Ministerial Decree No.120 regarding validation of the Regulation on state registration of genetically modified organisms. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Food & nutrition, Livestock, Cultivated plants Keyword GMO Biotechnology Registration Certification Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Abstract Premier decrees to introduce state registration of GMOs and to establish that GMOs destined for the first release in environment, industrial use on the territory of the Russian Federation or import are subject to compulsory state registration. Ministry of Industry, Science and Technologies is authorized institution entitled with the task of state registration and keeping composite register of GMOs. The present Regulation establishes the modalities of state registration of GMOs, keeping composite Full text Russian References - Legislation Implements Federal Law No. 86-FZ on state regulation in the field of genetic engineering. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1996 Keyword: Genetic resources, Biotechnology, GMO Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Ministerial Decree No. 839 validating the Regulation “On state registration of genetically modified organisms destined for release into environment, and also produce obtained from or containing such organisms. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2013 Keyword: GMO, Consumer protection, Registration, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Plant production, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Ranching/captive breeding Source: FAO, FAOLEX