South Africa
Ratification
CBD January 1996
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety – November 2003
Nagoya Protocol on benefit sharing – October 2014
Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress – Non-Party
Legal Status
Genetically Modified Organisms Act, 1997
Genetically Modified Organisms Ammendment Act, 2006
National Environmental Management Act, 1998
Competent Authority
National Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development
National Focal Point
Department of Environmental Affairs
Biosafety Regulations/Guidelines
Genetically Modified Organisms Act,1997 Regulations
Participating Institutions/Agencies
Regulatory Review and Approval Process
Confined Field Trial Approvals
- Drought-tolerant wheat
- Starch enhancement cassava
- Drought tolerance, herbicide tolerance, and insect resistance multi-stacked events
- Diseases resistance maize
- Pest resistance in sweet potato
- Nutrient enhanced sorghum
- Alternative sugar sugarcane
Environmental Approvals
- Insect and herbicide-resistant maize
- Insect and herbicide-resistant cotton
- Herbicide-resistant soybean
