Contents
List of Contributors iv
Acronyms xi
Preface xiv
Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for the Environment (2010-2014)
Acknowledgements xv
Introduction. Access and Benefit-sharing & the Nagoya Protocol: The Confluence of Abiding Legal Doctrines
Arianna Broggiato, Tom Dedeurwaerdere, Fulya Batur and Brendan Coolsaet
PART I - ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING REGIMES IN EUROPE
Chapter 1. Genetic Resources in a Multi-layered Institutional Cake: The Regulation of Access and Benefit-sharing in Belgium
John Pitseys, Brendan Coolsaet, Fulya Batur, Tom Dedeurwaerdere and Arianna Broggiato
Chapter 2. The ABS Framework in Denmark
Veit Koester
Chapter 3. Commentary on the ABS Provisions of the Draft Biodiversity Law of France
Claudio Chiarolla
Chapter 4. Access and Benefit-sharing in Germany
Lily O. Rodriguez, Miriam Dross and Karin Holm-Mueller
Chapter 5. Legal Framework in Greece Regarding the ABS Regime, Implementation Gaps and Issues Requiring National and International Attention
Efpraxia-Aithra Maria and Georgia-Panagiota Limniou
Chapter 6. An Analysis of the ABS Regime in the Netherlands
Bert Visser, Bernd van der Meulen and Hanna Schebesta
Chapter 7. Norwegian Experiences with ABS
Morten Walloe Tvedt
Chapter 8. Analysis of the ABS Framework in the United Kingdom 132
Elta Smith
Chapter 9. Implementing the Nagoya Protocol in Spain: Challenges and Perspectives
Luciana Silvestri and Alejandro Lago Candeira
Chapter 10. The Legal Regime of Genetic Resources in Turkey: Opportunities for Access and Benefit-sharing
Fulya Batur
PART II - IMPLEMENTING THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Chapter 11. Privateer, Pirate or Ghost Ship? An Inquiry into the Complementarity between Community Law and French Law for the Benefit of the Indigenous People of French Guiana
Philippe Karpe, Alexis Tiouka, Ivan Boev, Armelle Guignier and Florencine Edouard
Chapter 12. Private Standards and the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol: Defining and Putting in Practice Due Diligence in the EU Regulation on ABS
Maria Julia Oliva
Chapter 13. The Multilevel Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol in the European Union
Christine Godt
Chapter 14. Collecting Plant Genetic Resources in Europe: A Survey of Legal Requirements and Practical Experiences
Lorenzo Maggioni, Isabel Lopez Noriega, Isabel Lapena, Vojtech Holubec and Johannes Engels
Conclusion. Comparing Access and Benefit-sharing in Europe
Brendan Coolsaet
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