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Decision COP II/11
UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/II/11

ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES

The Conference of the Parties
Recalling that the charge from its second meeting is to prepare for agenda item 6.6.1 of the programme of work for its third meeting where the Secretariat is asked to compile the views of Parties on possible options for developing national legislative, administrative or policy measures, as appropriate to implement Article 15;
Noting that regional efforts, based in part on the similarity of the genetic resources found in the region, are important to common strategies and therefore should be encouraged;
1. Requests the Executive Secretary to:
Operational Implemented Retired Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
(a) Further elaborate the survey of measures taken by Governments to implement Article 15, including any national interpretations of key terms used in that article, with a view to completing the survey in time for circulation at the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties;
Operational Implemented Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
(b) Compile an annotated list of studies and other relevant information on the social and economic valuation of genetic resources, including the demand by industry for genetic resources;
Informational
2. Reaffirms that human genetic resources are not included within the framework of the Convention;
Operational Implemented Government(s)
3. Urges Governments to send information on national measures to the Secretariat at their earliest convenience;
Operational Active Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
4. Recommends that the Secretariat not duplicate work underway in other forums.
Body
Conference of the Parties (COP)

Meeting
COP-02
Second Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
6 - 17 November, 1995
Jakarta, Indonesia

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Decision document
II/11
ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES
Related documents
UNEP/CBD/COP/6/INF/17
Strategic plan, national reporting and operations of the Convention on Biological Diversity<br />Review of the status of the decisions of the Conference of the Parties
Related decisions / recommendations
X/1 para 5
Access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization