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1. My country follows the relevant Codex Guidelines or national/regional guidelines that are in line with the Codex Guidelines in conducting safety assessment of GM food.
2. My country follows national/regional guidelines that are not in line with the Codex Guidelines in conducting safety assessment of GM food.
3. My country does not conduct safety assessment of GM food but the country has, or the country is in the process of developing national/regional guidelines that are in line with the Codex Guidelines in conducting safety assessment of GM food.
4. My country does not conduct safety assessment of GM food but the country has, or the country is in the process of developing national/regional guidelines that are not in line with the Codex Guidelines in conducting safety assessment of GM food.
5. My country does not conduct safety assessment of GM food and we do not plan to develop any guidelines for GM food safety assessment.