or lead agency, in accordance with the procedure determined
by the competent authority or lead agency, and subject to
section 85 of the Act.
(2) Any information or document requested for under
subregulation (1) shall be availed to the applicant within sixty
days after the date of application.
Protection
of
proprietary
information.
(6) Confidential treatment granted under these
regulations shall not exceed a period of three years and may be
renewed on application.
PART VI-GENERAL
31. (1) On the coming into force of these Regulations, any Transitional
(3) The competent authority or lead agency, in
consultation with the Authority, shall determine the fees to be
charged for accessing information and documents under this
regulation.
existing arrangements relating to the collection and transfer of
genetic resources from Uganda shall be renegotiated within a
period not exceeding two years, to bring them into conformity
with these Regulations.
30. (1) Subject to article 41 of the Constitution and
section 85(3) of the Act, and on application by the applicant,
the competent authority, the Authority or lead agency may
provide confidential treatment for proprietary information.
(2) Without prejudice to subregulation (1), existing
research activities involving access to genetic resources may
continue on the satisfaction of the competent authority and
lead agency that adequate measures are being taken to bring
the activities into conformity with these Regulations.
(2) Confidential treatment under this regulation shall
not apply where public disclosure is necessary to protect the
public interest or the environment.
SCHEDULES
(3) An applic;ation for confidential treatment shall
only be considered in relation to proprietary info~ation and
to the accessory agreements.
(4) An application for confidential treatment shall be
submitted with the application for access and shall state, in
detail, the reaspns why confidential treatment should be granted
(5) An application for access that includes an
application for confidential treatment shall be considered
confidential until a determination has been made in respect of
it; except that the applicant shall submit, together with the
application, a non-confidential summary of the application
which shall constitute public information.
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