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Côte d’Ivoire
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Latitude

5.5471°W

Longitude

7.5400°N

Overview

Côte d’Ivoire spans humid rainforest in the south and Guinea savanna in the north. Approximately 9% of land is arable, supporting cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, rice, maize, cassava, plantain and horticultural crops. Major agricultural imports include rice, wheat and dairy products, while exports include cocoa beans, cashew nuts, rubber, coffee and palm oil. No GM crops are commercially cultivated. GM food, feed and processing imports are regulated under the national biosafety framework.

Hectarage

Area (ha) under GM Crops

Terms & Acronyms

Food, Feed or Processing (FFP)

Genetically Modified (GM)

Note

Commercial Release / General Approval cover Food/Feed Processing approval.

The approval decision on this site are only post 2015.

Biosafety Laws, Regulations
& Guidelines

LAW N° 2016-553 OF Biosafety of JULY 26th, 2016

Comité National de la Biosécurité

The biosafety framework is based on national biosafety legislation implementing the Cartagena Protocol. The Competent National Authority is responsible for regulating import, export, transit and contained use of GMOs with scientific support from the National Biosafety Committee and other sector regulators.

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Genetically Modified (GM) Crops Approvals in Côte d’Ivoire

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Importation Regulatory Snapshot for
GM Food, Feed, or for Processing

Application Process for GM FFP
Import Permit

1. Submit prescribed application with supporting technical dossier.
2. Provide evidence of approval in the country of origin.
3. Scientific risk assessment is undertaken by the National Biosafety Committee.
4. Competent Authority considers committee recommendations.
5. Decision is communicated to the applicant and permit issued where approved.

Biosafety Laws, Regulations & Guidelines

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Does the country plant GM crops?

2016

Since

No. of GM Crops Species