G7-Elmau-Progress-Report-2015-Biodiversity-A-vital-foundation-for-sustainable-development

G7 ELMAU PROGRESS REPORT 59resources with respect to accessing genetic resources andthe sharing of benefits from their utilization; ii) obtain priorinformed consent from the providers of the genetic resources,unless otherwise determined by the relevant stateparty, and to require the establishment of mutually agreedterms,whichmayaddress benefit-sharing and subsequent use.G7 countries such as France, Germany and Italy are involvedin capacity-building initiatives supporting the developmentand implementation of national regulations on Access andBenefit-Sharing (ABS), the establishment of ABS-compliantvalue chains and the participation of indigenous peoplesand local communities. France also has a specific chapterwithin its national draft legislation on biodiversity aimingat setting up a national ABS regime to protect its geneticresources and traditional knowledge. The draft legislationis currently being discussed by the French Parliament.Moreover, the EU, Japan and other G7 countries have beenvery active in developing the concept of ABS, both throughthe negotiations within the CBD leading to the NagoyaProtocol, and by providing considerable support in capacity-buildingand enabling exchange of best practices withdeveloping countries (see Examples 4.28 and 4.29). The G7also supports the International Treaty on Plant GeneticResources for Food and Agriculture as a specialized ABSagreement consistent with the CBD and the Protocol recognizingthe importance of these genetic resources and theirspecial role in food security.