Amendments to the regulations on Bio-prospecting, Access and

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GENERAL NOTICE
Environmental Affairs, Department of
General Notice
447 National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (10/2004): Amendments to the regulations on Bio-prospecting,
access and benefit-sharing............................................................................................................................................ 6 38809
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G N
ENERAL OTICE
NOTICE 447 OF 2015
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2004
(ACT NO. 10 OF 2004)
AMENDMENTS TO THE REGULATIONS ON BIO-PROSPECTING, ACCESS AND BENEFIT-
SHARING
I, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Minister of Environmental Affairs, hereby make regulations in terms of
section 97(1), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004
(Act No. 10 of 2004), set out in the Schedule hereto.
BOMO IT DNA MOL WA
MINISTER 0 ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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SCHEDULE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
INTERPRETATION, PURPOSE, AND APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS
1. Definitions
2. Purpose of Regulations
3. Application of these Regulations
CHAPTER 2
ISSUING AUTHORITY
4. Identification of issuing authority
5. Where to submit notifications or permit applications
6. Assistance by issuing authority to applicant or stakeholder
7. Consultation between issuing authority and relevant stakeholders
8. Issuing authority's right of access to information
9. Criteria to be taken into account by issuing authority when considering
notifications or permit applications
10. Communication of decision on notifications or permit applications by the
issuing authority
11. Registry of notifications, permit applications, and record of decisions
CHAPTER 3
PERMIT SYSTEM FOR BIOPROSPECTING AND FOR RESEARCH OTHER THAN
BIOPROSPECTING
Part 1: Specification of applicants for permit or to notify
12. Applicant
Part 2: Discovery Phase of Bioprospecting
13. Notification
14 Discovery phase export permit
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Part 3: Commercialisation Phase of Bioprospecting
15. Permit
16. Biotrade permit
17. Bioprospecting permit
18. Integrated biotrade and bioprospecting permit
Part 4: Research other than Bioprospecting
19. Export permit for research other than bioprospecting
Part 5: Procedures for submission of notifications or permit applications
20. Submission of notifications or permit applications
Part 6: Consideration of notifications or permit applications
21. Timeframes for issuing authority
22. Factors to be taken into account by issuing authority when considering
notifications
23. Factors to be taken into account by issuing authority when considering
discovery phase export permit applications
24. Factors to be taken into account by issuing authority when considering
biotrade permit applications
25. Factors to be taken into account by issuing authority when considering
bioprospecting permit applications
26. Factors to be taken into account by issuing authority when considering
integrated biotrade and bioprospecting permit applications
27. Factors to be taken into account by issuing authority when considering export
permit applications for research other than bioprospecting
Part 7: Refusal of notification or permit
28. Circumstances in which notifications or permits must be refused
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Part 8: Registration of Notifications
29. Decision of issuing authority on notification
30. Compulsory conditions applicable to notifications
Part 9: Issuing of permits
31. Decision of issuing authority on permit applications
32. Content of permits
33. Compulsory conditions applicable to permit holders
34. Period of validity of permits
Part 10: Renewal or Amendment of permit
35. Applications for renewal or amendment of permits by Permit Holders
36. Consideration of and decision on permit renewal applications
37. Consideration of and decision on permit amendment applications
CHAPTER 4
MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENTS, BENEFIT-SHARING AGREEMENTS
AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BIOPROSPECTING TRUST FUND
Part 1: Agreements
38. Material transfer agreement
39. Benefit-sharing agreement
Part 2: Administration of the Bioprospecting Trust Fund
40. The administration of the Bioprospecting Trust Fund
CHAPTER 5
GENERAL MATTERS
41. Offences
42. Penalties
43. Repeal of the Bioprospecting, Access and Benefit-Sharing Regulations, 2008
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CHAPTER 6
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
44. Continuation of regulated activities and permit issued in terms of the
Bioprospecting, Access, and Benefit-Sharing Regulations, 2008
45. Pending applications for permits and appeals lodged in terms of the
Bioprospecting, Access and Benefit-Sharing Regulations, 2008
46. Short title and commencement
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