KL ratifies Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19: Malaysia has ratified the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and is now legally-bound to the global treaty that regulates the import, export, handling and use of genetically-modified organisms.
Malaysia ratified the treaty on Sept 3, and will become a full-fledged member of the Protocol on Dec 2, fulfilling the 90-day requirement on ratification to become a member.
With this development, Malaysia is now trying to get its Biosafety Bill through Parliament as soon as possible, said a Science, Technology and Environment Ministry source.
Countries that have ratified the treaty are required to make their own laws on the trans-boundary movement of genetically-modified organisms, or living modified or-ganisms (LMOs) and their product derivatives, in accordance with the Protocol."
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