English
FrançaisNon-Tariff Measure
- NTM classification
- B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products
- Date when the measure came into force
- 20 August 2007
- Publication where the measure is specified
- Laws of Malawi Chapter 60:03
- Regulation where the measure is specified
- Biosafety Act
- Country/Region applying the measure
- Malawi
- The rationale of the measure
- Safe management of biotechnological activities
- Coded list of objectives
- A: Protection of human life and health, B: Protection of life and health of animals, C: Protection of life and health of plants and E: Protection of the environment
- Description of the measure
- Ch6003s17]17. GMO licence
Subject to the provisions of this Act and except in accordance with a licence granted under this section (hereinafter referred to as a “GMO licence”), no person shall engage in—
(a) the genetic modification of organisms;
(b) the importation, development, production, testing, release, use and application of genetically modified organisms; and
(c) the use of gene therapy in animals, including human beings. - Reference of the measure
- Article 17
- Measure also domestic
- Yes
Products affected by the measure.
| Code | Product | Partial coverage | Partial coverage indication | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3002.90.00 | Human blood; animal bloodprepared for therapeutic,prophylactic or diagnostic uses;antisera, other blood fractionsand immunological products,whether or not modified or obtainedby means of biotechnologicalprocesses; vaccines, toxins,cultures of m | Yes | GMOs |
- Description
- GMO
Countries/Regions affected by the measure.
| Inclusion/Exclusion | Country | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Entire world |
- Description
- Entire world
