All KyotoU faculty, staff, and students engaged in research in the life sciences and related fields must strive to maintain ethical conduct and self-discipline as well as complying with the applicable University rules and regulations.
The Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS, link below) stipulates measures that both provider and user countries of genetic resources must take to ensure access to these materials and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization thereof.
KyotoU faculty, staff, and students wishing to acquire genetic resources covered by the Nagoya Protocol from outside Japan are required to follow the procedures describe below.
- Procedures for Acquisition and Use of Genetic Resources from Overseas at Kyoto University
- Flow of Submission and Reply of Each Form Regarding the Acquisition of Genetic Resources from Overseas
Forms
- Form 1: Advance Notification of Acquisition of Genetic Resources from Overseas
- Form 2: Consulting Sheet Regarding Acquisition and Use of Genetic Resources from Overseas
- Form 3: Notification of the Beginning of Research Involving Acquisition of Genetic Resources from Overseas
- Form 4: Year-End Report on Consultation Regarding Acquisition and Use of Genetic Resources from Overseas
Resources
- Sample entries for Forms 1–4
- Form A: Check Sheet for Acquiring Genetic Resources from Overseas at Planning Stage
- Form B: Check Sheet for Bringing Genetic Resources into Japan from Overseas (for future foreign students or researchers)
Related laws, regulations, and links
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Nagoya Protocol
- ABS Guidelines
- ABS Clearing-House: Knowledge Base
Publications
Ministry of the Environment
ABS Support Team for Academia, National Institute of Genetics
- Access and Benefit-Sharing Guidebook (Using Genetic Resources from your home country or other foreign countries)
- Flyer about ABS
Contact
Management Office for Research Regulations
Email: kihan-life*mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp (replace * with @)
Training course (e-Learning)
Available via Kyoto University Cyber Learning Space > Life Science Research:
1. Nagoya Protocol and the Related Procedures