The Law Library of Congress is proud to present the report, Biosecurity Laws: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
This report explores various approaches to defining “biosafety” and “biosecurity” in legislation and regulations in the following jurisdictions: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These jurisdictions have been chosen because they are members of the Group of Twenty (G20). Individual country reports are included after the comparative analysis. These reports discuss definitions of “biosafety,” “biosecurity,” and related terms, when available, as well as information about legislation, regulations, guidelines, and secondary sources discussing subjects related to those topics.
Read the report, here.
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