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INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS RELATED TO MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY


SYNOPTIC TABLES


Instrument
Application
Biotech Product Movement
Oversight Mechanisms
Environment and Human Health?
Food Safety?
Consumer Protection?
Traceability?
Labelling?
Commerce/ Marketing?
Transport?
Export?
Import?
Safety Assessment?
Cross-sectoral Coordination/ Advice?
Stakeholder Participation and other information-related considerations?
Other Considerations (e.g. socio-economics or ethics)?
Biotechnology Industry Organization (United States)
Statement of Principles (1999)
Y
Y



Y



Y

Y

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and World Health Organization

Codex Alimentarius Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Labelling of Foods Obtained Through Certain Techniques of Genetic Mod./Genetic Engineering


Y

Y


Y

Y


Y

Y

Y



Y

Codex Alimentarius Guidelines for the Production, Processing Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods (1999)


Y

Y

Y

Y

Y


Y

Y





Codex Alimentarius Proposed Draft Principles for the Risk Analysis of Foods Derived from Modern Biotechnology


Y


Y[7]


Y




Y

Y

Y


Codex Alimentarius Proposed Draft Guideline for the Conduct of Food Safety Assessment of Foods Derived from Recombinant DNA Plants


Y




Y


Y

Y

Y




Codex Alimentarius Proposed Revised Code of Ethics for International Trade in Food


Y

Y



Y


Y

Y




Y

Codex Alimentarius Proposed Draft Code of Practice on Good Animal Feeding


Y

Y

Y

Y

Y




Y




Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2001)

Y









Y


Y


International Plant Protection Convention (1997)

Y





Y

Y

Y

Y

Y


Y

Y

Code of Conduct for the Import and Release of Exotic Biological Control Agents (1996)

Y







Y

Y

Y


Y


Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (1995)

Y









Y


Y

Y

International Code of Conduct on Plant Biotechnology as it Affects the Conservation and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources (1992) (preliminary draft)

Y





Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

Safety Considerations for Biotechnology (1992)

Y









Y




United Nations Commission on Economic Co-operation in Europe

Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (1998)

Y


Y


Y







Y


United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development

Agenda 21, Chapter 16, Environmentally Sound Management of Biotechnology (1992)

Y





Y

Y


Y

Y


Y

Y

United Nations Environment Programme

Convention on Biological Diversity (1992)

Y





Y


Y

Y

Y


Y


Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (2000)

Y



Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y


Y

Y

UNEP Technical Guidelines on Biosafety (1995)

Y





Y


Y

Y

Y


Y


United Nations General Assembly

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982)

Y













UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection (1985)

Y

Y

Y


Y

Y




Y


Y


United Nations Industrial Development Organization

Voluntary Code of Conduct for the Release of Organisms into the Environment (1991)

Y









Y

Y

Y


World Conservation Union

IUCN Position Statement on Translocation of Living Organisms (1987)

Y









Y


Y


World Trade Organization (WTO)

Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (1994)

Y

Y



Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y


Y

Y

Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (1994)

Y


Y


Y

Y


Y

Y



Y


SELECTED NATIONAL AND REGIONAL INSTRUMENTS RELATED TO MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Africa and Near East

Instrument

Application

Biotech Product Movement

Oversight Mechanisms

Environment and Human Health?

Food Safety?

Consumer Protection?

Traceability?

Labelling?

Commerce/ Marketing?

Transport?

Export?

Import?

Safety Assessment?

Cross-sectoral Coordination/ Advice?

Stakeholder Participation and other information-related considerations?

Other Considerations (e.g. socio-economics or ethics)?

African Union

OAU Draft Model National Legislation on Safety in Biotechnology (revised) (2001)

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y


Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

South Africa

Genetically Modified Organisms Act (1997)

Y





Y


Y

Y

Y

Y



Tunisia

Draft Law on the Contained Use, Voluntary Release and Commercialization of GMOs

Y


Y

Y


Y



Y

Y


Y


Draft Law Concerning the Import and Transfer of GMOs

Y




Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y




Egypt

Biosafety Regulation and Guidelines (1994)

Y

Y




Y



Y

Y

Y



North America

Instrument

Application

Biotech Product Movement

Oversight Mechanisms

Environment and Human Health?

Food Safety?

Consumer Protection?

Traceability?

Labelling?

Commerce/ Marketing?

Transport?

Export?

Import?

Safety Assessment?

Cross-sectoral Coordination/ Advice?

Stakeholder Participation and other information-related considerations?

Other Considerations (e.g. socio-economics or ethics)?

Canada

Plant Protection Act (1990) and Regulations (1995)

Y








Y

Y




Seed Act (1985) and Regulations (1996)

Y





Y



Y

Y




Feeds Act and Regulations (1983)

Y

Y




Y



Y

Y




Food and Drugs Act (1985) and Regulations

Y

Y

Y


Y

Y



Y

Y




National Standard for Voluntary Claims about Foods That Are and Are Not Products of Gene Technology (July 2001 draft)














Latin America

Instrument

Application

Biotech Product Movement

Oversight Mechanisms

Environment and Human Health?

Food Safety?

Consumer Protection?

Traceability?

Labelling?

Commerce/ Marketing?

Transport?

Export?

Import?

Safety Assessment?

Cross-sectoral Coordination/ Advice?

Stakeholder Participation and other information-related considerations?

Other Considerations (e.g. socio-economics or ethics)?

Andean Community

Biodiversity Regional Strategy for Andean Tropic Countries (2002)

Y


Y


Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y


Y

Y

Brazil

Law No. 8974 of 5 January 1995

Y





Y

Y

Y

Y



Y


Decree No. 1752 of 20 December 1995






Y

Y



Y

Y

Y


Decree No. 3.871, of 18 July 2001




Y

Y





Y

Y



Costa Rica

Law 778 on Biodiversity

Y





Y

Y

Y

Y

Y


Y

Y

Plant Protection Law No. 7664

Y






Y

Y

Y

Y



Y

Cuba

Decree No. 190-Biological Safety (Official Gazette 1999)

Y







Y

Y

Y


Y


Resolution No. 76/2000 - General Rules of Biological Safety for the Facilities where Biological Agents and their Products, Organisms and Fragments with Genetic Information are Used

Y






Y

Y

Y

Y




Mexico

Official Mexican Standard NOM-056-FITO-1995 to Establish the Phytosanitary Requirements for Interstate Movement, Importation and Conduct of Field Trials with regard to Organisms Manipulated by the Application of Genetic Engineering

Y




Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y



Law on Sustainable Rural Development

Y





Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y


The General Law on Health

Y








Y

Y




Peru

Law No. 27104 on the Prevention of Risks Derived from Biotechnology (“Diario Oficial-El Peruano” 12 May 1999)

Y





Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Decree No. 102-2001-PCM “National Strategy on Biological Diversity”

Y

Y





Y

Y

Y

Y


Y

Y

Asia

Instrument

Application

Biotech Product Movement

Oversight Mechanisms

Environment and Human Health?

Food Safety?

Consumer Protection?

Traceability?

Labelling?

Commerce/ Marketing?

Transport?

Export?

Import?

Safety Assessment?

Cross-sectoral Coordination/ Advice?

Stakeholder Participation and other information-related considerations?

Other Considerations (e.g. socio-economics or ethics)?

ASEAN

ASEAN Guidelines on Risk Assessment of Agriculture-related Genetically Modified Organisms (1999)


Y




Y

Y


Y

Y




China

Safety Administration Regulation on Genetic Engineering of 24 December 1993

Y









Y

Y



Safety Administration Implementation Regulation on Agricultural Biological Genetic Engineering of 10 July 1996

Y








Y

Y

Y



Indonesia

Ministerial Decree on the Provisions on Biosafety of Genetically Engineered Agricultural Biotechnology Products (1997)

Y




Y

Y



Y

Y



Y

Food Act (1996)


Y

Y


Y

Y


Y

Y

Y


Y

Y

Consumer Protection Act (1999)



Y



Y



Y





Food Labels and Advertising (Reg. 69/1999)














Philippines

Executive Order Constituting the National Committee on Biosafety (No. 430) (1990)












Y


Philippine Biosafety Guidelines (1991)

Y




Y


Y


Y

Y


Y


Thailand

Biosafety Guidelines in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (1992, revised in English 1996)

Y






Y

Y

Y

Y



Y

Plant Variety Protection Act (1999)

Y









Y




European Union

Instrument

Application

Biotech Product Movement

Oversight Mechanisms

Environment and Human Health?

Food Safety?

Consumer Protection?

Traceability?

Labelling?

Commerce/ Marketing?

Transport?

Export?

Import?

Safety Assessment?

Cross-sectoral Coordination/ Advice?

Stakeholder Participation and other information-related considerations?

Other Considerations (e.g. socio-economics or ethics)?

European Union

Directive 2001/18/EC (Deliberate Release of GMOs into the Environment)

Y


Y

Y

Y

Y



Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Regulation 258/97/EC (Concerning Novel Foods and Novel Food Ingredients)[8]

Y

Y

Y


Y

Y



Y

Y

Y


Y

Regulation 1139/98/EC (Labelling of Certain Foodstuffs Produced from GMOs) as amended[9]


Y

Y


Y

Y



Y


Y



Regulation 50/2000/EC (Labelling of Foodstuffs and Food Ingredients Containing GM Additives and Flavourings)


Y

Y


Y

Y



Y




Y

Proposed Regulation on Genetically Modified Food and Feed

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y



Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

France

Law 92-654 (Control of GMO Use and Spread (1992)

Y

Y




Y



Y

Y

Y

Y


Decree 93-1177 (Application of Law 92-654 to GM Plants, Seeds and Seedlings) (1993)

Y

Y




Y



Y

Y

Y

Y


Decree 94-359 (Control of Phyto-pharmaceutical Products) (1994)

Y

Y



Y

Y




Y

Y

Y


Decree 95-487 (Applications for GM Animals) (1995)

Y

Y


Y


Y




Y

Y

Y


Decree 97-685 (Animal Feed Stuff) (1997)

Y

Y




Y




Y

Y

Y


Decree 98-318 (Control of Fertilisers and Cultivation Supporting Substances Wholly or Partially Containing GMOs) (1998)

Y

Y




Y




Y

Y

Y


United Kingdom

Environmental Protection Act (1990) as amended

Y





Y



Y

Y

Y

Y


The GMOs (Deliberate Release) Regulation (1992), as amended

Y





Y



Y

Y

Y

Y


Novel Foods and Novel Food Ingredients Regulations (1997) as amended


Y

Y


Y

Y



Y

Y

Y


Y

Food Standards Act (1999)


Y

Y


Y

Y




Y

Y

Y


South West Pacific

Instrument

Application

Biotech Product Movement

Oversight Mechanisms

Environment and Human Health?

Food Safety?

Consumer Protection?

Traceability?

Labelling?

Commerce/ Marketing?

Transport?

Export?

Import?

Safety Assessment?

Cross-sectoral Coordination/ Advice?

Stakeholder Participation and other information-related considerations?

Other Considerations (e.g. socio-economics or ethics)?

Australia

Gene Technology Act (2000)

Y





Y

Y


Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Joint Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, Standard 1.5.2 (Food Produced Using Gene Technology (2000)


Y

Y


Y

Y



Y

Y


Y

Y

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1.

Wildlife and national park legislation in Asia, 1971 (E*)

2.

Wildlife and national park legislation in Latin America, 1971 (E* S*)

3.

Vicuña conservation legislation, 1971 (E* S*)

4.

Legal systems for environment protection: Japan, Sweden, United States, 1973 (E*)

5.

Agrarian law and judicial systems, 1975 (E* F* S*)

6.

Agricultural credit legislation in selected developing countries, 1974 (E*)

7.

An outline of food law, 1983 (E* F S*)

8.

Legislación de aguas en América Central, Caribe y México -Vol. I, 1983 (S)

9.

A legal and institutional framework for natural resources management, 1983 (E S)

10.

Water law in selected European countries (Belgium, England and Wales, France, Israel, Italy, Spain, Turkey) - Vol. I, 1979 (E* F S*)

11.

Fundamentos teóricos para una legislación tributaria en el sector agropecuario, 1976 (S*)

12.

International food standards and national laws, 1976 (E F*)

13.

Derecho agrario y desarrollo agrícola: estado actual y perspectivas en América Latina, 1978 (S*)

14.

Legal and institutional responses to growing water demand, 1977(E*F*S*)

15.

Systematic index of international water resources treaties, declarations, acts and cases by basin - Vol. I, 1978 (E/F/S*)

16.

Seed legislation, 1980 (E F* S)

17.

Water law in selected African countries, 1980 (E* F S)

18.

Reforma agraria y desarrollo rural integrado, 1979 (S*)

19.

Water legislation in South American countries, 1983 (E* F S*)

20.

Legislation on wildlife, hunting and protected areas in some European countries, 1980 (E* F* S*)

21.

Coastal state requirements for foreign fishing has been replaced by FISHLEX database published in the FAO Legal Office home page: www.fao.org/Legal

22.

Agricultural insurance legislation, 1981 (E* S*)

23.

The law of international water resources, 1980 (E* F S)

24.

Irrigation users’ organizations in the legislation and administration of certain Latin American countries, 1983 (E S)

25.

Legislation on wildlife and protected areas in Africa, 1984 (E F)

26.

The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: impacts on tuna regulation, 1982 (E F)

27.

Regional compendium of fisheries legislation - West Africa (CECAF Region), 1983 (E/F*)

28.

Plant protection legislation, 1984 (E* F S)

29.

Legislation on foods for infants and small children, 1983 (E*)

30.

Water law in selected European countries (Cyprus, Finland, the Netherlands, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Yugoslavia) - Vol. II, 1983 (E)

31.

The role of legislation in land use planning for developing countries, 1985 (E)

32.

Agricultural census legislation, 1984 (E*)

33.

Legislation on productivity in agriculture: a comparative outline, 1985 (E F S)

34.

Systematic index of international water resources treaties, declarations, acts and cases by basin - Vol. II, 1984 (E/F/S*)

35.

Regional compendium of fisheries legislation (Western Pacific Region) - Vols. I and II, 1984 (E)

36.

Legislation controlling the international beef and veal trade, 1985 (E* F S)

37.

La législation forestière au Cap-Vert, en Ethiopie, en Gambie, au Mali et en Mauritanie, au Niger, au Rwanda et au Sénégal, 1986 (F)

38.

The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study, 1990 (E F S)

39.

Propiedad, tenencia y redistribución de tierras en la legislación de América Central y México, 1986 (S)

40.

International groundwater resources law, 1986 (E F S)

41.

Land tenure systems and forest policy, 1987 (E F)

42.

Regional compendium of fisheries legislation (Indian Ocean Region) - Vols I and II, 1987 (E)

43.

Pesticide labelling legislation, 1988 (E F S)

44.

La réforme du droit de la terre dans certains pays d’Afrique francophone, 1987 (F)

45.

Legal aspects of international joint ventures in agriculture, 1990 (E)

46.

The freshwater-maritime interface: legal and institutional aspects, 1990 (E)

47.

The regulation of driftnet fishing on the high seas: legal issues, 1991 (E F)

48.

Les périmètres irrigués en droit comparé africain (Madagascar, Maroc, Niger, Sénégal, Tunisie), 1992 (F)

49.

Analyse préliminaire de certains textes législatifs régissant l’aquaculture, 1993 (F S)

50.

Treaties concerning the non-navigational uses of international watercourses - Europe, 1993 (E/F/S)

51.

Pesticide registration legislation, 1995 (E F)

52.

Preparating national regulations for water resources management, 1994 (E)

53.

Evaluation des impacts sur l’environnement pour un développement rural durable: étude juridique, 1994 (F)

54.

Legislation governing food control and quality certification -The authorities and procedures, 1995 (E F)

55.

Treaties concerning the non-navigational uses of international watercourses - Asia, 1995 (E/F)

56.

Tendances d’évolution des législations agrofroncières en Afrique francophone, 1996 (F)

57.

Coastal State requirements for foreign fishing, 1996 (E), has been replaced by FISHLEX database published in the FAO Legal Office home page:www.fao.org/Legal

58.

Readings in African customary water law, 1996 (E/F)

59.

Cadre juridique de la sécurité alimentaire, 1996 (F)

60.

Le foncier-environnement - Fondements juridico-institutionnels pour une gestion viable des ressources naturelles renouvelables au Sahel, 1997 (F)

61.

Treaties concerning the non-navigational uses of international watercourses - Africa, 1997 (E/F)

62.

New principles of phytosanitary legislation, 1999 (E F S)

63.

The burden of proof in natural resources legislation - Some critical issues for fisheries law, 1998 (E)

64.

Política y legislación de aguas en el Istmo centroamericano -El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, 1998 (S)

65.

Sources of international water law, 1998 (E)

66.

Trends in Forestry Law in America and Asia, 1998 (E F S)

67.

Issues in water law reform, 1999 (E)

68.

Extracts from international and regional instruments and declarations, and other authoritative texts addressing the right to food, 1999 (E/F/S)

69.

Élaboration des réglementations nationales de gestion des ressources en eau - Principes et pratiques, 1999 (F)

70.

Water rights administration - Experience, issues and guidelines, 2001 (E)

71.

Fisheries enforcement - Related legal and institutional issues: national, subregional or regional perspectives, 2001 (E)

72.

Trends in forestry law in Europe and Africa, 2001 (E)

73.

Law and sustainable development since Rio - Legal trends in agriculture and natural resource management, 2002 (E)

74.

Legal trends in wildlife management, 2002 (E S)

75.

Mountains and the law - Emerging trends, 2002 (E F)

76.

Gender and law - Women’s rights in agriculture, 2002 (E)

77.

The right to adequate food in emergencies, 2003 (E)

78.

Law and modern biotechnology - Selected issues of relevance to food and agriculture, 2003 (E)

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Availability: September 2003

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[7] As of December 2002, text addressing traceability in the draft Principles is still under consideration.
[8] NB: The provisions on GMO foods and ingredients in Regulation 258/97/EC will be deleted if the Community adopts the proposal for a new Regulation on Genetically Modified Foods and Feed.
[9] NB: This Regulation and its amendments would be repealed by the proposed regulation on genetically modified food and feed.

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