Federal Negarit Gazeta
13th Year No. 13 ADDIS ABABA-27th February, 2006
Page 3370
28. Responsibilities of Local Communities
Local communities shall have the responsibility to:
1/ prohibit any person, who does not belong to their communities,
from collecting or taking genetic resources from their localities
without having the necessary permit; and
2/ require any person, who does not belong to their communities and
who is collecting or taking genetic resource from their localities, to
show his access permit, and if he is without permit immediately
notify or present him to the nearest kebele or wereda
administration;
29. Responsibilities of Regional Bodies
Kebele administration and regional bodies at all levels responsible for
the conservation of genetic resources shall:
1/
regulate that genetic resources is not accessed from their
respective jurisdiction without permit by any person who does not
belong to the communities thereof; and
2/
require access permit from any person, who does not belong to
the communities thereof and who is collecting or taking genetic
resources from their respective jurisdiction, and if he is without
permit, seize the genetic resource and present him to the law and
notify the Institute the detailed particulars of the genetic resource
and the person found in possession of same;
30. Responsibilities of Customs Offices
In accordance with directives to be given to them by the Institute,
customs officers shall have the responsibilities to:
1/
inspect that any genetic resources being taken out of the country
has been accompanied with an export permit given by the
Institute;
2/
require any person leaving the country who is transporting or is in
possession of genetic resource to produce the necessary permit
to this effect from the Institute;