Country Profile

Profile information and status
Country	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Date of signature	2001-04-23
Date of ratification	2003-11-20
Date of entry into force	2004-02-18
Profile revision	-
Profile status	Published
Profile last updated on	-

Type of document		Number of records	Date of last update
	Biosafety Expert	6	2015-02-02
	Capacity Building Needs and Priorities	1	2014-11-11
	Competent National Authority	3	2017-07-02
	Country's Decision or any other Communication	0	-
	Law, Regulation or Guideline	6	2015-10-05
	National Database or Website	1	2009-03-03
	National Focal Point	2	2016-12-14
	News	4	2015-06-24
	Report on Assignment	0	-
	Risk Assessment	1	2016-08-16
	Reports on Implementation of the Protocol	3	2015-11-04
	Total number of records	27

Notes

A zero value is provided in the column 'Number of records' because this information does not exist.

Regarding the category 'Decision on LMO for FFP under Article 11', there are some unofficial reports about importing some GM products into the country but no official document has been reported to the BCH. That is because the National biosafety law to force them to do that has not been approved yet. A draft has been developed and is under assessment.

Regarding the category 'Risk Assessment', one case (at field trial scale) is present but has not been reported officially.

Source: Correspondence to the Secretariat from Ms. Nasrin S. Esmailzadeh, BCH National Focal Point for Iran (Islamic Republic of) (20 December 2006).

Link to this country's profile under the FAO GM Foods Platform: http://www.fao.org/food/food-safety-quality/gm-foods-platform/browse-information-by/country/country-page/en/?cty=IRN