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Act on Transboundary Movement, etc., of Living Modified Organisms (Act No. 6448 of March 28, 2001, as amended up to Act No. 11536 of December 11, 2012), Republic of Korea

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Year of Version 2013 Dates Entry into force: January 1, 2008 Adopted: March 28, 2001 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Genetic Resources, Other Notes This consolidated version of the Act on Transboundary Movements of Living Modified Organisms, etc. incorporates all the amendments from 2007 up to 2012.

Article 1 of this Act provides that in view of the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the safety on the development, production, importation, exportation, distribution, etc. of living modified organisms, the Act is to prevent adverse effects posed by living modified organisms to the public health and the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, to improve the living conditions of people as well as to promote international cooperation.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Korean 유전자변형생물체의 국가간 이동 등에 관한 법률 (2001년3월28일에 제정된 법률 제6448호는 2012년12월11일의 법률 제11536호 개정에 이르기까지 수차례 개정이 이루어짐) PDF HTML
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Act on Transboundary Movement, etc., of Living Modified Organisms (Act No. 6448 of March 28, 2001, as amended up to Act No. 12844 of November 19, 2014) (KR235)
Act on Transboundary Movement, etc., of Living Modified Organisms (Act No. 6448 of March 28, 2001, as amended up to Act No. 11690 of March 23, 2013) (KR234)
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