Your Research Project and the Nagoya Protocol
Are you conducting a research project at the University of Bonn? If so, then you may encounter the Nagoya Protocol at various stages of the project.
Project planning/time of proposal submission/fundraising
Have you determined that you need a genetic resource and/or traditional knowledge from another country for your research project?
Project planning
There are two ways to ensure this:
· An internationally recognized certificate or, if such a certificate is not available, with
· PIC (Prior Informed Consent) and, if necessary, MAT (Mutually Agreed Terms).
PIC and MAT are negotiated with the country that grants access.
Times based on past experience are not yet available. However, since PIC and MAT are negotiated with representatives of the country providing the genetic resource/associated traditional knowledge, a lengthy negotiating period should be expected.
Please contact the Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House.
A country-specific list of contacts is available from the Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House.
No. If you can, it is recommended that you utilize genetic resources and/or traditional knowledge that does not fall under the scope of the Nagoya Protocol or for which the provider country has established approval procedures.
During the project
If you have not already done so, the right of use must be obtained and documented in accordance with the requirements of the Nagoya Protocol. For projects receiving funding, a due diligence declaration must be submitted after the first installment of funding has been received and no later than the conclusion of the project.
During the project
The due diligence declaration is a necessary documentation of compliance with the due diligence obligations arising from the Nagoya Protocol. It is due in the case of research funded by third parties after receipt of the grant and, if necessary, again in the context of the exploitation of the results.
The template for due diligence declarations is available here.
Please submit the completed due diligence declaration to your project manager in Section 7.2 of Research and Innovation Sciences. This also applies to collaborative projects.
Yes. Please inform the coordinator accordingly.
Please contact your project manager in Research and Innovation Services.
Proof of an internationally recognized certificate or PIC and MAT must be submitted with the patent application. Please contact us.
The project has ended.
Have you successfully completed your project and want to use the project results outside your research?
Project conclusion
The retention period is 20 years.
The due diligence declaration is stored in the project file in Research and Innovation Services. The retention period is 20 years.
Yes. Another due diligence declaration must be issued for first-time commercial utilization. First-time commercial utilization includes
- Market approval of a product, placing a product on the market or selling the results of utilization within the EU
- Transfer/sale of the results to persons outside the EU after utilization of genetic resources and/or associated traditional knowledge has been concluded in the EU
The due diligence declaration for the utilization of results is available here.
