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Nature Conservation Sector (Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency)
Tunisia’s biosafety framework is guided by its National Biosafety Strategy and Action Plan and obligations under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The Ministry of Environment serves as the Competent National Authority, while the National Agency for Sanitary and Environmental Control Products undertakes food safety risk assessment. Oversight is provided through the National Biosafety Committee. Although a National Biosafety Law has been drafted, it has not yet been enacted, and implementing regulations remain under development.
No approval decisions yet
1. Applications are submitted to the designated Competent National Authority.
2. The Authority is developing procedures that will align with Codex Alimentarius guidelines for GM food safety assessment.
3. Submitted applications undergo scientific review by the relevant competent authorities.
4. The National Biosafety Committee provides technical recommendations before a regulatory decision is made.
5. No formal statutory timelines, permit validity periods or appeal mechanisms have yet been established under the pending legislation.
Nature Conservation Sector (Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency)
Tunisia’s biosafety framework is guided by its National Biosafety Strategy and Action Plan and obligations under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The Ministry of Environment serves as the Competent National Authority, while the National Agency for Sanitary and Environmental Control Products undertakes food safety risk assessment. Oversight is provided through the National Biosafety Committee. Although a National Biosafety Law has been drafted, it has not yet been enacted, and implementing regulations remain under development.
Does the country plant GM crops?
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No. of GM Crops Species