Due diligence declaration at the stage of research funding
Article 5
1. A recipient of funding for research involving the utilisation of genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources shall make the due diligence declaration requested pursuant to Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No 511/2014 to the competent authority of the Member State in which the recipient is established. If the recipient is not established in the Union and the research is carried out in the Union, the due diligence declaration shall be made to the competent authority of the Member State in which the research is carried out. 2. The due diligence declaration shall be made by submitting the completed template set out in Annex II. It shall be made after the first instalment of funding has been received and all the genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources that are utilised in the funded research have been obtained, but no later than at the time of the final report, or in absence of such report, at the project end. The time of submission of such declaration may be further specified by the national authorities. 3. Where the same research project is funded from more than one source or involves more than one recipient, the recipient(s) may decide to make only one declaration. That declaration shall be submitted by the project co-ordinator to the competent authority of the Member State in which the project co-ordinator is established. If the project co-coordinator is not established in the Union and the research is carried out in the Union, the due diligence declaration shall be made to the competent authority of one of the Member States in which the research is carried out. 4. Where the competent authority that receives the declaration referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 is not responsible for its transmission pursuant to Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) No 511/2014, it shall forward that declaration to the competent authority responsible for such transmission without undue delay. 5. For the purposes of this Article and Annex II, ‘funding for research’ means any financial contribution by means of a grant to carry out research, whether from commercial or non-commercial sources. It does not cover internal budgetary resources of private or public entities