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LAW N° 025/2024 OF 16/02/2024 GOVERNING BIOSAFETY

This provision states that the law aims to provide a sufficient level of protection for the safe transfer and use of living modified organisms.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
025/2024 OF 16/02/2024
Status
In force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
Official source
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About this statute

This provision states that the law aims to provide a sufficient level of protection for the safe transfer and use of living modified organisms. This article defines key terms used in the Law on environment and biosafety. This article says the law applies to transboundary movement, transit, and use of living modified organisms made with modern biotechnology, except pharmaceuticals for human use. The Authority is the national competent authority for this Law and must coordinate its implementation. The Registrar of biosafety is established, heads the biosafety secretariat within the Authority, and must keep a register of specified biosafety records.