Directive No. 01/2009 issued to determine the contents of applications for undertaking transactions involving modified organisms. Country/Territory Ethiopia Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Federal Negarit Gazeta. Subject Livestock, Environment gen., Cultivated plants Keyword Biosafety Genetically modified organism (GMO) Authorization/permit Animal health Biosecurity Planting material/seeds Plant production Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel Abstract This Directive, issued in accordance with article 22 of the Biosafety Proclamation, concerns the information provided by applicants in applications made to the Environmental Protection Authority of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia for the consent of the Authority of any making or use of any modified organism in teaching, research, production, import, export, transit, deliberate release, production under contained use, transport, placing on the market, or use as a pharmaceutical, as food, as feed or for processing. Information shall, among other things, refer to: the modified organism and vectors in question; the conditions of deliberate release and the receiving environment; interactions between the modified organism and the environment; and potential environmental impacts. Full text English References - Legislation Implements Biosafety Proclamation (No.655/2009). Legislation | Ethiopia | 2009 Keyword: Biosafety, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Institution, Authorization/permit, Basic legislation, Animal health, Biosecurity Source: FAO, FAOLEX