Federal Negarit Gazeta 13th Year No. 13 ADDIS ABABA-27th February, 2006 Page 3354 WHEREAS, in order to realize these objectives, it is necessary to determine by law the access to genetic resources and community knowledge, and to provide for the rights of communities over genetic resources and community knowledge; NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows: PART ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS 1. Short Title This Proclamation may be cited as “Access to Genetic Resources and Community Knowledge, and Community Rights Proclamation No. 482 /2006.” 2. Definitions In this Proclamation, unless the context requires otherwise:1/ “access” means the collection, acquisition, transfer or use of genetic resources and/or community knowledge; 2/ “biological resource” includes genetic resources, organisms or parts thereof, populations or any other biotic component of ecosystem with actual or potential value for humanity; 3/ “derivative” means product extracted or developed from biological resource this may include products such as plant varieties, oils, resigns, gums, chemicals and proteins; 4/ “ex situ” means a condition in which genetic resource is found outside of its natural habitat; 5/ “exploration” means an activity to find out the existence or the status of a given genetic resources; 6/ “genetic resource” means any genetic material of biological resource containing genetic information having actual or potential value for humanity and it including derivatives;