This report is based on a project 'Legal framework for the rights and exchange of animal genetic resources in the Nordic region' which was funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers and Norwegian Genetic Resource Center and Nordic Gene Bank for Farm Animals (now part of NordGen).

The project delivers this report concerning the stakeholders' needs for legal framework and possibilities to assess the value of sales and exchange of genetic material of farm animals in the Nordic region.

The project also analysed possible needs for framework and regulations related to animal breeding and animal genetic resources in a global context.