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Decree No. 50 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on safety requirements for closed-circuit systems in the process of performance of first level risk work with GMO.

Country/Territory
Belarus
Document type
Regulation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Cultivated plants
Keyword
Genetically modified organism (GMO) Precautionary principle Biotechnology
Geographical area
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Abstract

This Decree sets forth safety requirements for closed-circuit systems in the process of performance of first level risk work with GMO with a view of prevention of leakage thereof to natural environment. Edifices and facilities performing work with GMO must be located at a distance of at least 300 meters from nurseries, greenhouses, fields with similar growing plants. Legal persons and individual entrepreneurs must ensure application of safety instructions and conduct safety-related briefings with the staff.

Full text
Russian
Website
zakonby.net