International Legal Framework for the Creation, Use and Conservation of Bioresource Collections
https://doi.org/10.17803/lexgen-2024-3-2-84-99
Abstract
This article presents a detailed analysis of global and regional regulation related to the creation, use, research and conservation of biological (bioresource) collections and discusses the main trends in its development. Key approaches to the regulation of activities in the field of biological (bioresource) collections based on an analysis of acts of the European Union (EU), Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) are identified. While there are no international treaties that deal directly with biological (bioresource) collections at the global level, various agreements in force cover important regulatory aspects concerning the creation, use, research and conservation of biological (bioresource) collections. These aspects include (1) providing access to genetic resources; (2) technology transfer and rights over such resources and technologies; (3) financial aspects; (4) standards for the conservation of genetic resources. The corresponding international treaties concluded at global and regional levels imply both integrated and sectoral approaches to the regulation of biological (bioresource) collections (e.g., international treaties regarding crop genetic resources). The conclusion highlights the need to take into account the approaches elaborated within the framework of international and regional integration law in order to improve the relevant legal regulation in the Russian Federation.
About the Author
D. V. Ponomareva
Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Daria V. Ponomareva, Candidate Science (Law), Deputy Head of the Legal Practice Department, Senior Researcher at the Scientific and ducational Center for Legal Support of Bioeconomy and Genetic Technologies,
Moscow
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Ponomareva D.V. International Legal Framework for the Creation, Use and Conservation of Bioresource Collections. Lex Genetica. 2024;3(2):84-99. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17803/lexgen-2024-3-2-84-99
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