Date
09.08.2006

Time
09:00

Linken,Forskningsparken

Holistic Foundations for Assessment and Regulation of Genetic Engineering and GMOs

I anledning GenØks årlige kurs,” Holistic Foundations for Assessment and Regulation of Genetic Engineering and Genetically Modified Organisms” inviterer vi alle interesserte til å delta på de av kursets forelesninger som ikke er ikke er prosjekt eller gruppearbeidsrelatert. Foredragene og kurset for øvrig tar for seg gen modifiserte organismer(GMOer) og de etiske, økonomiske, økologiske og vitenskaplige usikkerhetene rundt denne teknologien.

Dag 9:

09.00-0945
National biosafety policy, law and regulation
- Regulatory systems
-Diversity of national context (importer, exporter, transit state, seed breeder, commodity producer)
-National development priorities
-Technology/policy choice including non- GE options
Presenter: Lim Li Lin

0945-10.30
Norwegian Gene Technology Act: Short history, sustainable development and socio-ethical considerations
Presenter: Jan Husby

11.00-11.45
The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Presenter: Lim Li Lin

11.45-12.30
The Cartagena Protocol, WTO and other international agreements: Understanding what the agreements/standards say, the obligations and opportunities for biosafety.
- WTO: SPS, TBT, GATT agreements
- Codex Alimentarius
- International Plant Protection Convention
- OIE
Presenter: Lim Li Ching

13.15-13.45
The WTO decision on the case "European Communities - Measures Affecting the Approval and Marketing of Biotech Products"
- Implications for developing countries
Presenter; Lim Li Ching

Nettsider
www.genok.no

Kontaktperson
Jannik Mennen

Epost
jannik.mennen@fagmed.uit.no

Tlf/mobil
77645478