National
Biodiversity Authority
Operational Guidelines to the State Biodiversity
Boards for Processing of Applications for Access to Biological Resources
received under
section 7 of
the Biological Diversity Act, 2002
1. Preamble and
Scope
2. Procedure for scrutiny of applications by the
officer or person concerned
2.1 Receipt
of application
2.2 Status
of the applicant
2.3 Screening
of application
2.4 Purpose
of access
2.5 Biological
resources
2.6 Geographical
location
2.7
Quantity of biological resources
2.8
Threatened species
2.9
Exemptions under the BD Act
3. Consultation with Biodiversity Management
Committees (BMCs)
4. Consultation with an Expert Committee
5. Determination of benefit sharing
6. Grant of approval
7. Sharing of benefits and monitoring mechanism
Source:
http://nbaindia.org/uploaded/pdf/Guidelines_for_Processing_ABSapplications_SBBs.pdf