2. detailed description of the methods, techniques, collection systems and tools to be used;
3. the precise location of the areas where the procedures of access will be carried out;
4. indication of the destination of the material collected and of its probable future use;
5. in the case of access to traditional knowledge, the information to be collected, from an oral or a
written source, related to the traditional knowledge concerned;
If UNCST considers the application for access as complete, it will grant it an application date and
enter it in the register. The applicant is entitled to receive a response to the application, whether
positive or negative, within sixty days from the date of application.
The applicant shall, at the end of the work in each area where resources were accessed, supply a listing
of the material accessed, when they were accessed and where the samples were deposited.
Should the application be deemed incomplete, it shall not be accepted by UNCST but shall
immediately be returned to the applicant for correction.
4.2.1
Access for Trade
There are specific procedures for access of wild fauna and timber species for trade. In addition to these
procedures developed under the Uganda Wildlife Act and the Uganda Forestry and Tree Planting Act,
access for trade in wildlife shall be subject to a MTA. The MTA shall stipulate the conditions of
transfer of the resources and how the owners shall benefit from the sell of the said resources. Most of
the benefits under this category shall accrue to the resource owners from direct sell of the resources.
4.3
Guidance to the Lead Agencies
Lead agencies are charged with management of genetic resources under their mandate. Once an
applicant has been sent to them by the UNCST, they shall advise him / her on the location of the
required resources and the quotas available for access.
Once the applicant has obtained the PIC and Accessory agreement, s/he shall enter into a MTA with
the Lead Agency in accordance with the procedures described in Section 3.4.3.
4.4
Guidance to the Resource Owners
Anyone wishing to access genetic resources shall first obtain application forms for PIC from the
UNCST. The resource owner is required to give a PIC to the applicant as detailed in Section 3.4.1. The
fees payable to the owner, for giving the PIC are indicated in Section 5.2.
After issuing of the PIC, the applicant and the resource owner shall negotiate and sign an Accessory
agreement as highlighted in Section 3.4.2. It is this PIC and the Accessory Agreement that the
applicant uses to obtain an MTA and subsequently an Access Permit.
The owner of the resource shall not allow any access to genetic resources without the applicant
presenting an Access Permit as issued by the UNCST. The owner of the resource is at liberty to charge
fees for the specimen to be accessed on his or her land. These fees are negotiable between the
applicant and the owner but guidance can be sought from the relevant lead agencies as highlighted in
Section 5.2. The agreed charges shall be indicated in the Accessory Agreement as part of the
conditions that are to be met by the applicant before accessing the resources.
In instances where it is the owner of the resource needing to access his or her own resources, there is
need to obtain an Access Permit if is the access is not for personal non-commercial utilisation. There is
also need to obtain an export permit and where necessary, a Certificate of Origin should the resource
owner wish to export the genetic resources on his or her land.
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