose These regulations are intended to ensure that the interests of indigenous peoples and local communities are safeguarded and respected in connection with access or use by others of knowledge associated with genetic material that has been developed, used, sustained and passed on within an indigenous people or local community (traditional knowledge). Traditional knowledge includes skills, practices and learning that have been collectively developed, used, sustained and passed on from generation to generation within an indigenous people or local community. Section 2 Requirement for consent to access and use by others of traditional knowledge associated with genetic material  Government.no https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kld/id668/ https://www.regjeringen.no/en/id4/ 6/7/2018 Regulations relating to the protection of traditional knowledge associated with genetic material - regjeringen.no https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumenter/regulations-relating-to-the-protection-of-traditional-knowledge-associated-with-genetic-material/id2522050/ 2/5 Access to and use by others of traditional knowledge associated with genetic material that is unique to or characteristic of an indigenous people or local community or that is linked to the traditional way of life of the community requires consent from a representative or decision-making body that is entitled to represent and make commitments on behalf of the indigenous people or local community. The requirement for consent also applies to access to and use of sources of knowledge when the only purpose is to identify or survey traditional knowledge. The requirement for consent does not apply to persons who belong to the indigenous people or local community that has developed, used, sustained and passed on the knowledge in question. Section 3 Exemptions from the requirement for consent Consent is not required if the traditional knowledge: a) is used for private and non-commercial purposes; b) is reproduced or used for the purposes of citation or education, and the source is disclosed; c) is used in connection with research or experimentally in a way that concerns the knowledge itself, with the purpose of con�rming or disproving the objective basis of the knowledge; d) has over a reasonable period of time been generally known or available outside the indigenous people or local community in question. Section 4 The scope of consent and conditions for use Consent may be given on speci�c conditions, for example that the indigenous people or local community shall receive a reasonable share of the bene�ts obtained by using the knowledge to which the consent applies. Traditional knowledge shall be used in a way that is not o�ensive to the indigenous people or local community that has used, sustained and passed on the knowledge. 6/7/2018 Regulations relating to the protection of traditional knowledge associated with genetic material - regjeringen.no https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumenter/regulations-relating-to-the-protection-of-traditional-knowledge-associated-with-genetic-material/id2522050/ 3/5 Any person that uses traditional knowledge shall acknowledge, and to the extent reasonable, declare that the knowledge was developed, used, sustained and passed on by the indigenous people or local community in question. Section 5 Sanctions Any person that obtains access to or makes use of traditional knowledge in contravention of sections 2 and 4 may be prohibited by a court judgment from doing so again, including making use of the knowledge in speci�ed ways that would constitute contravention. In the event of contravention of section 4, third paragraph, the o�ender may, if it is considered necessary and reasonable, also be required by a court judgment to initiate information activities to make the general public aware that the knowledge was developed, used, sustained and passed on by the indigenous people or local community in question. Section 6 Compensation for �nancial and non-�nancial losses and injury Any person that has wilfully or negligently made use of traditional knowledge associated with genetic material without consent in accordance with section 2 shall pay the injured indigenous people or local community reasonable compensation for this use, and compensation for any further losses caused by use of the knowledge. Any person that wilfully or through gross negligence has contravened the prohibition against [culturally] o�ensive use in section 4, second paragraph, may be ordered to pay the injured indigenous people or local community a lump sum that the court �nds is reasonable compensation for the non-�nancial injury or damage. Section 7 Indigenous peoples and local communities in other states 6/7/2018 Regulations relating to the protection of traditional knowledge associated with genetic material - regjeringen.no https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumenter/regulations-relating-to-the-protection-of-traditional-knowledge-associated-with-genetic-material/id2522050/ 4/5 Biodiversity These regulations apply to traditional knowledge relating to genetic material developed, used, sustained and passed on by indigenous peoples and local communities in other countries, provided that access to or use of such knowledge requires consent under the legislation of the state in question. Section 8 Entry into force. Transitional rules These regulations enter into force on 1 January 2017. These regulations do not restrict a person’s right to make use of traditional knowledge to which they have gained access before the date of their entry into force. In cases where a person has gained access to traditional knowledge in contravention of legislation in another state requiring the consent of indigenous peoples or local communities, such knowledge may be utilised provided that a reasonable lump sum in compensation is paid to the indigenous people or local community in question. Related act Nature Diversity Act (http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumenter/nature-diversity-act/id570549/) Ministry of Climate and Environment TOPIC Read regulation at lovdata.no (htt ps:// lovd ata. no/f ors krif t/20 16 11 25 136 7)  https://www.regjeringen.no/en/topics/climate-and-environment/biodiversity/id1298/ https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumenter/nature-diversity-act/id570549/ https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kld/id668/ https://lovdata.no/forskrift/2016-11-25-1367 6/7/2018 Regulations relating to the protection of traditional knowledge associated with genetic material - regjeringen.no https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumenter/regulations-relating-to-the-protection-of-traditional-knowledge-associated-with-genetic-material/id2522050/ 5/5  Government.no The following persons are responsible for the Ministry of Climate and Environment's website: Editor-in-chief: Jon Berg Web-editor: Martin Lerberg Fossum Telephone: +47 22 24 90 90 Email: postmottak@kld.dep.no Contact employees in the Ministry: Depkatalog Organisation number: 972417882 https://www.regjeringen.no/ https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kld/id668/ mailto:jon.berg@kld.dep.no mailto:martin-lerberg.fossum@kld.dep.no mailto:postmottak@kld.dep.no https://depkatalog.no/#?filter=ministry:kld