Part 3
Based on the outcome from the decision tree in Part 1, it likely that the material is subject to NP-related or ABS obligations. For further guidance on county-specific ABS compliance requirements and ABS access application to the country, please contact the research governance team by emailing at researchgovernance@Admin.cam.ac.uk (please include ‘Nagoya Protocol’ or ‘ABS’ in the subject line).
Include as much of the following information as possible in your email:
- PI leading the work
- ROO G ref if there is one;
- The funder/s of the project
- Confirmation that research is for non—commerical purposes
- Country of origin[1]
- Brief description of the genetic resource(s) (include the species/strain name, sample type and any relevant details about the species e.g native/protected/domesticated/wild/cultivated etc. )
- Expected date and place of access/collection of the genetic resource
- Collection method e.g. ex-situ collection, purchase, gene bank or seed bank, in situ collection, botanical garden, access through a Third Party by contract, registered collection etc.
- Overall objective of the project
- Brief description of the proposed research and activities to be undertaken, including period of utilisation
There is no defined process for access set out by the Nagoya Protocol, nor one set of access measures to comply with.
If an ABS application is required, the research governance team will assist in the preparation and submission of the ABS application to the national authority in that country and will identify what additional information and documents are required. Obtaining an ABS permit through a non-negotiated process may take some time.
If a formal contract is required (i.e. the ABS Contract; MAT (mutually agreed terms)), the University will negotiate the formal contract with the provider nation’s government. Please be aware that the negotiation will take several months.
The ABS contract will be additional to any research contract as required under normal academic practice.
[1] If Switzerland and non-commercial research, addressing points 1-10 is sufficient to fulfil the Switzerland ABS recordkeeping requirement. If the information is detailed in the research grant or contract specified in point 2, please refer to this.
If Belgium and non-commercial research, please confirm in your response that you will publish in an open access publication. If so, it is not necessary for you to address points 6-10 in this template. Once you submit the form, no further ABS compliance is required to use the samples.
