China: China Announces Second Batch of Biosafety Certificates

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)

On January 11, 2021, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) issued biosafety certificates for imports of two new traits along with the renewal of three others. On the same day, MARA issued biosafety certificates for expanding the cultivation area of two corn traits developed by a Chinese developer and renewed the biosafety certificate for virus resistant papaya.

China: China Announces Second Batch of Biosafety Certificates

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