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Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Genetic
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(c) regular reports by any person or individual interested in
the preservation, conservation or use of genetic
resources, traditional knowledge and the environment;
and
(d) any other mechanisms considered by the Agency or an
appropriate institution.
(2) An access permit holder, institution or individual taking part
in the collection of, and research based on, genetic resources and
monitoring the implementation of an access agreement shall submit
periodic reports to the Agency or an appropriate institution designated
by the Agency on the collection, the progress of the research and
the findings relating to the research.
(3) The Agency shall inform the holder of the progress of the
research, findings from the search or utilisation of the genetic
resources accessed and the benefits shared from the research or
the utilisation of the genetic resources.
Protection
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Formalities
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PART VI
EXPRESSIONS OF FOLKLORE
46. The following protections shall apply to expressions of
folklore, irrespective of the mode or form of expression:
(a) the output of creative and cumulative intellectual activity
such as collective creativity or individual creativity where
the identity of the individual is unknown; and
(b) characteristics of a traditional community’s cultural identity
and traditional heritage which has been developed,
maintained or used by the community in accordance
with customary laws and practices.
47. (1) The protection of expressions of folklore shall not be
as a result of registration or any other formality but shall subsist
automatically from the time the expression of folklore is, or was,
created.
(2) Despite subsection (1), the Agency may, for purposes of
evidence, take measures for the protection of expressions of folklore
that may require certain categories of expressions that have been
notified to the Agency, particularly those with special cultural or
spiritual value or significance or that are sacred in character.