The CBD expressly recognized the efficacy of these national regimes by providing that “[s]tates have the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental policies" (CBD Art 3). Also, the Convention declared as an objective, to promote the “fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources, including by appropriate access to genetic resources" (CBD Art 1). To meet this objective, the CBD created expectations and imposed obligations which parties were expected to fulfill in national frameworks on access and benefit sharing.