Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry Number 2 of 2018 concerning Access to Wild Species Genetic Resources and Sharing of Benefits from Their Utilisation.

This Ministerial Regulation, based on the Law Number 11 of 2013 on the ratification of the 2003 Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising From Their Utilisation to the Convention on Biological Diversity, concerns balanced utilisation of genetic resources of wild species and the sharing of benefits from their utilisation. The Regulation covers the following terms and definition: genetic resources; wildlife; traditional knowledge; prior informed consent (PIC); agreement on transfer of genetic material. The Regulation provides for: access to genetic resources of wildlife species and relating permits and authorisation; transfer of genetic materials; institutional provisions; monitoring and evaluation; sanctions.