Monitoring compliance: Disclosure requirements and the international certificate
Jorge Cabrera & Olivier Rukundo, (2010) 4:3 Bridges Trade BioRes Review 10
To solve problems related to the monitoring and traceability of genetic resources, ABS negotiations have focused on the development of some form of certificate of origin/source/legal provenance – more recently called a “certificate of compliance.” Closely linked to this tool is the discussion on a requirement to disclose the origin of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge in intellectual property (IP) applications.