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FARMERS' RIGHTS LEGISLATION &
POLICY DATABASE:
Ethiopia
Legislation on Farmers'
Rights and community rights related to crop genetic
resources
Access to Genetic Resources and Community Knowledge,
and Community Rights Proclamation (Proclamation No. 482/2006)
Status: Adopted as of 27 February 2006
Relevant provisions: Art.5. Ownership, Art.6. Principle, Art.8.
Use Right, Art.10. Protection of Community Rights, Art.28. Responsibilities of
Local Communities.
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legislation (PDF)
Legislation on conservation and
sustainable use of crop genetic resources
Environmental
Policy
Status: Adopted as of 2 April 1997
Relevant provisions: Art. 2.3. The Key Guiding Principles: q and
r, Art. 3.1. Soil Husbandries and Sustainable Agriculture: n, Art. 3.3.
Genetics, Species and Ecosystem Biodiversity: a-e
Download the legislation: See page 34 i
FR in Ethiopia report
(PDF)
Traditional knowledge
legislation
Access to Genetic Resources and Community Knowledge,
and Community Rights Proclamation (Proclamation No. 482/2006)
Status: Adopted as of 27 February 2006
Relevant provisions: Art.5. Ownership, Art.6. Principle, Art.7.
Right to regulate access.
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legislation (PDF)
Bioprospecting legislation
with access and benefit sharing provisions
Access to Genetic
Resources and Community Knowledge, and Community Rights Proclamation
(Proclamation No. 482/2006)
Status: Adopted as of 27
February 2006
Relevant provisions: Art.7. Right to
regulate access, Art.9. Right to share benefit, Part 3. Condition of Access,
Part 5. Exploration of Genetic Resources, Art.5. Penalty.
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legislation (PDF)
Seed laws, including seed
certification rules
Seed Proclamation No. 206/2000
Status: Adopted as of 6 June 2000
Relevant provisions: Part 2. Competence assurance certificate,
Part 3. Production processing, marketing and quality control
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the legislation (PDF)
Laws on plant variety
protection, also called plant breeders' rights legislation
Plant
Breeders' Rights Proclamation (Proclamation No. 481/2006)
Status: Adopted as of 27 February 2006
Relevant provisions: Article 6. Exemptions to Plant Breeders`
Right, Part 5. Farmers' Right.
Download the legislation: See
page 47 i FR in Ethiopia
report (PDF)
Patent laws
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