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Biosafety Law, Regulation, Guidelines and Agreements (LAW)
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last updated: 10 Jul 2025
Amendment
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General Information
Guidelines on the Regulation of Genome Edited Plants in Zambia
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Legislative details
Guidelines
National / Federal

This guideline applies to plants and plant product whose genome has been altered using genome editing techniques resulting in either a GMO or organisms that are2025 not distinguishable from those developed from conventional breeding or natural selection. The guideline provides clarity on whether a specific genome edited product should be regulated or not. Users of this guideline may include applicants who submit an application to the NBA for approval for a product that has been altered using genome editing techniques, regulators and reviewers who have to determine which genome editing processes and products are subject to regulations and other relevant stakeholders.
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17 Feb 2025
Document details
Relationship with other laws/regulations
It has relevance to the Biosafety Act No. 10 of 2007 if the genome edited product has foreign DNA
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