The Nagoya Protocol, which requires Prior Informed Consent (PIC) and Mutually Agreed Terms (MAT), under the overarching sovereignty established by the UNCLOS definition of the EEZ.

Primarily national legislation, as international treaties like the Nagoya Protocol and UNCLOS do not apply to sovereign waters such as the EEZ.

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) alone, as it provides the fundamental principles of conservation without the need for specific access agreements.