[Ngo-sanrm] Workshop to Introduce Vietnam's Circular for GM Crop Biosafety Regulation

Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources Management Working Group ngo-sanrm at ngocentre.org.vn
Wed Jul 3 20:30:41 ICT 2013


Workshop to Introduce Vietnam's Circular for GM Crop Biosafety Regulation 
The Department of Biodiversity 
Conservation of the Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) organized a seminar to introduce Circular No.08/2013/TT-BTNMT dated May, 2013 on 
June 21, 2013 in Hanoi. The Circular came into force on July 1, 2013 and stipulates the order and procedures to grant and revoke the certificate of 
biological safety for genetically modified crops. 
Speaking at the workshop, Mrs. 
Hoang Thi Thanh Nhan, Deputy Director of the Department of Biodiversity 
Conservation said that in line with the policy of stimulating biotechnology application, especially in agriculture, the Party and 
the Government has issued guidelines and policies and many legal 
documents. These include the Environment Protection Law (2005), 
Biodiversity Act (2008), Law on Food Safety (2010), Decree 69/2010/ND-CP and Decree 108/2011/ND-CP, which will ensure the 
application of biotechnology with safety to the environment, 
biodiversity and human health. She also said that the Department of 
Biodiversity Conservation will be working closely with ministries and its branches as well as with scientists and experts in related 
fields, to implement Circular No. 08/2013/TT-BTNMT to ensure biological 
safety to the environment and biodiversity, while applying GM technology in Vietnam. 
The Circular also stipulates the functions and tasks of the Biosafety Council, the appraisal standing 
body and the expert panels. Participants to the workshop include 
representatives from different ministries, experts and scientists from 
research institutes, universities, and companies.
For details of the workshop, contact Hien Le of Agbiotech Viet at hientttm at yahoo.com.
 
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Chuck Palazzo
Agent Orange Action Group
http://aoag.org/
Hoa Binh Chapter, Veterans For Peace
http://vfp-vn.ning.com/

chuck_pal at yahoo.com
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