China: Amendments to China’s GMO Safety Assessment Regulations

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On April 27, 2015, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced the “Proposed Amendments to the Implementation Regulations on Safety Assessment of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)” for public comments. China also notified these proposed amendments to the WTO as SPS 881 on June 2, 2015. The WTO comment period end on August 1, 2015. Interested stakeholders can submit their comments directly via email to: sps@aqsiq.gov.cn. This report provides the unofficial translation of the proposed amendments and a comparison of the current regulations and the amendments.

China: Amendments to China’s GMO Safety Assessment Regulations 

Exporting, Regulations & Requirements, New Technologies
East Asia and the Pacific, China

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