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Ukraine established a simplified procedure for temporary registration of genetically engineered cotton varieties only.

On May 8, 2024, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) announced the issuance of new and renewed biosafety certificates for genetically engineered (GE) and gene-edited events.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has approved a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) application to permit food derived from a banana line genetically engineered (GE) for resistance to Panama disease.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency published the finalized guidance document clarifying their position on novelty declarations and pre-market assessments for livestock feeds derived from crops developed through gene-editing.

Working with Ecuador’s National Association of Manufacturers of Food and Beverage (ANFAB), FAS Quito organized three back-to-back workshops in the cities of Guayaquil, Cuenca, and Quito.

There are no changes since the last report. There is no mandatory labeling regulation for Genetically Engineered (GE) products.

Portugal is the European Union’s (EU’s) second largest GE corn grower, after Spain, and has fully implemented EU regulations in its territory, including strict coexistence rules.

In April 2015, the GON passed the lingered biosafety bill into law and created the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA).

A European Union (EU) directive that allows EU Member States (MS) to ban the cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) plants in their respective territories for non-scientific reasons was adopted...

The biotechnology sector is in a nascent stage of development, but the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) seeks to move forward in developing and commercializing agricultural biotechnology.

On August 14, 2015, the President of Ethiopia signed into law the necessary regulatory framework that will allow the cultivation of genetically-engineered Bt cotton.

Caribbean nations are very heterogeneous in terms of history, culture, and GDP.