National Biosafety Framework NBF in Thailand

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National Biosafety Framework (NBF) in
Thailand Banpot Napompeth National Biological
Control Research Center (NBCRC) Kasetsart
University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand and Chalinee
Kongsawat Thailand Biodiversity Center
(TBC) National Science and Technology Development
Agency (NSTDA) Bangkok 10400, Thailand Chairma
n, National Biosafety Committee
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WHAT IS
BIOSAFETY? BIOSAFETY is one term that is used to
describe the POLICIES and PROCEDURES adopted to
ensure the environmentally safe application of
MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY (r-DNA technology or
Genetic engineering) It is a term that is
gaining wider currency as more countries seek
to benefit from the application of modern
biotechnology in agriculture, industry, medicine
and the environment, without endangering environme
ntal safety and public health.
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BACKGROUND 1983 National Center for Genetic
Engineering and Biotechnology (NCGEB) established
under Ministry of Science, Technology and Energy
(MOSTE) 1986 Status report on Advances of
Biotechnology in Agriculture submitted and
accepted by NCGEB 1990 Status report on Needs
to Develop Biosafety Guidelines in Genetic
Engineering and Biotechnology submitted and
accepted by NCGEB 1990 Ad Hoc Biosafety
Subcommittee to draft Guidelines in Genetic
Engineering and Biotechnology established under
NCGEB 1991 Ministry of Science, Technology and
Energy (MOSTE) changed to Ministry of Science,
Technology and Environment (MOSTE) 1991 National
Science and Technology Development Agency
(NSTDA) established and NCGEB changed to BIOTEC
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1992 Ad Hoc Biosafety Subcommittee reinstated
under NSTDA June 1992 Final draft of
Guidelines in Genetic Engineering
and Biotechnology completed and approved The
Earth Summit in Rio de Janerio, Brazil January
1993 National Biosafety Committee (NBC)
established by NSTDA under BIOTEC 1993
NBC Subcommittees established Institutional
Biosefety Committees (IBCs) established 2000
Thailand Biodiversity Center (TBC) established
under NSTDA National Biosafety Policy
Subcommittee established under TBC
Committee NBC transferred from BIOTEC
to TBC

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GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL BIOSAFETY
GUIDELINE (NBF) June 1992 Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD)
The Rio Declaration on Environment and
Development, Agenda 21,
etc November 1995 COP-2 in Jakarta,
Indonesia Decision II/5 Consideration of the
need for and modalities of a
protocol for the safe transfer, handling and
use of living modified
organisms (LMOs)
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Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Biosafety
(BSWG) Meetings, (1996-2000)
BSWG 1 Aarhus, Denmark, July 1996
BSWG 2 Montreal, Canada, May 1997
BSWG 3 Montreal, Canada,
October 1997 BSWG 4
Montreal, Canada, February 1998
BSWG 5 Montreal, Canada, August 1998
BSWG 6 Cartagena, Colombia,
February 1999 ExCOP 1
Vienna, Austria, September 1999
ExCOP 2 Montreal, Canada, January 2000
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Intergovernmental Committee on Cartagena
Protocol on Biosafety (ICCP) ICCP 1
Montpellier, France, December 2000 ICCP
2 Nairobi, Kenya, October 2001 ICCP 3
The Hague, The Netherlands, April 2002
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• National Biosafety Framework (NBF)
• National Policy Framework
• Institutional Framework
• Technical Guidelines Framework
• Regulatory Framework

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• National Policy Framework
• Policy on Production
• Policy on Human Resources and
• Technical development
• Policy on Biosafety Evaluation
• Policy on Trade
• Policy on Public Relations
• Policy on Participation

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• Institutional Framework
• National Biosafety Committee (NBC) (1)
• NBC Subcommittees (9)
• Institutional Biosafety Committees (IBCs) (17)

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• NBC SUBCOMMITTEES
• (Already established)
• NBC Subcommittee on Plants
• NBC Subcommittee on Microorganisms
• NBC Subcommittee on Foods
• NBC Subcommittee on Socioeconomic Issues
• (To be established)
• NBC Subcommittee on Livestocks and Feeds
• NBC Subcommittee on Fisheries
• NBC Subcommittee on Trade and Commerce
• NBC Subcommittee on Legal Matters
• NBC Subcommittee on Environment

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INSTITUTIONAL BIOSAFETY COMMITTEES (IBCs) (1993
2002) Srinakharinwirot University
(1993) Kasetsart University (1993)
Chiang Mai University (1993)
Department of Agriculture (1994)
Chulaporn Research Institute (1997)
Mahidol University (1997) Food and Drug
Administration (1997) Prince of Songkla
University (1997) Walailakh University
(1997) Khon Kaen University (1997)
King Mongkut University of Technology,
Thonburi (1997) National Center for
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (1998)
Thailand Institute of Scientific and
Technological Research (1998) Ajinomoto
Co. (Thailand) (1998) Department of
Medical Science (1998) Department of
Fisheries (1999) Suranaree University of
Technology (2002)
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• Technical Guidelines
  Framework
• Biosafety Guidelines in Genetic Engineering and
  Biotechnology for
• Laboratory Work (1992)
• Biosafety Guidelines in Genetic Engineering and
  Biotechnology for
• Field Work and Planned Release (1992)
• Guidelines in Safety Assessment of Genetically
  Modified Foods (2001)
• Guidelines for Field Trials of Transgenic Plants
  (1994)

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• Regulatory Framework
• Competent National Authorities
• Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
• Biosafety Clearing House (BCH) National
• Focal Point
• Cartagena Protocol National Focal Point
• ICCP National Focal Point

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Natl. Env. Com.
Prime Minister (Assigned Depy PM)
MOSTE
Chair
Secretary
OEPP
CBD Subcom.
NSTDA
Com. on C U of Biodiversity
Chair Assigned Depy PM
Chair
MOAC Per. Sec. (NAREBI)
Secretary
Secretary Thailand Biodiversity Center
(TBC)
OEPP TBC BIOTEC
Function
CBD
COPS
Natl. Biosafety Policy Subcom.
Natl. Biosafety Com.(NBC)
SBSTTA
Natl. Reports
Natl. Competent Authority
NBC Subcom. (9)
Other CBD-related matters
Universities CMU, KKU, KMUTT, KU, MU,
PSU, SUT, SWU, WU
Plants DOA, MOAC Microorganisms
MOPH? Food ( Feed) FDA, MOPH DLD,
MOAC Socioeconomics NGO Livestock
DLD, MOAC Fisheries DOF,
MOAC Trade Commerce MOC Environment
OEPP? Law Regulation ?
Government Agencies DOA, DOF, DOMS, FDA
Research Agencies BIOTEC, CRI, TISTR
Private Industry Ajinomoto
17 Institutional Biosafety Committees (IBCs)
OEPP CBD National Focal Point
TBC National Focal Point for
- Cartagena Protocol - Intergovernmental
Committee on Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
(ICCP) - Biosafety Clearing House (BCH)
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