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21 April 2022Alex Baldwin

Nagoya Protocol: ‘a masterpiece of ambiguity’

Since the Nagoya Protocol was implemented in October 2014, lawyers, academics, and the life sciences industry broadly have been calling upon institutions such as the European Union for guidance on how to best abide by the new regulations.

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