Federal Law No. 262-FZ amending Federal Law No. 86-FZ on state regulation in the field of genetic engineering. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Genetically modified organism (GMO) Registration Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Federal Law enters into force one hundred and eighty days after the date of its official publication. Abstract Article 5 shall be amended to add the following wording: “state registration of GMO destined for release to environment, and also produce obtained with the use of such organisms or containing such organisms”. Full text Russian Website www.garant.ru References - Legislation Amends Federal Law No. 86-FZ on state regulation in the field of genetic engineering. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1996 Keyword: Genetic resources, Biotechnology, Genetically modified organism (GMO) Source: FAO, FAOLEX