BWBV0007029
Artikel 15
Overeenkomst in het kader van het Verdrag van de Verenigde Naties inzake het recht van de zee, inzake het behoud en het duurzame gebruik van de mariene biologische diversiteit van gebieden voorbij de grenzen van de nationale rechtsmacht
1. An access and benefit-sharing committee is hereby established. It shall serve, inter alia, as a means for establishing guidelines for benefit-sharing, in accordance with article 14, providing transparency and ensuring a fair and equitable sharing of both monetary and non-monetary benefits.
2. The access and benefit-sharing committee shall be composed of 15 members possessing appropriate qualifications in related fields, so as to ensure the effective exercise of the functions of the committee. The members shall be nominated by Parties and elected by the Conference of the Parties, taking into account gender balance and equitable geographical distribution and providing for representation on the committee from developing States, including from the least developed countries, from small island developing States and from landlocked developing countries. The terms of reference and modalities for the operation of the committee shall be determined by the Conference of the Parties.
3. The committee may make recommendations to the Conference of the Parties on matters relating to this Part, including on the following matters:
a) Guidelines or a code of conduct for activities with respect to marine genetic resources and digital sequence information on marine genetic resources of areas beyond national jurisdiction in accordance with this Part;
b) Measures to implement decisions taken in accordance with this Part;
c) Rates or mechanisms for the sharing of monetary benefits in accordance with article 14;
d) Matters relating to this Part in relation to the Clearing-House Mechanism;
e) Matters relating to this Part in relation to the financial mechanism established under article 52;
f) Any other matters relating to this Part that the Conference of the Parties may request the access and benefit-sharing committee to address.
4. Each Party shall make available to the access and benefit-sharing committee, through the Clearing-House Mechanism, the information required under this Agreement, which shall include:
a) Legislative, administrative and policy measures on access and benefit-sharing;
b) Contact details and other relevant information on national focal points;
c) Other information required pursuant to the decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties.
5. The access and benefit-sharing committee may consult and facilitate the exchange of information with relevant legal instruments and frameworks and relevant global, regional, subregional and sectoral bodies on activities under its mandate, including benefit-sharing, the use of digital sequence information on marine genetic resources, best practices, tools and methodologies, data governance and lessons learned.
6. The access and benefit-sharing committee may make recommendations to the Conference of the Parties in relation to information obtained under paragraph 5 above.
2. The access and benefit-sharing committee shall be composed of 15 members possessing appropriate qualifications in related fields, so as to ensure the effective exercise of the functions of the committee. The members shall be nominated by Parties and elected by the Conference of the Parties, taking into account gender balance and equitable geographical distribution and providing for representation on the committee from developing States, including from the least developed countries, from small island developing States and from landlocked developing countries. The terms of reference and modalities for the operation of the committee shall be determined by the Conference of the Parties.
3. The committee may make recommendations to the Conference of the Parties on matters relating to this Part, including on the following matters:
a) Guidelines or a code of conduct for activities with respect to marine genetic resources and digital sequence information on marine genetic resources of areas beyond national jurisdiction in accordance with this Part;
b) Measures to implement decisions taken in accordance with this Part;
c) Rates or mechanisms for the sharing of monetary benefits in accordance with article 14;
d) Matters relating to this Part in relation to the Clearing-House Mechanism;
e) Matters relating to this Part in relation to the financial mechanism established under article 52;
f) Any other matters relating to this Part that the Conference of the Parties may request the access and benefit-sharing committee to address.
4. Each Party shall make available to the access and benefit-sharing committee, through the Clearing-House Mechanism, the information required under this Agreement, which shall include:
a) Legislative, administrative and policy measures on access and benefit-sharing;
b) Contact details and other relevant information on national focal points;
c) Other information required pursuant to the decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties.
5. The access and benefit-sharing committee may consult and facilitate the exchange of information with relevant legal instruments and frameworks and relevant global, regional, subregional and sectoral bodies on activities under its mandate, including benefit-sharing, the use of digital sequence information on marine genetic resources, best practices, tools and methodologies, data governance and lessons learned.
6. The access and benefit-sharing committee may make recommendations to the Conference of the Parties in relation to information obtained under paragraph 5 above.
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- Art. 15
- Status
- Geldend recht
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- BWBV0007029
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- wetten.overheid.nl