RA 8371 Section 35

Access to Biological and Genetic Resources.

Section 35

SEC. 35. Access to Biological and Genetic Resources. – Access to biological and genetic resources and to indigenous knowledge related to the conservation, utilization and enhancement of these resources, shall be allowed within ancestral lands and domains of the ICCs/IPs only with a free and prior informed consent of such communities, obtained in accordance with customary laws of the concerned community.

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CitationRA 8371 Section 35 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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