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Decreto Nº 78 - Reglamento especial para el manejo seguro de los organismos modificados genéticamente.

Country/Territory
El Salvador
Document type
Regulation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diario Oficial Nº 122, 1º de julio de 2008.
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Biodiversity Genetic resources Genetically modified organism (GMO) Biotechnology Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Authorization/permit Institution Inspection Ecosystem preservation Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Classification/declassification Early warning system Monitoring Research Transport/storage Zoning EIA
Geographical area
Americas, Central America, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, North-East Pacific
Abstract

El presente Decreto en armonía con el Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica aprueba el Reglamento especial para el manejo seguro de los organismos modificados genéticamente, que tiene por objeto establecer las normas de seguridad a las que habrá de sujetarse las variedades resultantes de la acción humana mediante la biotecnología moderna, supervisando su empleo, a fin de minimizar el impacto adverso sobre la diversidad biológica nativa y tomando en cuenta la salud humana.

Full text
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References - Legislation

Implements

Decreto Legislativo Nº 233 - Ley del Medio Ambiente.

Legislation | El Salvador | 1998 (2012)

Keyword: Framework law, Protection of environment, EIA, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Environmental planning, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Marine pollution, Hazards, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Ecosystem preservation, Institution, Concession, Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Waste management, Energy conservation/energy production, Monitoring, Protected area, Policy/planning, Standards, Offences/penalties, Integrated management, Sustainable development, Freshwater pollution, Biodiversity, Protection of habitats

Source: FAO, FAOLEX