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Status of Nagoya Pr otoc ol Imple me ntation: L ao PDR Ms. Kong c ha y PHIMMAKONG Na tio na l ABS Pro je c t Co o rdina to r NF P NP- Assista nt I mpro ving c o o rdina tio n te c hnic a l a ssista nc e de live ry o n Bio T ra de a nd Ac c e ss a nd Be ne fit Sha ring in So uth E a st Asia , 7-8 June 2018, L ua ng pra b a ng , L a o s

Ba c kg ro und I nfo rma tio n  L a o PDR a c c e de d the CBD o n 20 Se pte mb e r 1996  Ra tifie d Na g o ya Pro to c o l o n Ac c e ss to Ge ne tic Re so urc e s a nd the F a ir a nd E q uita b le Sha ring Be ne fits Arising fro m the ir Utiliza tio n to the CBD in Se pte mb e r 2012. I n a c c e ding to the pro to c o l, L a o s b e c o me s the first c o untry in So uth-E a st Asia to ra tify the pro to c o l.

Wha t ha ve we b e ing do ing ?

Stake holde r c onsultations and building c apac ity

Raising awar e ne ss mate r ials

E xisting proc e dure s a nd re quire me nts unde r NP 7 There is already an existing permit within each government agency and project agreements is being used that can be understood as PIC and MAT.  PIC and MAT should be clearly identified in the ABS decree as administrative procedure to facilitate and comply with the requirement under the Nagoya Protocol.  Simple and implementable regulation is the approach for the utilization of genetic resources and it is also important to engage relevant stakeholders such as plants, animal and microorganism.

ABS in pr ac tic e  L a o s ha s so ve re ig n rig hts o ve r its g e ne tic re so urc e a nd a sso c ia te d tra ditio na l kno wle dg e  T o a c c e ss g e ne tic re so urc e a nd a sso c ia te d tra ditio na l kno wle dg e fo r c o mme rc ia lize d a nd no n-c o mme rc ia l purpo se s sho uld fo llo w the ABS pro c e ss a s fo llo wing : (1) Use r sub mits a c c e ss a pplic a tio n fo rm to the NF P (2) Use r will b e re g iste re d in the a c c e ss o f GR d a ta b a se a s PIC, fa c ilita ting b y the NF P/ ABS o ffic ia ls. (3) Use r e nte rs into a g re e me nts with the NF P if the a g re e me nt is no t d o ne with c o nc e rne d pro vid e rs. (4) Use r c o nd uc ts re se a rc h a nd d e ve lo pme nt ……………… (5) Use r e nte rs to a n ABS a g re e me nt with NF P o r pro vid e rs whe n the re is a po te ntia l fo r c o mme rc ia liza tio n. (6) Use r b e ne fits fro m se lling the pro d uc t in the ma rke t (7) Use r sha re s the b e ne fits with NF P a nd pro vid e r b a se d o n the ABS a g re e me nt. T he b e ne fit is use d fo r c o mmunity d e ve lo pme nt a nd c o nse rva tio n o f b io d ive rsity.

What have we le ar nt fr om the imple me nting of the Nagoya Pr otoc ol Administr ation pe r spe c tive  T he a tte ntio n o f g o ve rnme nt  Na tio na l F o c a l Po ints (unde rsta nding )  E xisting CBD wo rking g ro ups-c a lle d CBD I nte r-se c to ra l Co o rdina tio n Co mmitte e  Co o rdina tio n me c ha nism Pr ac tic al pe r spe c tive  Co mmo n unde rsta nding o n ABS (e .g sta ke ho lde rs)  Co nsulta tio ns  E xisting syste m in the c o untry  ABS is inte rna tio na l a ppro a c h with ma tc h with na tio na l le g isla tio n  Use r ide ntific a tio n

Wha t will we do ne xt?  Cre a ting pilo t ABS c a se s/ pro je c ts/ ABS mo de l (e .g re se a rc h re sult to c o mme rc ia liza tio n in ma rke ts, g e ne b a nk)  Building c a pa c ity fo r sta ke ho lde rs  Ra ising a wa re ne ss (e .g ABS c a mpa ig n fo r ta rg e te d a udie nc e s/ sta ke ho lde rs)  ABS me a sure s (e .g de c re e , g uide line , use r a nd pro vide r g uide line s, mo de l c o ntra c ts)  I nte rna tio na l, re g io na l a nd na tio na l e xc ha ng e s o f e xpe rie nc e s  F inding fund fo r mo ving the ABS a c tivitie s  Cre a te ne two rk with re le va nt sta ke ho lde rs in b o th do me stic a nd inte rna tio na l pa rtne rs ( ma y b e b ila te ra l a g re e me nts, e tc )

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