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Constitutionality of the Statutes of the African Biotechnology Agency

País/Territorio
Burkina Faso
Tipo de la corte
Nacional - corte superior
Fecha
Jun 28, 2004
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Nombre del tribunal
Cour constitutionnelle
Sede de la corte
Ouagadougou
Juez
Idrissa TRAORE, Filiga Michel SAWADOGO, Anne KONATE, Hado Paul ZABRE, Benoît KAMBOU, Jeanne SOME, Abdouramane BOLY
Número de referencia
2004-08/CC
Idioma
Francés
Materia
Medio ambiente gen.
Palabra clave
Desarrollo sostenible Biotecnología
Resumen

The Constitutional Court is asked to review the constitutionality of the African Biotechnology Agency’s Statutes.

The Agency’s statutes provide that the Agency aims to increase the development of biotechnology for economic and social development, to reinforce the members states' capacities in the areas of research-development and in the production of biotechnologies, and to promote the application of biotechnology in accordance with the objectives of sustainable development and the preservation of environment.
The Agency has also the objective to coordinate and promote programs of research. Thus, the Agency’s Statutes comply with the Constitution, more specifically with its Preamble and its Title I. Consequently, the dispositions of the Agency’s Statutes comply with the Constitution.

Texto completo
2004-08_CC.pdf
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