Law on Biosafety.

The Law, which consists of 11 articles, aims to regulate provisions on production, domestic or cross-border transshipment, importation, exportation, trade, supply and consumption of genetically modified organisms.
In particular, the Law creates the National Council of Biosecurity in order to make policies, determine core strategies, monitor the implementation of the law and coordinate between agencies working in the field of biosecurity. The Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Health and the Department of Environment are responsible authorities to issue the required permission for activities in the field of new bio-technologies. Laboratory research on genetically modified organism and products for human consumption and medications are excluded from the mandate of this Act.
A three-member Arbitration Committee is established for dispute settlement regarding provisions of this legislation. Any violation of the existing Act will lead to invalidation of the working authorization of the violators as well as financial compensation.
All affairs related to production, release, domestic and international movement, export, import, supply, purchase, sale, consumption and use of genetically modified live organisms are permitted in accordance with the provisions of the present Law, and the Government is obligated to make the necessary arrangements for non-state sectors to handle these affairs. All natural and legal persons who, after field trial, intend to release genetically modified living organisms in the abovementioned boundaries of responsibility, are obligated to obtain certificate from the aforesaid competent organs in addition to present identity card for the said living organisms in compliance with the provisions set out in Clause C of Article 4 of the present Law. The aforementioned executive organs are required to submit their written and substantiated opinions on agreement or disagreement with the scientific documentation of the assessment of potential risks incurred by the applicant within three months after receiving them. All natural and legal persons who intend to import, export or internally and internationally transport genetically modified organisms cited in the present Law are required to: (a) Submit necessary information and scientific documentation for the assessment of potential risks required under the provisions of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity to relevant executive bodies set out in Article 4 of the present Law and obtain necessary permissions. (b) Fulfill requirements for packaging, transportation and labeling. The requirements for packaging and labeling and internal and external transportation will be provided by the National Biosafety Council within six months and will be notified after validation by President. (c) If the modified living organism is enclosed for research purposes the nature of the subject needs to be clearly defined while the physical address and the identity of the recipient and the sender should be specified with precision.