Based on Regulation (EU) No 511/2014 of 16 April 2014 on “compliance measures for users from the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilisation in the Union”, users of genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources are under the obligation to verify if the genetic resources have been accessed in compliance with applicable legislation or regulatory requirements (due diligence obligation), and whether benefits arising from the utilisation of genetic resources have to be fairly and equitably shared upon mutually agreed terms.

In this context please refer to the attached documents: