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title: "<Статус Нагойского протокола регулирования доступа к генетическим ресурсам и совместного использования на справедливой и равной основе выгод от их применения к Конвенции о биологическом разнообразии (Нагоя, 29 октября 2010 года)> [рус., англ.]"
status: действует
canonical: "https://bukva.ai/docs/status-nagoyskogo-protokola-regulirovaniya"
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## <Статус Нагойского протокола регулирования доступа к генетическим ресурсам и совместного использования на справедливой и равной основе выгод от их применения к Конвенции о биологическом разнообразии (Нагоя, 29 октября 2010 года)> [рус., англ.]

# <Статус Нагойского протокола регулирования доступа к генетическим ресурсам и совместного использования на справедливой и равной основе выгод от их применения к Конвенции о биологическом разнообразии (Нагоя, 29 октября 2010 года)> [рус., англ.]


<a id="p100001"></a>[неофициальный перевод]

<a id="p100002"></a>СТАТУС НАГОЙСКОГО [ПРОТОКОЛА](https://bukva.ai/docs/nagoyskiy-protokol-regulirovaniya-dostupa-k/statya-1)
РЕГУЛИРОВАНИЯ ДОСТУПА К ГЕНЕТИЧЕСКИМ РЕСУРСАМ
И СОВМЕСТНОГО ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ НА СПРАВЕДЛИВОЙ И РАВНОЙ
ОСНОВЕ ВЫГОД ОТ ИХ ПРИМЕНЕНИЯ К КОНВЕНЦИИ
О БИОЛОГИЧЕСКОМ РАЗНООБРАЗИИ
(НАГОЯ, 29 ОКТЯБРЯ 2010 ГОДА)

<a id="p100003"></a>(по состоянию на 29 октября 2026 года)

<a id="p100004"></a>Вступление в силу: 12.10.2014


| <a id="p100005"></a>Участник | Подписание | Одобрение (AA), Принятие (A), Присоединение (a), Ратификация |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Австралия | 20.01.2012 |  |
| Австрия | 23.06.2011 | 20.07.2018 |
| Албания |  | 29.01.2013 a |
| Алжир | 02.02.2011 |  |
| Ангола |  | 06.02.2017 a |
| Антигуа и Барбуда | 28.07.2011 | 12.12.2016 |
| Аргентина [<x>](#p100045) | 15.11.2011 | 09.12.2016 |
| Армения |  | 08.06.2026 a |
| Афганистан |  | 06.06.2018 a |
| Багамские Острова |  | 30.12.2021 a |
| Бангладеш | 06.09.2011 | 10.01.2023 |
| Бахрейн |  | 22.02.2022 a |
| Беларусь |  | 26.06.2014 a |
| Бельгия [<x>](#p100013) | 20.09.2011 | 09.08.2016 |
| Бенин | 28.10.2011 | 22.01.2014 |
| Болгария | 23.06.2011 | 11.08.2016 |
| Боливия (Многонациональное государство) |  | 06.10.2016 a |
| Ботсвана |  | 21.02.2013 a |
| Бразилия [<x>](#p100052) | 02.02.2011 | 04.03.2021 |
| Буркина-Фасо | 20.09.2011 | 10.01.2014 |
| Бурунди |  | 03.07.2014 a |
| Бутан | 20.09.2011 | 30.09.2013 |
| Вануату | 18.11.2011 | 01.07.2014 |
| Венгрия | 23.06.2011 | 29.04.2014 |
| Венесуэла (Боливарианская Республика) |  | 10.10.2018 a |
| Вьетнам |  | 23.04.2014 a |
| Габон | 13.05.2011 | 11.11.2011 A |
| Гайана |  | 22.04.2014 a |
| Гамбия |  | 03.07.2014 a |
| Гана | 20.05.2011 | 08.08.2019 |
| Гватемала | 11.05.2011 | 18.06.2014 |
| Гвинея | 09.12.2011 | 07.10.2014 |
| Гвинея-Бисау | 01.02.2012 | 24.09.2013 A |
| Германия | 23.06.2011 | 21.04.2016 |
| Гондурас | 01.02.2012 | 12.08.2013 |
| Гренада | 22.09.2011 |  |
| Греция | 20.09.2011 | 14.02.2020 |
| Дания [<1>](#p100030) | 23.06.2011 | 01.05.2014 AA |
| Демократическая Республика Конго | 21.09.2011 | 04.02.2015 |
| Джибути | 19.10.2011 | 01.10.2015 |
| Доминиканская Республика | 20.09.2011 | 13.11.2014 |
| Европейский Союз [<x>](#p100016) | 23.06.2011 | 16.05.2014 AA |
| Египет | 25.01.2012 | 28.10.2013 |
| Замбия |  | 20.05.2016 a |
| Зимбабве |  | 01.09.2017 a |
| Индия | 11.05.2011 | 09.10.2012 |
| Индонезия | 11.05.2011 | 24.09.2013 |
| Иордания | 10.01.2012 | 10.01.2012 |
| Ирландия | 01.02.2012 | 28.04.2023 |
| Испания | 21.07.2011 | 03.06.2014 |
| Италия | 23.06.2011 |  |
| Йемен | 02.02.2011 |  |
| Кабо-Верде | 26.09.2011 |  |
| Казахстан |  | 17.06.2015 a |
| Камбоджа | 01.02.2012 | 19.01.2015 |
| Камерун |  | 30.11.2016 a |
| Катар |  | 25.01.2017 a |
| Кения | 01.02.2012 | 07.04.2014 |
| Кипр | 29.12.2011 |  |
| Кирибати |  | 04.06.2021 a |
| Китай [<x>](#p100034) |  | 08.06.2016 a |
| Колумбия | 02.02.2011 |  |
| Коморские Острова |  | 28.05.2013 a |
| Конго | 23.09.2011 | 14.05.2015 |
| Корейская Народно-Демократическая Республика |  | 01.10.2019 a |
| Коста-Рика | 06.07.2011 | 25.09.2024 |
| Кот-д'Ивуар | 25.01.2012 | 24.09.2013 |
| Куба |  | 17.09.2015 a |
| Кувейт |  | 01.06.2017 a |
| Кыргызстан |  | 15.06.2015 a |
| Лаосская Народно-Демократическая Республика |  | 26.09.2012 a |
| Лесото |  | 12.11.2014 a |
| Либерия |  | 17.08.2015 a |
| Ливан | 01.02.2012 | 13.10.2017 |
| Литва | 29.12.2011 |  |
| Люксембург | 23.06.2011 | 25.10.2016 |
| Маврикий |  | 17.12.2012 a |
| Мавритания | 18.05.2011 | 18.08.2015 |
| Мадагаскар | 22.09.2011 | 03.07.2014 |
| Малави |  | 26.08.2014 a |
| Малайзия |  | 05.11.2018 a |
| Мали | 19.04.2011 | 31.08.2016 |
| Мальдивы |  | 01.07.2019 a |
| Мальта |  | 01.12.2016 a |
| Марокко | 09.12.2011 | 22.04.2022 |
| Маршалловы Острова |  | 10.10.2014 a |
| Мексика | 24.02.2011 | 16.05.2012 |
| Микронезия (Федеративные Штаты) | 11.01.2012 | 30.01.2013 |
| Мозамбик | 26.09.2011 | 07.07.2014 |
| Монголия | 26.01.2012 | 21.05.2013 |
| Мьянма |  | 08.01.2014 a |
| Намибия |  | 15.05.2014 a |
| Непал |  | 28.12.2018 a |
| Нигер | 26.09.2011 | 02.07.2014 |
| Нигерия | 01.02.2012 | 29.06.2022 |
| Нидерланды [<2>](#p100050) | 23.06.2011 | 19.08.2016 A |
| Никарагуа |  | 12.06.2020 a |
| Норвегия | 11.05.2011 | 01.10.2013 |
| Объединенная Республика Танзания |  | 19.01.2018 a |
| Объединенные Арабские Эмираты |  | 12.09.2014 a |
| Оман |  | 23.06.2020 a |
| Пакистан |  | 23.11.2015 a |
| Палау | 20.09.2011 | 13.06.2018 |
| Панама | 03.05.2011 | 12.12.2012 |
| Перу | 04.05.2011 | 08.07.2014 |
| Польша | 20.09.2011 |  |
| Португалия | 20.09.2011 | 11.04.2017 AA |
| Республика Корея | 20.09.2011 | 19.05.2017 |
| Республика Молдова | 25.01.2012 | 23.08.2016 |
| Руанда | 28.02.2011 | 20.03.2012 |
| Румыния | 20.09.2011 | 22.05.2019 |
| Сальвадор | 01.02.2012 |  |
| Самоа |  | 20.05.2014 a |
| Сан-Томе и Принсипи |  | 10.01.2017 a |
| Саудовская Аравия |  | 10.07.2020 a |
| Сейшельские Острова | 15.04.2011 | 20.04.2012 |
| Сенегал | 26.01.2012 | 03.03.2016 |
| Сент-Китс и Невис |  | 05.09.2018 a |
| Сент-Люсия |  | 14.03.2022 a |
| Сербия | 20.09.2011 | 30.10.2018 |
| Сирийская Арабская Республика [<x>](#p100026) |  | 05.04.2013 a |
| Словакия |  | 29.12.2015 a |
| Словения | 27.09.2011 |  |
| Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии | 23.06.2011 | 22.02.2016 |
| Соломоновы Острова |  | 24.10.2019 a |
| Сомали | 09.01.2012 |  |
| Судан | 21.04.2011 | 07.07.2014 |
| Сьерра-Леоне |  | 01.11.2016 a |
| Таджикистан | 20.09.2011 | 12.09.2013 |
| Таиланд | 31.01.2012 |  |
| Того | 27.09.2011 | 10.02.2016 |
| Тонга |  | 03.10.2019 a |
| Тувалу |  | 28.08.2018 a |
| Тунис | 11.05.2011 | 27.08.2021 |
| Туркменистан |  | 04.11.2020 a |
| Уганда |  | 25.06.2014 a |
| Украина | 30.01.2012 | 15.02.2022 |
| Уругвай | 19.07.2011 | 14.07.2014 |
| Фиджи |  | 24.10.2012 a |
| Филиппины |  | 29.09.2015 a |
| Финляндия | 23.06.2011 | 03.06.2016 A |
| Франция [<x>](#p100037) | 20.09.2011 | 31.08.2016 |
| Хорватия |  | 02.09.2015 a |
| Центральноафриканская Республика | 06.04.2011 | 27.07.2018 |
| Чад | 31.01.2012 | 11.10.2017 |
| Черногория |  | 14.08.2020 a |
| Чешская Республика | 23.06.2011 | 06.05.2016 |
| Швейцария | 11.05.2011 | 11.07.2014 |
| Швеция | 23.06.2011 | 08.09.2016 |
| Эквадор | 01.04.2011 | 20.09.2017 |
| Экваториальная Гвинея |  | 04.10.2023 a |
| Эритрея |  | 13.03.2019 a |
| Эсватини |  | 21.09.2016 a |
| Эстония |  | 19.12.2018 a |
| Эфиопия |  | 16.11.2012 a |
| Южная Африка | 11.05.2011 | 10.01.2013 |
| Южный Судан |  | 23.10.2026 a |
| Япония | 11.05.2011 | 22.05.2017 A |







## <a id="p100006"></a>NAGOYA PROTOCOL ON ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND THE FAIR AND EQUITABLE SHARING OF BENEFITS ARISING FROM THEIR UTILIZATION TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Nagoya, 29 October 2010

<a id="p100007"></a>Status as at: 29-10-2026

<a id="p100008"></a>Entry into force: 12 October 2014, in accordance with article 33.
<a id="p100032"></a>Registration: 12 October 2014, No. 30619
<a id="p100009"></a>Status: Signatories: 92. Parties: 144
<a id="p100010"></a>Text: Certified true copy
<a id="p100051"></a>United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 3008, p. 3 and doc.: UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/X/1 of 29 October 2010 C.N.115.2011.TREATIES-7 of 18 March 2011 (Proposal of corrections to the original text of the Protocol (French Version) and to the Certified true copies) and C.N.356.2011.TREATIES-26 of 17 June 2011 (Corrections to the original text of the Protocol (French version) and to the certified true copies); C.N.711.2011.TREATIES-70 of 1 November 2011 (Proposal of corrections to the original text of the Protocol (French Version) and to the Certified true copies) and C.N.53.2012.TREATIES-88 of 31 January 2012 (Corrections to the original text of the Protocol (French version) and to the Certified true copies); C.N.825.2011.TREATIES-78 of 18 January 2012 (Proposal of corrections to the original text of the Protocol (Chinese Version) and to the Certified true copies) and C.N.200.2012.TREATIES-XXVII.8.b of 18 April 2012 (Corrections to the original text of the Protocol (Chinese version) and to the Certified true copies); C.N.429.2016.TREATIES-XXVII.8.b of 16 June 2016 (Proposal of corrections to the original text of the Protocol (Chinese Version) and to the Certified true copies) and C.N.625.2016.TREATIES-XXVII.8.b of 15 September 2016 (Corrections to the original text of the Protocol (Chinese version) and to the Certified true copies).
<a id="p100033"></a>Note: The above Protocol was adopted on 29 October 2010 at Nagoya, Japan, during the tenth meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. In accordance with its article 32, the Protocol will be opened for signature by Parties to the Convention at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 2 February 2011 until 1 February 2012.


| <a id="p100011"></a>Participant | Signature | Approval (AA), Acceptance (A), Accession (a), Ratification |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Afghanistan |  | 6 Jun 2018 a |
| Albania |  | 29 Jan 2013 a |
| Algeria | 2 Feb 2011 |  |
| Angola |  | 6 Feb 2017 a |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 28 Jul 2011 | 12 Dec 2016 |
| Argentina [<x>](#p100045) | 15 Nov 2011 | 9 Dec 2016 |
| Armenia |  | 8 Jun 2026 a |
| Australia | 20 Jan 2012 |  |
| Austria | 23 Jun 2011 | 20 Jul 2018 |
| Bahamas (The) |  | 30 Dec 2021 a |
| Bahrain |  | 22 Feb 2022 a |
| Bangladesh | 6 Sep 2011 | 10 Jan 2023 |
| Belarus |  | 26 Jun 2014 a |
| Belgium [<x>](#p100013) | 20 Sep 2011 | 9 Aug 2016 |
| Benin | 28 Oct 2011 | 22 Jan 2014 |
| Bhutan | 20 Sep 2011 | 30 Sep 2013 |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |  | 6 Oct 2016 a |
| Botswana |  | 21 Feb 2013 a |
| Brazil [<x>](#p100052) | 2 Feb 2011 | 4 Mar 2021 |
| Bulgaria | 23 Jun 2011 | 11 Aug 2016 |
| Burkina Faso | 20 Sep 2011 | 10 Jan 2014 |
| Burundi |  | 3 Jul 2014 a |
| Cabo Verde | 26 Sep 2011 |  |
| Cambodia | 1 Feb 2012 | 19 Jan 2015 |
| Cameroon |  | 30 Nov 2016 a |
| Central African Republic | 6 Apr 2011 | 27 Jul 2018 |
| Chad | 31 Jan 2012 | 11 Oct 2017 |
| China [<x>](#p100034) |  | 8 Jun 2016 a |
| Colombia | 2 Feb 2011 |  |
| Comoros |  | 28 May 2013 a |
| Congo | 23 Sep 2011 | 14 May 2015 |
| Costa Rica | 6 Jul 2011 | 25 Sep 2024 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 25 Jan 2012 | 24 Sep 2013 |
| Croatia |  | 2 Sep 2015 a |
| Cuba |  | 17 Sep 2015 a |
| Cyprus | 29 Dec 2011 |  |
| Czech Republic | 23 Jun 2011 | 6 May 2016 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea |  | 1 Oct 2019 a |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21 Sep 2011 | 4 Feb 2015 |
| Denmark [<1>](#p100030) | 23 Jun 2011 | 1 May 2014 AA |
| Djibouti | 19 Oct 2011 | 1 Oct 2015 |
| Dominican Republic | 20 Sep 2011 | 13 Nov 2014 |
| Ecuador | 1 Apr 2011 | 20 Sep 2017 |
| Egypt | 25 Jan 2012 | 28 Oct 2013 |
| El Salvador | 1 Feb 2012 |  |
| Equatorial Guinea |  | 4 Oct 2023 a |
| Eritrea |  | 13 Mar 2019 a |
| Estonia |  | 19 Dec 2018 a |
| Eswatini |  | 21 Sep 2016 a |
| Ethiopia |  | 16 Nov 2012 a |
| European Union [<x>](#p100016) | 23 Jun 2011 | 16 May 2014 AA |
| Fiji |  | 24 Oct 2012 a |
| Finland | 23 Jun 2011 | 3 Jun 2016 A |
| France [<x>](#p100037) | 20 Sep 2011 | 31 Aug 2016 |
| Gabon | 13 May 2011 | 11 Nov 2011 A |
| Gambia |  | 3 Jul 2014 a |
| Germany | 23 Jun 2011 | 21 Apr 2016 |
| Ghana | 20 May 2011 | 8 Aug 2019 |
| Greece | 20 Sep 2011 | 14 Feb 2020 |
| Grenada | 22 Sep 2011 |  |
| Guatemala | 11 May 2011 | 18 Jun 2014 |
| Guinea | 9 Dec 2011 | 7 Oct 2014 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 Feb 2012 | 24 Sep 2013 A |
| Guyana |  | 22 Apr 2014 a |
| Honduras | 1 Feb 2012 | 12 Aug 2013 |
| Hungary | 23 Jun 2011 | 29 Apr 2014 |
| India | 11 May 2011 | 9 Oct 2012 |
| Indonesia | 11 May 2011 | 24 Sep 2013 |
| Ireland | 1 Feb 2012 | 28 Apr 2023 |
| Italy | 23 Jun 2011 |  |
| Japan | 11 May 2011 | 22 May 2017 A |
| Jordan | 10 Jan 2012 | 10 Jan 2012 |
| Kazakhstan |  | 17 Jun 2015 a |
| Kenya | 1 Feb 2012 | 7 Apr 2014 |
| Kiribati |  | 4 Jun 2021 a |
| Kuwait |  | 1 Jun 2017 a |
| Kyrgyzstan |  | 15 Jun 2015 a |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic |  | 26 Sep 2012 a |
| Lebanon | 1 Feb 2012 | 13 Oct 2017 |
| Lesotho |  | 12 Nov 2014 a |
| Liberia |  | 17 Aug 2015 a |
| Lithuania | 29 Dec 2011 |  |
| Luxembourg | 23 Jun 2011 | 25 Oct 2016 |
| Madagascar | 22 Sep 2011 | 3 Jul 2014 |
| Malawi |  | 26 Aug 2014 a |
| Malaysia |  | 5 Nov 2018 a |
| Maldives |  | 1 Jul 2019 a |
| Mali | 19 Apr 2011 | 31 Aug 2016 |
| Malta |  | 1 Dec 2016 a |
| Marshall Islands |  | 10 Oct 2014 a |
| Mauritania | 18 May 2011 | 18 Aug 2015 |
| Mauritius |  | 17 Dec 2012 a |
| Mexico | 24 Feb 2011 | 16 May 2012 |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | 11 Jan 2012 | 30 Jan 2013 |
| Mongolia | 26 Jan 2012 | 21 May 2013 |
| Montenegro |  | 14 Aug 2020 a |
| Morocco | 9 Dec 2011 | 22 Apr 2022 |
| Mozambique | 26 Sep 2011 | 7 Jul 2014 |
| Myanmar |  | 8 Jan 2014 a |
| Namibia |  | 15 May 2014 a |
| Nepal |  | 28 Dec 2018 a |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) [<2>](#p100050) | 23 Jun 2011 | 19 Aug 2016 A |
| Nicaragua |  | 12 Jun 2020 a |
| Niger | 26 Sep 2011 | 2 Jul 2014 |
| Nigeria | 1 Feb 2012 | 29 Jun 2022 |
| Norway | 11 May 2011 | 1 Oct 2013 |
| Oman |  | 23 Jun 2020 a |
| Pakistan |  | 23 Nov 2015 a |
| Palau | 20 Sep 2011 | 13 Jun 2018 |
| Panama | 3 May 2011 | 12 Dec 2012 |
| Peru | 4 May 2011 | 8 Jul 2014 |
| Philippines |  | 29 Sep 2015 a |
| Poland | 20 Sep 2011 |  |
| Portugal | 20 Sep 2011 | 11 Apr 2017 AA |
| Qatar |  | 25 Jan 2017 a |
| Republic of Korea | 20 Sep 2011 | 19 May 2017 |
| Republic of Moldova | 25 Jan 2012 | 23 Aug 2016 |
| Romania | 20 Sep 2011 | 22 May 2019 |
| Rwanda | 28 Feb 2011 | 20 Mar 2012 |
| Samoa |  | 20 May 2014 a |
| Sao Tome and Principe |  | 10 Jan 2017 a |
| Saudi Arabia |  | 10 Jul 2020 a |
| Senegal | 26 Jan 2012 | 3 Mar 2016 |
| Serbia | 20 Sep 2011 | 30 Oct 2018 |
| Seychelles | 15 Apr 2011 | 20 Apr 2012 |
| Sierra Leone |  | 1 Nov 2016 a |
| Slovakia |  | 29 Dec 2015 a |
| Slovenia | 27 Sep 2011 |  |
| Solomon Islands |  | 24 Oct 2019 a |
| Somalia | 9 Jan 2012 |  |
| South Africa | 11 May 2011 | 10 Jan 2013 |
| South Sudan |  | 23 Oct 2026 a |
| Spain | 21 Jul 2011 | 3 Jun 2014 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis |  | 5 Sep 2018 a |
| St. Lucia |  | 14 Mar 2022 a |
| Sudan | 21 Apr 2011 | 7 Jul 2014 |
| Sweden | 23 Jun 2011 | 8 Sep 2016 |
| Switzerland | 11 May 2011 | 11 Jul 2014 |
| Syrian Arab Republic [<x>](#p100026) |  | 5 Apr 2013 a |
| Tajikistan | 20 Sep 2011 | 12 Sep 2013 |
| Thailand | 31 Jan 2012 |  |
| Togo | 27 Sep 2011 | 10 Feb 2016 |
| Tonga |  | 3 Oct 2019 a |
| Tunisia | 11 May 2011 | 27 Aug 2021 |
| Turkmenistan |  | 4 Nov 2020 a |
| Tuvalu |  | 28 Aug 2018 a |
| Uganda |  | 25 Jun 2014 a |
| Ukraine | 30 Jan 2012 | 15 Feb 2022 |
| United Arab Emirates |  | 12 Sep 2014 a |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 23 Jun 2011 | 22 Feb 2016 |
| United Republic of Tanzania |  | 19 Jan 2018 a |
| Uruguay | 19 Jul 2011 | 14 Jul 2014 |
| Vanuatu | 18 Nov 2011 | 1 Jul 2014 |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |  | 10 Oct 2018 a |
| Viet Nam |  | 23 Apr 2014 a |
| Yemen | 2 Feb 2011 |  |
| Zambia |  | 20 May 2016 a |
| Zimbabwe |  | 1 Sep 2017 a |







## <a id="p100012"></a>DECLARATIONS

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations
were made upon ratification, accession, acceptance,
approval or succession.)


### <a id="p100045"></a>Argentina

<a id="p100046"></a>Declaration:
<a id="p100047"></a>The Argentine Republic declares that the provisions on benefit-sharing in this Protocol are applicable to genetic resources and their derivatives.
<a id="p100048"></a>Likewise, the provisions of this Protocol are applicable to the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and their derivatives originating in the Argentine Republic and acquired after the entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
<a id="p100049"></a>The Argentine Republic declares that, under article 4, paragraph 4, of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity, this does not apply in respect of the genetic resources covered by the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture or in respect of the specific genetic resources covered by any other international access and benefit-sharing instrument that does not run counter to the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Protocols thereto, which are in effect on the date of its entry into force.


### <a id="p100013"></a>Belgium

<a id="p100014"></a>Upon signature
<a id="p100015"></a>"This signature engages also the French Community, the Flemish Community, the German-speaking Community, the Walloon Region, the Flemish Region and the Brussels-Capital Region."


### <a id="p100052"></a>Brazil

<a id="p100053"></a>4 March 2021
<a id="p100054"></a>Declarations made upon ratification
<a id="p100055"></a>I - In accordance with the terms of article 28 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, regarding the application of paragraph 2 of article 33 of the Protocol, the provisions of the Nagoya Protocol, for the purpose of its implementation, shall not have retroactive effects;
<a id="p100056"></a>II - in accordance with the terms of article 8(c) of the Protocol, the economic exploitation for agricultural activities, in accordance with the definition provided for in Act N. 13.123, of 20 May 2015, resulting from reproductive material from species introduced in the country by human action before the entry into force of the Protocol shall not be subject to the sharing of benefits foreseen in the Protocol;
<a id="p100057"></a>III - in accordance with the provision on article 2 read in conjunction with paragraph 3 of article 15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and considering the application of the provisions in articles 5 and 6 of the Protocol, Brazil considers as found in "in situ" condition the species and varieties that form spontaneous populations that have acquired distinctive characteristics in the country and the traditional local variety or breed locally adapted, as per the definition in domestic legislation, in particular article 2 of Act N. 13.123, of 20 May 2015, with a framing of this country under the concept of "country of origin" of these genetic resources;
<a id="p100058"></a>IV - Act N. 13.123, of 20 May of 2015, is considered the domestic law for the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol.


### <a id="p100034"></a>China

<a id="p100035"></a>Declaration:
<a id="p100036"></a>Unless otherwise notified by the Government of the People's Republic of China, the Protocol shall not apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.


### <a id="p100016"></a>European Union

<a id="p100017"></a>Declaration:
<a id="p100018"></a>"The European Union declares that, in accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 191 thereof, it is competent for entering into international agreements, and for implementing the obligations resulting therefrom, which contribute to the pursuit of the following objectives:
- <a id="p100019"></a>preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment;
- <a id="p100020"></a>protecting human health;
- <a id="p100021"></a>prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources;
- <a id="p100022"></a>promoting measures at international level to deal with regional or worldwide environmental problems, and in particular combatting climate change.
<a id="p100023"></a>Moreover, the European Union adopts measures at Union level for establishing a European Research Area and for the proper functioning of its internal market.
<a id="p100024"></a>The exercise of Union competence is by its nature subject to continuous development. In order to comply with its obligations under Article 14 (2) (a) of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention of Biological Diversity, the Union will keep up-to-date the list of legal instruments to be transmitted to the Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House.
<a id="p100025"></a>The European Union is responsible for the performance of those obligations resulting from this Protocol which are covered by Union law in force."


### <a id="p100037"></a>France

<a id="p100038"></a>Declaration:
1. <a id="p100039"></a>The French Republic reiterates the declaration that it made upon the ratification of the Convention on Biological Diversity concerning article 16 on the transfer of technology, with regard to the implementation of articles l and 23 of the Protocol.
2. <a id="p100040"></a>The French Republic recalls the terms of decision UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/ XII/12 of 25 June 2014 in connection with the use of the term "indigenous peoples and local communities" instead of the term "indigenous and local communities" found in various provisions of the Protocol:
- <a id="p100041"></a>The use of the term "indigenous peoples and local communities" in future decisions and all secondary documents under the Protocol shall have no effect on the legal meaning of the articles of the Protocol that use the term "indigenous and local communities";
- <a id="p100042"></a>The use of the term "indigenous peoples and local communities" cannot be interpreted as implying for any Party the amendment of rights or obligations under the Protocol;
- <a id="p100043"></a>The use of the term "indigenous peoples and local communities" in future decisions and all secondary documents shall not serve as a context for the interpretation of the Protocol, or a subsequent agreement nor subsequent practice, among the Parties to the Protocol, within the meaning of article 31 of the Vienna Convention on the law of treaties of 23 May 1969, which codifies customary international law in this area.
<a id="p100044"></a>With reference to the declaration that it made during the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of 13 September 2007, France would recall that, in accordance with the constitutional principles of the indivisibility of the Republic and the unity of the French people, the French people is composed of all French citizens without distinction based on origin, race or religion. Under those principles and the principle of the equality of citizens before the law, only the French people as a whole can be granted rights.


### <a id="p100026"></a>Syrian Arab Republic

<a id="p100027"></a>Declaration:
<a id="p100028"></a>The accession of the Syrian Arab Republic to this Protocol shall in no way imply its recognition of Israel or entail its entry into any dealings with Israel in the matters governed by the provisions thereof.

<a id="p100029"></a>End Note
1. <a id="p100030"></a>Upon its Approval of the Protocol, the Government of Denmark notified the Secretary-General that the Protocol shall not apply in respect of Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
2. <a id="p100050"></a>For the European part and the Caribbean part (the Islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) of the Netherlands.



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