Biosafety Regulations of Asia-Pacific Countries
August 29, 2008| |
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..
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