Document Categories

Corresponding Document Types

1) Access and Benefit-Sharing*1 Document (ABS)

1-1 Mutually Agreed Terms (MAT)

1-2 Internationally Recognized Certificate of Compliance (IRCC)

1-3 Prior Informed Consent (PIC)

1-4 Specialised standard ABS terms - SMTA

1-5 Other ABS document (e.g. biomedical, BBNJ*1)

1-6 Exemption evidence

2) High level arrangements

2-1 Contract (legally binding)

2-2 Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC)

2-3 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

3) Permits for collecting & related/taking/possessing

3-1 Authorisation to enter site

3-2 Collecting permit

3-3 Taking: “incidental take” permit

3-4 Taking: Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) Special Purpose, Salvage Permit

3-5 Taking: Salvage Permit (e.g., Non-US, US federal, state, local)

3-6 Possessing: Receiving permit

3-7 Exemption evidence

4) Permits for special purposes

(excluding ABS)

4-1 Permit to reintroduce*1/translocate*1 organism into the wild

4-2 Data use agreement

4-3 Bioprospecting permit

5) Permits for Research

5-1 Research Permit

5-2 Ethical oversight document

5-3 Exemption evidence

6) Material Transfer Agreements, stewardships & ownership-related information (excluding ABS)

6-1 Public law MTA (e.g. acquiring customs' seizures, stewardship agreement)

6-2 Institutional MTA (e.g. loans)

6-3 Individual deeds of transfer (e.g. private gifts)

6-4 Provenance evidence

7) Transport Documents

7-1 (Phyto-)Sanitary/Veterinary Certificate

7-2 Permit to move across boundaries

7-3 CITES export permits & re-export certificates

7-4 CITES import permits

7-5 CITES certificates of scientific exchange (COSE)

7-6 other CITES documents

7-7 Original Export Permit

7-8 Export Permit

7-9 Original Import Permit

7-10 Import Permit

7-11 Exemption evidence

7-12 Other transport documents