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Decree No. 16 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection “On the formation of a data bank on genetically engineered organisms”.

Country/Territory
Belarus
Document type
Regulation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Forestry, Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems, General
Keyword
Genetically modified organism (GMO) Biosecurity Research Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Biotechnology
Geographical area
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force after its official publication.
Abstract

This Decree establishes that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection must submit to the National coordination center for biosecurity information on issued permits for release into environment for testing of non-pathogenic genetic engineering organisms in accordance with Annex 1 and on the notification of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection by the owner of non-pathogenic genetically engineered organisms or by the person importing them into the Republic of Belarus, on transit through its territory of non-pathogenic genetically engineered organisms or import thereof to the Republic of Belarus for scientific research without release into the environment for testing in accordance with the form according to Annex 2.

Full text
Russian
Website
pravo.by

References - Legislation

Repeals

Decree No. 37 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on submittal of information to database on genetic engineering organisms.

Legislation | Belarus | 2007

Keyword: Genetically modified organism (GMO), Biosecurity, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX