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Belgian Biosafety Server, Brussels, Belgium. Search, Biosafety in Belgium,
Biosafty in Europe, Biosafety in the World, General Bisoafety Recommendations,
The Service of Biosafety & Biotechnology (Advisory & regulatory tasks,
Biosafety Research, BioTrack Database...). A good starting point for
Biosafety, Biotechnology, and release of genetically engineered organisms.
BioBin, a Co-operative resource on regulatory issues in biotechnology, developed between Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Available resources: BioTrack, regulatory developments, OECD publications, OECD projects, and Bioassess (the BioBin discussion group). BioTrack is the OECD's database of field trials. This database can be browse by country and organism or search the whole database by keyword. This is one of the best starting points on the net to get regulatory information. It is a must for all involved in Biotechnology and Biosafety.
Biological Safety Manual, Office of Environmental Health & Safety, University of Pennsylvania. Index: Table of Contents, Introduction, Program Administration, Biohazards and Potentially Infectious Material, Principles of Biosafety, Practices and Procedures, Appenidices, Tables, References. You can get a copy of the manual by e-mail.
Biosafety, published by Bioline Publications and Science and Technology Letters. All Titles and Abstracts of journals are available for browsing or searching. Further available: Information about the journal , instructions for authors, Links, Search all Issues.
BIOSAFETY, a Biosafety Discussion List.
Biosafety Forum, an online discussion forum developed by Bioline. You can open a new topic or send a comment to a topic. A help file is available.
Biosafety Information Network & Advisory Service (BINAS), BINAS is a service of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). BINAS monitors global developments in regulatory issues in biotechnology. Index: Regulatory Developments in Biotechnology (see the regulatory developments for each state), News & Events, BINAS Experts, BINAS Biotechnology Library, Links to national biotechnology web sites.
Biosafety Library, maintained by Biotechnology and Scientific Services (BSS), USDA, APHIS. Here you will find Conference Proceedings, OECD Harmonization in Biotechnology Publications, OECD Biology/Trait Consensus Documents, UNIDO Publications, UNEP Biosafety Publications, ISAAA Publications and more. Links to Organizations, BSS and APHIS. If you are searching for a specific document concerning Biosafety this is a good starting place. Documents are on-line available or you can download the documents. It is a TIP in this section.
BioSearch: Genetic Engineering Database of the BBA (Gentechnik-Datenbank der BBA), Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry (BBA), Braunschweig and Berlin, Germany. Information on genetically modified organisms (e. g. Proposals for Field Releases). Proceedings of Biosafety Symposia: (1) The Biosafety Results of Field Tests of Gentically Modified Plants and Microorganisms, 1992; (2) Key Biosafety Aspects of Genetically Modified Organisms, 1995.
Biotechnology Permits:Biotechnology Permits Division of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Biotechnology, Biologics and Environmental Protection (BBEP) regulates the importation, interstate movement, and environmental release of certain genetically engineered plants and microorganisms under the 7 Code of Federal Regulations part 340 (7CFR340).
Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Agricultural Research Service, USDA. Available here: Fiscal Year 1997 Solicitation of Applications, Abstracts of Funded Research, Fiscal Year 1996. Examples: Risk Assessment of Plant Viruses, Field Test of a Transgenic Arthropod, Recombination of Viral and Transgene RNAs... and more.
The European Biological Safety Association (EBSA). Available Information: What is EBSA, membership inquieries, useful links, EBSA meetings.
Evaluation of the Agricultural Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (BRAG): Comments from the scientific community and recommendations for future programming. Maintained and published by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). Administered jointly by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service and the Agricultural Research Service of the USDA. Content: Foreword, summary, introduction, Comments on the Strengths and Weaknesses of the Scientific Aspects of USDA's Current Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (BRARGP), areas targeted by the BRARGP, current scientific knowledge about risk assessment, participants, apendix.
Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee (GMAC), Canberra, Australia. Information: Background, GMAC subcommittees, biosafety committees, publications, contact. Documents: Terms of Reference, GMAC Guidelines (includes the release of genetically modified organisms, GMO, large document), proposal forms for small, large scale and planned relaes guidelines, links to other biosafety sites, public information sheets on planned release and more.
Guidelines for Research involving recombinant DNA molecules (from January 1997), NIH-Guidelines, Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH). The guidelines are divided into five sections and nine appendices. Sections: (I) Scope of the NIH Guidelines, (II)Safety Considerations, (III) Experiments covered by the NIH Guidelines, (IV) Roles and Responsibilities, and (V) Footnotes and References of Sections I-IV. One appendix with special emphasis on plants, Appendix P: Physical and Biological Containment for Recombinant DNA Research Involving Plants. The old NIH Guidline document from March 1996 can be found here.
ICGEB Biosafety Pages, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, AREA Science Park, Trieste, Italy. Available: Biosafety activities at ICGEB, a mailing list, Voluntary Code of Conduct for the Release of Organisms into the Environment, library of biosafety documents, Agenda 21, Biosafety regulation (for Europe and US) and a catalogue of links (environmental releases of GMOs, Biosafety and Risk Assessment Web Sites, United Nations System, International Organizations and Governmental Agencies). The Biosafety and Risk Assessment Sites are divided by country.
International Register on Biosafety, United Nations Environment Programme, Developed by The Hampshire Research Institute, Alexandria, Virginia, USA. Information useful in establishing a regulatory framework for the safe development, transfer, and application of biotechnology. Available Information: National, International & Non-Governmental Activities, Background, Calendar of Events, Contacts, Catalog of Documents, Document Search. The document section contains relevant articles from organizations and government. Service is also available french and spanish.
Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Biosafety, the first meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Biosafety was held in Aarhus, Denmark from 22-16 July. Available information: The Earth Negotians Bulletin summary of this meeting, official documentation, Secretariat of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD).
Regulatory Developments in Biotechnology in OECD Member countries. Select a country and get the following informations: Responsible Ministry/Agency, Relevant Laws/Regulations/Rules, and Commercialised Applications.
User's Guide for Introducing Genetically Engineered Plants and Microorganisms, Information on Permits, Notifications.
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