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Biosafety Virtual Library Resources
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published: 11 Oct 2026
last updated: 12 Oct 2026
Biosafety Technical Series 08: Legislating for Biosafety: A Legal Diagnostic Tool to implement the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and its Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress
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Table of Contents:
1. Introductory Background
1.1 Brief overview of the requirements under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
1.2 Brief overview of the requirements under the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol
1.3 Implementation by Parties
2. National Legislative Process
2.1 Inclusive and participatory process
2.2 Legal Assessment Report
2.3 Legislative solutions
2.4 Administrative tasks
3. Legal Diagnostic Tool
3.1 Background
3.2 Using the Tool
3.3 Target audience
3.4 Inclusions, exclusions and limitations
Annex I: Legal Diagnostic Tool
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- GBF-T17. Strengthen biosafety and distribute benefits of biotechnology
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