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August 29, 2008
Source:
CropBiotech Update
A compilation on “Biosafety
Regulations of Asia-Pacific Countries” has been published by the
Asia-Pacific Consortium on
Agricultural Biotechnology (APCoAB), a program of
Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions
(APAARI), with support of the Food and Agriculture Organization.
The publication includes chapters on:
- Status of Agricultural
Biotechnology in Asia-Pacific; Biosafety Issues in
Agricultural Biotechnology;
- International Agreements
Related to Biosafety; Biosafety Regulations of Asia-Pacific
Countries;
- Overview of Biosafety
Regulatory Systems in Asia-Pacific; and
- Regulatory Management -
the Way Ahead. Brief descriptions of biosafety regulatory
instruments comprising laws/acts/decrees/regulations/rules
existing in 39 countries of the Asia-Pacific region are
given.
PDF version of the publication is
available for downloading at
http://www.apcoab.org. |
