Sweden proposes new permits as it moves to join high-seas treaty

Sweden would introduce reporting and permit requirements for activities affecting international waters under a government bill to join the global high-seas biodiversity treaty.

The bill, published on Thursday, asks Parliament to approve Sweden’s accession to the agreement known as BBNJ. Its proposed rules would apply to activities under Swedish jurisdiction or control.

They include duties to report the collection and use of marine genetic resources from waters beyond national jurisdiction, as well as use of digital sequence information from those resources.

Permit requirements would cover activities beyond national jurisdiction and certain activities in other countries’ waters that could affect the marine environment beyond them.

Parliament must approve the legislation, and the government would set its starting date.

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