46-10 Law No. 219-15 on Biosafety. OG No. 10815

Summary

The purpose of this law is to establish the general precepts that regulate the introduction, research, testing, development, handling, transportation, transit, storage, production, marketing, import, export, use and release into the environment, elimination and final disposal of living modified organisms and their derivatives; to guarantee, through biosafety, the safe use of modern biotechnology, helping to achieve an adequate level of protection for the use of living modified organisms and their derivatives and to prevent and control the adverse effects that they may cause on biodiversity, human health and the environment in general.

Thumbnail image for The purpose of this law is to establish the general precepts that regulate the introduction, research, testing, development, handling, transportation, transit, storage, production, marketing, import, export, use and release into the environment, elimination and final disposal of living modified organisms and their derivatives; to guarantee, through biosafety, the safe use of modern biotechnology, helping to achieve an adequate level of protection for the use of living modified organisms and their derivatives and to prevent and control the adverse effects that they may cause on biodiversity, human health and the environment in general.

Issuer

Dominican Republic

Year

2015

Region

North America

Issuer (type)

Congress (Government)

Policy Type

Other sustainability policy

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Main industries targeted

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting
Manufacturing
Transportation & Warehousing
Education

Restrictiveness

High

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 2: Zero Hunger
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 15: Life on Land

Select download type

We have sent you the download link, please check your inbox.

Download again

Something went wrong when trying to download this file.

Try again