Biosafety regulation in the Philippines: past present & future

Biosafety Regulations: Opening Up the Debate Lessons from Kenya and the Philippines Nairobi, Kenya November 15-16, 2010 Biosafety Regulations in the Philippines: Past, Present & Future Jose Maria A. Ochave Former Member and Legal Adviser, NCBP Current Member and Legal Adviser, DOST Biosafety Committee

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State Policy on Modern Biotechnology Issued on 16 July 2001 by the President of the Philippines “ We shall promote the safe and responsible use of modern biotechnology and its products as one of several means to achieve and sustain food security, equitable access to health services, sustainable and safe environment, and industry development”

Stages in the development of GMOs requiring regulatory approvals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Twenty Years of Biosafety Regulation ,[object Object],[object Object]

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E.O. 430, s. 1990 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Contained use ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Information requirements for EVALUATING WORK UNDER CONTAINMENT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Applications received: 248 Applications approved: 204 Lab and screenhouse; 9 Confined field tests Golden rice IBS lab inspection IRRI CL4 facility Transformation IRRI biological cabinet Golden rice expt IRRI screenhouse

Confined field releases : Crops and events eligible for confined tests: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Confined Field tests ,[object Object]

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1998: Planned Release guidelines on GMOs and PHES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Heat treatment Plowing under Data gathering Post harvest monitoring

D.A.-A.O. No. 8, Series of 2002 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Completed Field tests under A.O.#8 (10) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],D

Approved Transformation Events for Propagation Corn (5): MON 810, Bt 11, NK603 GA21, MON810/NK603 (stacked ) ,[object Object],[object Object],D

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E.O. No. 514, series of 2006 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Defining Moment The Bt Corn Experience ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Bt Corn Approval ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Thank you Please feel free to access our websites: NCBP: http://www.ncbp.dost.gov.ph Approvals on contained use and field testings till 2002 Department of Agriculture http://www.da.gov.ph Approved Field tests, Commercial release, Direct Use BCH Pilipinas: http://bch.dost.gov.ph Approvals for direct use Link to the BCH Central Portal * Some slides supplied by Ms. Julieta Fe Estacio, Head of NCBP Secretariat.

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