Consultation Processes

Questionnaires, calls for comments and surveys allow Member States, indigenous peoples, traditional communities and other stakeholders to contribute directly to the policy debate and the development of legal mechanisms and practical tools. The following commenting, consultation or questionnaire procedures are currently underway.

• Draft gap analyses on TCE and TK protection
• Draft Provisions on Traditional Cultural Expressions/Folklore and Traditional Knowledge
• Studies and Consultations on Customary Law and Intellectual Property
• Questionnaire on Recognition of Traditional Knowledge and Genetic Resources in the Patent System [PDF]
  (due date for comments: ongoing)
• Invitation by the Convention on Biological Diversity on Access to Genetic Resources and Disclosure Requirements