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Biosafety Law, Regulation, Guidelines and Agreements (LAW)

last updated: 28 Feb 2019
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Regulations and Guidelines for R DNA Research and Biocontainment 2017
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Guidelines
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The Guidelines cover the regulations on biosafety of rDNA research and handling of hazardous microorganisms and GE organisms or cells in India. It has described stringent and robust facility structures for handling of microorganisms, animals, plants, insects and aquatic organisms and has provided clear instruction on disposal and decontamination of laboratory wastes, emergency procedures etc. The guidelines include a list of risk group agents and determined appropriate containment level for their handling in India. Within the purview of Rules, Institutional Biosafety Committees have been empowered to take adequate
precautionary measures for research conducted on risk group 1 and 2 organisms. The approval from RCGM is only required for experiments involving risk group 3 and 4 organisms.

In addition, a separate laboratory certification system for handling of risk group 3 and 4 organisms has been developed. Following implementation of these guidelines, it shall be mandatory for all existing high containment facilities at biosafety levels 3 and 4 to acquire this accreditation for working with risk group 3 and 4 organisms. Adoption of these guidelines shall be binding pan India for all public and private organizations involved in research, development and handling of GE organisms (organism includes
microorganisms, animals, plants, arthropods, aquatic animals, etc.) and non-GE hazardous microorganisms (microorganism includes parasites, protozoa, algae, fungi, bacteria, virus, prions, etc.) and products produced through exploration of such organisms.
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