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National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)

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Bio-prospecting, Access and Benefit-Sharing Regulations, 2008

Annexures

Annexure 6 : Export permit for the purpose of conducting research other than bioprospecting

 

This  permit  is  issued  in terms  of  Regulation  13  of  the  Regulations  on Bioprospecting, Access and Benefit-Sharing

 

 

1. Permit holder's name:

 

 

2. Permit holder's physical/postal address, telephone, fax, and e-mail address:

 

 

3. Name of person in charge of bioprospecting (if different from permit holder):

 

 

4. Identify number of permit-holder or person in charge of bioprospecting:

 

 

5. If the application was a joint application, names of any other applicants:

 

 

 

 

6. Contact details of all other applicants:

 

 

7. Name and contact details of importer:

 

 

8. Nature of permit: This permit authorises the permit holder to export, in the quantities specified, the following indigenous biological resources for the purpose of conducting research other than bioprospecting.

 

Type of organism

Family, Genus, or species (Scientific and Common names)

Form in which it will be exported

Quantity (Indicate if there are limitations on the quantity of samples)

Point of export

Point of import

Full locality data (GIS readings if possible)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.        Duration of permit:  This permit is valid until                                                                                          .

 

10. Conditions: This permit is issued subject to the following conditions—

 

10.1. the indigenous biological resources to which the permit relates, may only be used for the following non-commercial research purposes:

 

 

 

 

10.2 the permit-holder must comply with all other legislative requirements for the collection and export of the indigenous biological resources;

 

10.3 the indigenous biological resources to which the permit relates may not be used for bioprospecting purposes,

 

10.4 the permit-holder will be liable for the costs of mitigating or remedying the impact of the bioprospecting on the environment, in accordance with section 28 of the National Environmental Management Act, 107 of 1998;

 

10.5 the permit-holder may not transfer the indigenous biological resources to any third party without the prior informed consent in writing of the issuing authority in respect of this export permit and then only under a written agreement containing terms no less restrictive than those which apply to the permit holder in terms of this permit.  The issuing authority will not give this consent if the third party intends using the resources for bioprospecting purposes;

 

10.6 the permit-holder must submit a progress report to the issuing authority by                                             or alternatively, within one year of the date of issue of this permit (delete whichever is not applicable). Thereafter, the permit‑holder  must  submit  progress  reports  annually,   or  alternatively   by                                               (delete whichever is not applicable);

 

10.7 if new collaborators join the research project for which this permit has been issued, the permit-holder must notify the issuing authority in writing; and

 

10.8 additional conditions may be inserted here.

 

 

10.9                                                                                                                                                                                              

 

 

Signed by the Member of the Executive Council responsible for Environmental Affairs

 

 

                                                                                                                         

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