<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><strong><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://isaaa.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=90d9912fca3d624d294e24b28&id=2353b4a067&e=7beec4193e">Workshop to Introduce Vietnam's Circular for GM Crop Biosafety Regulation</a></strong>
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<div>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
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genetically modified crops</a>. </div>
<div>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
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biotechnology</a> 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.
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<div>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.</div>
<div>For details of the workshop, contact Hien Le of Agbiotech Viet at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:hientttm@yahoo.com">
hientttm@yahoo.com</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, helvetica, sans-serif;" size="2"><br></font></font><span class="yiv118013358"></span><br><font size="1"><font style="font-weight:bold;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"
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