Press Release

Biosafety Protocol now operational as governments agree documentation rules for GMO trade

Kuala Lumpur, 27 February 2004 - The 87 member states of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which entered into force in September 2003, have adopted documentation requirements and other procedures for promoting the safety of international trade in living (or genetically) modified organisms (known as LMOs, or GMOs).

Publication Date
2004-02-27