Ratification

CBD – October 1994

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety – April 2003

Nagoya Protocol on Benefit Sharing October 2014

Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress – Non-Party

 

Legal Status                        

Environment Management Act of 2000

The Environmental Management (Biosafety) Regulations, 2009

National Biotechnology Policy (2010)

Competent Authority        

The Environment Division, Office of the Vice-President

National Biotechnology Advisory Committee (NBAC)

National Biosafety Committee (NBC)

National Focal Point

The Environment Division, Office of the Vice-President

 

Biosafety Regulations/Guidelines   

Environmental Management Act (Cap. 191);

Guidelines for coexistence between GE and conventional crops

Participating Institutions/Agencies

Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority

Ministry of Education Science and Technology

Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology

Tanzania Bureau of Standards

Institutional Biosafety Committees (IBC)