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Draft Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) Resolution "Establishing the sanitary and biosecurity requirements for the registration of collection and processing plants, processing units, collection units and importers of genetic material from species of zootechnical interest, and adopting other provisions".

The notified draft Resolution lays down the sanitary and biosecurity requirements for the registration of collection and processing plants, processing units, collection units and importers of genetic material.

Law No. 30/VIII/2013 establishing standards for animal health safety, animal health, animal environment hygiene, products of animal origin and veterinary public health.

Due to the outdated nature of its animal health legislation, which hinders the resolution of animal health-related problems and the effective implementation of the relevant international obligations, the Government of Cabo Verde has introduced laws which comply with new animal health requirements and reflect the country's international obligations.

Ban on the registration, importation, exportation, manufacture, formulation, storage, distribution, transportation, repacking, repackaging, handling, sale, blending and use of ingredients and formulated synthetic pesticides containing aldicarb. Executive Decree No. 38678-MAG-S-MINAE-MTSS

Ban on the registration, importation, exportation, manufacture, formulation, storage, distribution, transportation, repacking, repackaging, handling, sale, blending and use of technical grade active ingredients and formulated synthetic pesticides containing the active ingredient alachlor.
Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

• Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste s and their Disposal;
• Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants ;
• Rotterdam Convention.

Ban on the registration, importation, exportation, manufacture, formulation, storage, distribution, transportation, repacking, repackaging, handling, sale, blending and use of technical grade active ingredients and formulated synthetic pesticides containing the active ingredient endosulfan and repeal of Executive Decree No. 34782-S-MAG-MTSS-MINAE.
Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

- Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste s and their Disposal
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Regulation on the marketing and the sowing of seeds for winter crops treated with certain pesticides.

Seeds for winter crops, which has been treated with a pesticide which comprises the active ingredient Clothianidin, Imidacloprid or Thiamethoxam or containing such active substance or which such pesticides adheres, should not be imported or placed on the market.

Objective of the Regulation is to prevent Bees from hazardous contamination

The residue monitoring programme for natural honey will include the following elements:

1. Surveillance and monitoring of the residues of pesticides, veterinary drugs and pollutants in natural honey (sampling plan);

2. A sanitary inspection programme, and programmes to follow up on results in the event of non-conformity owing to the presence of illegal residues of veterinary drugs, pesticides and pollutants in natural honey for domestic consumption and export, which are detected by the national control authorities or agencies of countries importing natural honey from the Dominican Republic.

Commission Regulation (EU) No 2015/728 of 6 May 2015 amending the definition of specified risk material set out in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation adopting a list of invasive alien species of Union concern pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

The proposed draft Regulation is a new legislative act which adopts the list of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern in implementation of the Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species .

Law of Georgia on "Living Modified Organisms " approved by Decree of the President of Georgia.

Introduction of the Living Modified Organisms (LMO) into the environment of the territory of Georgia is prohibited since 2 October 2014. Locating and re-manufacturing of the living modified organism is permitted in the market network, only if it belongs to the variety of Living Modified Organism allowed in the territory of Georgia. The list of permitted Living Modified Organisms is defined by the Decree of the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia.
Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: The Constitution of Georgia; The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity