The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) released for public consultation a draft resolution which defines the concept of associative contracts and provides the cases of a notification to the antitrust authority according to item IV, article 90 of the Federal Law 12.529/2011 (“Antitrust Law”). The associative contracts are provided

On 05.12.2016, it was published the Decree n. 8772/2016 (“Decree”), that regulates Law No 13.123/2015 (“Act”), which provides for access to genetic resources, the protection and access to associated traditional knowledge and the sharing of benefits for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. ​ The Regulation, in similarity to the