EGYPT

Ratification

• CBD September 1994
• Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety March 2004
• Nagoya Protocol on benefit sharing October 2014
• Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress – Non-Party

 Legal Status                      

• Decree 85 (1995) Establishing the NBC
• Decree 136 (1995) Establishing obligation to obtain NBC permit before any work with GMOs
• Decree 242 Requires approval by the Supreme Council on Food Safety for GMOs to be imported for food
• Decree 1648 Protocol for GM seed registration
• Decree 767 To Establish the Competent Authority
• Biosafety Draft Bill 2016 – currently at Cabinet Level

Competent Authority   

• Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
• Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs

 National Focal Point

• Minister Advisor of Biodiversity & CBD National Focal Point
• Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs, Nature Conservation

Biosafety Regulations/Guidelines          

• Memorandum of Understanding on the detection of GMOs between the EEAA and the City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications
• Memorandum of Understanding on the detection of GMOs between the EEAA and Ministry of Health
• Memorandum of Understanding on the detection of GMOs between the EEAA and Cairo University

Participating Institutions/Agencies        

• The National Food Safety Agency of Egypt (NFSA)
• Ministry of Health
• Cairo University