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Patricia LACROIX: Senior Quality Manager - Aventis Pharma
INTRODUCTION
Biotechnologies are used in a wide variety of fields, including medicine, agri-food, cosmetics, chemistry and the environment [1]. For many years, manufacturers have been carrying out research to improve the micro-organisms they use, either to optimize their performance, or to improve the quality of the molecules of interest produced (elimination of impurities, for example), or to manufacture innovative products. The advent of genetic engineering more than 25 years ago brought new resources to this field. However, the construction, handling and transportation of these new genetically modified micro-organisms can present a danger to workers, the general public and the environment. This is why, for safety reasons, legislation on these technologies has been introduced in industrialized countries.
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GMOs in the bio-industry
Existing regulations
References
Regulations
General provisions
Directive 98/81/EC of the Council of the European Communities of October 26, 1998 amending Directive 90/219/EEC of April 23, 1990 on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms.
Commission Decision 2000/608/EC of September 27, 2000 on the guidance notes concerning the risk assessment referred to in Annex III to Directive 90/219/EEC on the contained use of genetically...
Organizations
American Biological Safety Association (American type culture collection): http://www.absa.org
Institut Pasteur collection: http://www.pasteur.fr/externe
World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/home-page/
National Institutes of Health: http://www.nih.gov/
Genetic Engineering Commission: http://www.recherche.gouv.fr/commis/genetique/default.htm...
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