This Proclamation provides rules for the handling and use of Genetically Modified Organisms so as to protect human and animal health, biological diversity and in general, the environment, local communities and the country at large. It aims at preventing or at least managing down to levels of insignificance the adverse effects of modified organisms. No person shall engage in any transaction without obtaining an advance informed agreement from the Environmental Protection Authority, i.e. a written consent granted by the Authority for the undertaking of a transaction in accordance with this Proclamation. A transaction here means any making or use of any modified organism in teaching, production, import, export, transit, release, contained production, transport, placing on the market, or use as pharmaceutical, as food, as feed or for processing. The Authority shall establish a National Biosafety Clearing-House.
Etiopía · 2009-09-09