Ecuador: Animals
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Norway: Animals
Norway has a history of fierce opposition to transgenic biotechnology (GMOs) dating to the early 2000s. Proposed regulations state that gene-edited organisms without foreign genes do not fulfill the definition of transgenic GMOs and should be regulated as conventional. In 2018, the Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board proposed a tiered regulatory system in which genetic changes
Colombia: Animals
Colombia has not determined the regulatory status of gene editing in animals. There is little research and no products in development. Products/Research None Regulatory Timeline None NGO Reaction None Additional Resources Genetic Literacy Project’s FAQ on gene editing
Uruguay: Animals
Uruguay has no specific regulations for gene edited animals. In 2018, Uruguay and 12 other nations, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil and the US, issued a joint statement to the World Trade Organization supporting relaxed regulations for gene editing, stating that governments should “avoid arbitrary and unjustifiable distinctions” between organisms developed through gene editing and organisms
Paraguay: Animals
Gene-edited crops and food are regulated as conventional plants unless they contain foreign DNA, after a dossier is submitted to determine if they are exempt. Gene edited crops are assessed on a case-by-case basis by the National Commission on Agricultural and Forestry Biosafety. In 2018, Paraguay and 12 other nations, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil and the US, issued a
Central America: Animals
Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador have signed agreements and resolutions stating that gene-edited organisms that do not fulfill the definition of GMOs should be regulated as conventional. All three countries are actively discussing, harmonizing and deciding on a case-by-case basis how products of gene editing will be regulated. In 2018, Honduras, Guatemala and 11 other
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Ukraine: Animals
Ukraine has not determined the regulatory status of gene editing in animals. There is little research and no products in development. Products/Research None Regulatory Timeline None NGO Reaction None Additional Resources Genetic Literacy Project’s FAQ on gene editing
Africa: Animals
No African nation has passed regulations for gene-edited animals. It is considered a fertile region for gene editing to address a wide range of issues, including poverty, hunger and malnutrition. Transgenic GMOs are strictly regulated throughout the continent. No country has yet commercialized any GMO animals, although the issue is widely debated in scientific circles, particularly
India: Animals
In 2020, the Department of Biotechnology published draft guidelines for gene editing regulation that require additional safety and efficacy testing for gene-edited organisms. The guidelines continue to be extensively discussed and debated. The guidelines regulate the process used to create gene-edited plants rather than focusing on the characteristics of the final products, as is typically the case in the US and many
Southeast Asia: Animals
Countries in Southeast Asia have not determined the regulatory status of gene editing in animals. There is little research and no products in development. Products/Research None Regulatory Timeline None NGO Reaction None Additional Resources Genetic Literacy Project’s FAQ on gene editing
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