Measures for the Administration of the Safe Import of Agricultural Transgenic Living Things
Measures for the Administration of the Safe Import of Agricultural Transgenic Living Things
Measures for the Administration of the Safe Import of Agricultural Transgenic Living Things
Order of the Ministry of Agriculture[2002] No.9
January 5, 2002
The Measures for the Administration of the Safe Import of Agricultural Transgenic Living Things have been passed at the fifth executive meeting of the Ministry of Agriculture on July 11, 2001, and are hereby promulgated for implementation as of March 20, 2002.
Appendix:Measures for the Administration of the Safe Import of Agricultural Transgenic Living Things
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 The present Measures have been formulated on the basis of the relevant provisions of the Regulation on the Safety of Agricultural Transgenic Living Things (referred to as the Regulation) for the purpose of controlling the safe import of agricultural transgenic living things.
Article 2 The present Measures shall be applicable to the safety control of the import of agricultural transgenic living things carried out within the territory of the People's Republic of China.
Article 3 The State Committee for the Safety of Agricultural Transgenic Living Things shall be responsible for assessing of the safety of the import of agricultural transgenic living things. The Office for the Safety Control of Agricultural Transgenic Living Things shall be responsible for the safety control in the import of agricultural transgenic living things.
Article 4 Administration of the imported agricultural transgenic living things shall be carried out according to any of the three purposes thereof: for research and experiment, for production and for raw materials
Chapter II Agricultural Transgenic Living Things Used for Research and Experiment
Article 5 To import any of the agricultural transgenic living things that falls within the safety grades I and II from without the People's Republic of China, the importer shall file an application to the Office for the Safety Control of Agricultural Transgenic Living Things, and shall submit the following materials:
1.The qualification documents for application as required by the Ministry of Agriculture;
2.Registration Forms for the control of safe import (see Supplement);
3.Certification documents proving that considerable research has been done on the agricultural transgenic living things to be imported;
4. The safety measures to be adopted by the importer in the process of importation.
If the application is found to be eligible after examination, the Ministry of Agriculture shall issue approval for importing the agricultural transgenic living things.
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