ABS in Mexico
Edda Fernández Luiselli
Director General for the Primary Sector and Renewalbe Natural Resources
National Focal Point for the Nagoya Protocol
Advancing implementation of the Nagoya Protocol
An international Exchange on key challenges and
practical ways forward
This is Mexico
Mexico: one of the 5 countries with more
biological and genetic diversity
>10% of known species
<2% of the world
Mexico: Center of origin and of genetic diversity
Constitution International Treaties
Federal Laws and Codes
Administrative Laws States
Constitutions
State Laws
Executive Agreements and Decrees
Regulation
(By-Law)
Special Standards
Secretarial Agreements Legal Notices Notices Regula-
tions Local
Ordinances
Notices
Legal National Framework
Standards
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
States
https://absch.cbd.int/countries/MX
National Competent Authorities
• Domesticated cultivars
• Marine and aquatic spp (commercial use)
• Livestock
• Zoo and phytosanitary GR
• Agriculture (SAGARPA)
• Crop Wild Relatives
• Marine and aquatic spp in the Mexican Endangered Species List
• Forestry and soils
• Wild species
• “Other” not covered by SAGARPA
• Environment (SEMARNAT)
CDI (consultative body): advices on indigenous issues
Foreign Affairs: GR in waters of National Jurisdiction Waters
Crop Wild Relatives
Cultivated
Genetic Diversity is regarded as continuous and not “sectorized”
NCA intersecretarial approach
Regimes
• 90 working days (since the PIC is granted)
• PIC: – IP&C – LC
• MAT: Access Agreement
• Benefits (Monetary & Non Monetary) : – IPC/LC 10% – National Fund
• 30 working days
• PIC: Format, only for TKA or GR belongs to the IPLCs projects
• MAT: Written commitment to provide results to authorities and IPC/LC, as appropriate
Non comercial purposes
“Simplified” “Complete”
Permits
Monitoring
Change of Intent
Comercial purposes
R&D GR/ATK/ Derivatives?
NO NP
Sustainable Use
Genetic or biochemical
characterization?
NO
NO
Commercial purpose?
NP Simplified Regime
YES
Change of
Intent?
Scientific Collecion
YES
PIC* Format
NO
YES
No BS
Written commit
ment
Permit
YES
*PIC evidence in reports
NP
PIC
MAT
Permit
government accompaniment
Art. 8ª NP
Crop Wild Relatives
or Not registered
cultivated varieties
Cultivated
Art. 8c NP GR for food and agriculture
When registered in the National Registry
for Plant Varieties NP
Less requirements (GR characteristics,
geographic information…)
NP Simplified Regime
Requirements
• Detailed information regarding the GR
• Complete geographical data for the distribution of the GR (Lat-Long, localities names, etc…)
• Detailed information regarding the GR provider
• Requirements depending on the regime
• Number and name of the variety registered
• Requirements depending on the regime
When GR (plant variety) is registered
GR of non registered crops and wild relatives
R&D in emergencies (Art. 8b NP)
GR/ATK/
Derivatives?
Commercial purpose?
NP Simplified Regime
NP
Change of Intent?
NO
YES
Registration e-permit
YES
*Monitoring reports track change of intent
GOVERNMENTS
Authorized institutions
PIC
MAT
Permit
Expeditious access
PIC* Format
Written commit
ment
NFP Consultations /NCA permit processes
User country of origin
Consultations Permits granted
Sector
Germany 6
Austria 1
France 5
UK 2
Japan 2 1 Agriculture
USA 4 1 Agriculture
The Netherlands 2
National users 11
Spain 1 1 Cosmetic
Total 34 3
Vielen Dank
Tänan teid väga
Muito obrigado
Merci beaucoup
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非常感谢你
Muchas gracias
非常感谢你
非常感谢你