Measures for the Bio-safety Environmental Management of Pathogenic Microbe Laboratories. Country/Territory China Document type Miscellaneous Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword Biological control agents EIA Environmental standards Hazardous waste Pollution control Waste non-domestic sources Inspection Standards Protection of environment Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes These Measures enter into force on 1 May 2006. Abstract These Measures shall regulate the bio-safety environmental management of pathogenic microbe laboratories. "Pathogenic microbe" refers to any micro-organism capable of causing human or animal diseases. The State shall classify the laboratories into 4 Levels as provided for in article 3. The State Environmental Protection Administration shall formulate and promulgate the laboratory pollution control standards, the environmental management technical norms, and the environmental supervision and inspection system, and shall establish an experts committee for bio-safety environmental management of pathogenic microbe laboratories (arts. 4 and 5). In order to newly build, rebuild or expand a laboratory, an environmental impact assessment system shall be implemented (arts. 6 and 7). A laboratory shall install or fit out the facilities and equipment for the prevention and control of pollution, and shall assume the responsibilities of preventing and controlling pollution caused from waste water, waste gas and hazardous wastes due to experimental activities (arts. 8 and 11-18). Environmental protection administrative departments shall supervise and inspect the prevention and control of pollution caused by the laboratories (arts. 19 and 20). Penal provisions are contained in article 21. Full text English Website www.lawinfochina.com