Law No. 96-Z on safety of GMO. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword GMO Registration Access-to-information Animal feed/feedstuffs Drugs Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Entry into force notes The Law enters into force six months after its official publication except for articles 28 and 29. Abstract This Law establishes legal and organizational basis for ensuring safety of genetic engineering and is aimed at the protection of public health and environment. The Act consists of seven Chapters divided into 29 articles: (1) general provisions; (2) state management of genetic engineering; (3) duties of the persons carrying out genetic engineering and safety requirements thereof; (4) state expertise of GMO; (5) access to information, registration and statistics related to GMO; (6) control of gene Full text Russian Website pravo.by References - Legislation Implemented by Ministerial Decree No. 1222 validating the Regulation on access to information on GMOs. Legislation | Belarus | 2006 Keyword: GMO, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX