Togo

Ratification

  • CBD – Jan 1996
  • Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety – Sep 2004
  • Nagoya Protocol on benefit sharing – May 2016
  • Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress – Mar 2018

 Legal Status                      

  • Biosafety Law, 2009
  • National action plan for the integration of biotechnological risk prevention into programs, policies and sectoral plans in Togo (2018 – 2028)

 Competent Authority   

National Focal Point

  • Forest Resources Directorate
  • Ministry of the Environment, Sustainable Development and Nature Protection

 Biosafety Regulations/Guidelines

  • Regulation C/REG. 04/09/2020 relating to the prevention of biotechnological risks in the ECOWAS region

Participating Institutions/Agencies        

Regulatory Review and Approval Processes

 

Confined Field Trial Approvals

  • None

Environmental Approvals

  • None