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Guidelines and Policy
Guidelines Documents
- Guideline for submission of time extension requests for current permits issued under the GMO Act
- Guideline for submission of annual reports 2018
- Standard operating procedure for GMO Status certification
- Standard operating procedures with regard to regulation 4 of the GMO Act
- Standard operating procedures with regard to regulation 2(2) of the GMO Act
- Guidelines for compiling a public notification
- Guidelines for working with genetically modified organisms
- Guidelines for use by the Advisory Committee when considering applications
Services Offered
- Terms of reference for subcommittees to assist the Advisory Committee in terms of section 11(2) of the Genetically Modified Organisms Act, 1997
- Importation/exportation of genetically modified organisms
- Contained use of genetically modified organisms
- Trial release of genetically modified organisms
- General release of genetically modified organisms
- Appeal
- Time extension for a current permit
- GMO Status certificates
- Registration of facilities (new, amendment, and renewal)
- Commodity use permit (food, feed, or processing)
- Commodity clearance