Kiev, Ukraine
February 26, 2009
Source:
Black Sea Biotechnology Association
(BSBA)
On 18th February 2009 the Cabinet
of Ministers of Ukraine approved the “PROCEDURE for the State
Registration of Genetically Modified Organisms of Food Source,
Food Products and Medicinal Agents Containing Those Organisms or
Derived Therefrom ” (text).
The procedure enters into force on the 1st June this year and
covers not only GMOs and products thereof but also products
containing them or derived through their use.
The application shall be accompanied with the enclosure of the
“opinion of the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Expertise and
State Ecological Expertise if the Products contain genetically
modified organisms or their parts are capable of self
regeneration or hereditary factor transfer”.
State registration shall be free of charge and the approval will
be given for five years period by inclusion of the product in
the State Register.
“Information set forth in documents filed for the state
registration of the Products shall be deemed confidential and
may not be disclosed to or used for the benefit of a third party
unless an Applicant gives its consent”.
Time period for considering an application file shall not exceed
120 days upon its receipt.
Agency responsible for the State Registration and handling
the State register is Ministry of Health Care. |
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