E-mail:
Country:
Peru
Organization/agency name (Full name):
Direction of Environmental Health (DIGESA)-Address
Contact person name:
Ing. María Eugenia Nieva Muzurrieta
Website:
Physical full address:
Las Amapolas # 350 Urb. San Eugenio, Lince (Lima 14)
Phone number:
(511) 631-4430
Fax number:
(511) 422-6404
Country introduction
Summary:
The Ministry of environment (MINAN) is the instance of inter institutions coordination in the field of conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and, as such, promotes, through the Structural Framework of Environmental Management, between the competent authorities in matters relating to safety in biotechnology.
The MINAN is composed of directorates or offices of public sector entities which are: National Institute for Agricultural Research -INIA, National Institute of Natural Resources - INRENA, National Agrarian Health Service - SENASA, General Directorate of Environmental Health - DIGESA, National Institute of Health - INS.
Framework
Regulatory framework:
Structure for GM food safety assessment:
Supplemental information:
Contact details of the competent authority(s) responsible for the safety assessment and the product applicant:
http://www.digesa.gob.pe/ - Ministry of Environment http://www.minam.gob.pe/
Assessment
GM food safety assessment guidelines:
Conduct of GM food safety assessment:
Supplemental information on the implementation:
Stacked events
Regulation of stacked events:
Supplemental information on the stacked events:
Production and trade
GM food/feed production:
GM food/feed imports:
Supplemental information on the production and trade:
LLP/AP incidents
LLP/AP incidents:
Supplemental information on the LLP/AP incidents:
Labelling requirement
Labelling requirement:
Supplemental information on the Labelling requirement:
Relevant links to documents and information prepared by the competent authority responsible for the safety assessment
Other relevant documents:
Country information last modified:
20/05/2019
