The Table of Contents is as follows:

Foreword
Preface
Acronyms and Abbreviations

1 Status of Agricultural Biotechnology in Asia-Pacific
1.1 Farm Level Adoption and Approval of GM Crops
1.2 Research in GM Crops
1.3 Economic and Environmental Impact of GM Crops
1.4 Conclusion

2 Biosafety Issues in Agricultural Biotechnology
2.1 Potential Risk to the Environment and Human Health
2.2 Effects on Fitness of the GM Plant per se
2.3 Addressing Biosafety Issues
2.4 Conclusion

3 International Agreements Related to Biosafety
3.1 International Instruments on Biosafety
3.2 Some Regional Biosafety Regulations

4 Biosafety Regulations of Asia-Pacific Countries
4.1 Australia
4.2 Bangladesh
4.3 Bhutan
4.4 Cambodia
4.5 Chinese Taipei
4.6 DPR of Korea
4.7 Fiji
4.8 Hong Kong
4.9 India
4.10 Indonesia
4.11 Iran
4.12 Japan
4.13 Jordan
4.14 Kazakhastan
4.15 Kyrgyz Republic
4.16 Lao People’s Democratic Republic
4.17 Lebanon
4.18 Malaysia
4.19 Maldives
4.20 Mongolia
4.21 Myanmar
4.22 Nepal
4.23 New Zealand
4.24 Niue
4.25 Pakistan
4.26 Papua New Guinea
4.27 People’s Republic of China
4.28 Philippines
4.29 Republic of Korea
4.30 Samoa
4.31 Singapore
4.32 Sri Lanka
4.33 Syrian Arab Republic
4.34 Tajikistan
4.35 Thailand
4.36 Tonga
4.37 Vanuatu
4.38 Viet Nam
4.39 Yemen

5 Overview of Biosafety Regulatory Systems in Asia-Pacific
5.1 Provisions for Risk Assessment and Management
5.2 Monitoring and Inspection System
5.3 Public Information and Public Participation
5.4 Conclusion

6 Regulatory Management – The Way Ahead
6.1 Establishing National Regulatory Systems
6.2 Infrastructure and Human Resource Development
6.3 Reducing Compliance Cost
6.4 Regional Cooperation

Annexure
I List of Participants in the APCoAB Workshop on Biosafety Regulations (2006)
II Status of the Asia-Pacific Countries with respect to the Protocol
III Chronology of Global Developments in Biosafety Regulations