<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><strong><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://isaaa.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=90d9912fca3d624d294e24b28&id=d88617cfc9&e=7beec4193e">Vietnam Approved Circular to Grant Biosafety Certificate for GMO</a></strong>
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<div><a href="" rel="nofollow" name="_GoBack"></a>The
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has issued
Circular No. 08/2013/TT-BTNMT that governs the issuance of Biosafety
Certificates of GMOs. The Circular covers the procedures to apply and
grant biosafety certificates,
roles and responsibilities of the applicants and related organizations.
The Circular will be implemented by the Biosafety Council which will
evaluate the application and the results of risk assessment for 180
days; the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment will
grant biosafety certificates 30 days after receiving evaluation
results; and the Vietnam Environment Agency (VEA) will be responsible to
verify information related to biosafety of
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GM crops</a>. </div>
<div>The Biosafety Council set up by
MoNRE has at least nine members representing the ministries related to
the management of biosafety to GMO as well as scientific experts. A
standing agency for assessment under the VEA, performs administrative
tasks in accordance
with the organization's regulation as well as organize meetings of the
Council. A specialist group set by the Director General of VEA, composed
of at least 3 members is responsible for the technical assessment and
evaluation of the dossier for biosafety certificate
application.</div>
<div>See the original news at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://isaaa.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=90d9912fca3d624d294e24b28&id=97fbeb2470&e=7beec4193e">http://vanban.chinhphu.vn/portal/page/portal/chinhphu/hethongvanban?class_id=1&_page=1&mode=detail&document_id=167755</a></div><div> </div><div style="color:rgb(255, 127, 0);"><font style="color:rgb(255, 127, 0);font-weight:bold;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" size="2"><span style="font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">===============================</span><br>Chuck Palazzo<br>Agent Orange Action Group</span><br>http://aoag.org/<br><span style="font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;">Hoa Binh Chapter, Veterans For Peace</span><br>http://vfp-vn.ning.com/</font><font size="1"><font class="yui_3_2_0_2_133065404731860" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:arial,
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