Order of Council of Ministers No. 366 of 5 October 1991
"For the creation of Import-Export
The Ministry of Defence controls the export-import of military
goods and technology through MEICO (Military Export Import Company), a public
enterprise under the Albanian Ministry of Defence in compliance with the
respective decisions of the
The transportation and disposal of toxic and radioactive waste is
sentenced up to 5 years in prison. When
this act causes damage to peoples' lives it is sentenced up to 15 years in
prison.
Penal Code of the
Article 232 on Delivering dangerous substances Delivery in the air, land or water of
substances harmful to the life and health of people and animals, with the
intent of seriously disturbing public order and instilling uncertainty to the
public is sentenced from 10-20 years imprisonment.
Penal Code of the
Article 281 on Breach of rules on poisonous substances A breach of the rules on the keeping,
manufacturing, storing, using, transporting, and selling poisonous substances
with strong effect will be punished with a fine or up to 2 years imprisonment. When the act leads to death, serious harm to
the health of people or other serious material consequences, it is sentenced
with a fine or up to 10 years imprisonment.
Criminal Code of the
Article 234 on producing military weapons. Provides penalties for the production,
storage, transportation of military, chemical, biological, nuclear weapons
which have poisonous or explosive base, with the intent of committing acts of
terrorism from 5 to 15 years of imprisonment.
Decision No. 604 of 28 August 2003
Government of the
Decision No. 248 of 30 April 2004
Government of the
Ordinance No. 66.156 of 8 June 1966
amended the Penal Code to reflect new realities and the
development of terrorist activities at national and transnational levels, with
a view to incorporating in the definition the following terrorist acts: - Any
person who possesses, obtains, carries, markets, imports, exports,
manufactures, repairs or utilizes prohibited weapons, ammunition or explosives
without authorization from the competent authority. Implementation of
counter-terrorism measures, placing under police custody, nature of the
punishments imposed for acts of terrorism and terrorist activities
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Interministerial Decree on the Procedures
for Control of Hazardous Substances, 5 November 1989
No Description Available
Decree No. 93/16 of 4 December 1993
Decree No. 93/16 of 4 December 1993 on the secure storage and
transport of sensitive material.
Legislative Decree No. 93-05 of 9 April
1993
Defines the remit of the public authorities with regard to the
sanctioning of terrorist acts.
Ordinance No. 95.11 of 25 February 1995
amended the Penal Code to reflect new realities and the
development of terrorist activities at national and transnational levels, with
a view to incorporating in the definition the following terrorist acts: - Any
person who possesses, obtains, carries, markets, imports, exports,
manufactures, repairs or utilizes prohibited weapons, ammunition or explosives
without authorization from the competent authority. Implementation of
counter-terrorism measures, placing under police custody, nature of the
punishments imposed for acts of terrorism and terrorist activities
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Executive Decree No. 02-01 of 6 January
2002
establishes general regulations for the operation and security of
ports which lays down in particular conditions for the entry and exit of
vessels.
Decree No. 03/451 of 1 December 2003
Defines the security regulations applicable to activities
involving hazardous substances and chemicals. Several implementing regulations
are envisaged.
Penal Code, Art. 262
Article 262 of the new Penal Code criminalizes violations of
safety standards posing a specific threat to persons. An individual who, when
producing, handling, transporting, possessing or marketing materials, residues,
devices, organisms or hazardous substances, violates established safety
standards and endangers the life or health of persons is liable to up to two years’
Penal Code, Art. 23
Article 23 of the Penal Code deals with complicity. An accomplice
is an individual who is not the perpetrator of a crime but who knowingly
cooperates in the execution of the criminal act by prior or simultaneous
actions. Prior or simultaneous acts or omissions designed to knowingly assist
the perpetrator(s) of the offence are punished as complicity, unless they
themselves constitute a separate offence punishable by a more severe penalty.
Penal Code, Art. 127
In the area of biological and chemical weapons, article 127 of the
new Penal Code criminalizes the use of genetic technology to produce biological
weapons. Any attempt or conspiracy to engage in such use is likewise
criminalized. Article 266 punishes the trafficking and stockpiling of chemical
and biological weapons: “1. The production, development, marketing, possession,
transfer or stockpiling of chemical or biological weapons or related munitions
shall be punished by imprisonment for 6 to 12 years. 2. Possession of more than
one of any such weapons or munitions, even if disassembled, shall be considered
as stockpiling of chemical or biological weapons; holding of any weapon or
munition, even if disassembled, shall be considered as possession. Marketing
shall include acquisition as well as sale, import or export. 3. Any research or
study of a scientific or technical nature aimed at the creation of a new
chemical weapon or the modification of an existing weapon shall be considered
as development of chemical or biological weapons. 4. Any weapon so defined by
the international treaties and conventions to which
Penal Code, Art. 99
Under article 99 bis of the Penal Code, any person who illicitly
imports or exports or who traffics in the sensitive goods defined in article 1
of the Sensitive Materials Control Act of 4 March 1999 in an amount equal to or
greater than 1 million pesetas (6,000 euros) shall incur a prison sentence of
up to two years and a fine of 5 million pesetas (€30,000), the latter being no
less than the
General Health Act of 20 March 1989
There are strict controls on the creation, opening and operation
of any installation or establishment producing biological substances or medical
or laboratory equipment or material, or other articles for medical use, which
are subject to the quality standards required by the relevant international
bodies. The General Health Act of 20 March 1989 establishes a procedure for the
issue of authorizations, ensuring that the aforementioned products comply with
the standards of effectiveness, tolerance, purity and stability and information
requirements established by international scientific best practices. The
Government may require prior individual authorization or the approval of a
particular product for distribution, and may conduct a health inspection, inter
alia, of potentially dangerous chemicals or biological products. The labelling,
presentation, preservation, storage, handling, marketing and transport of these
health products are also regulated by the Government. Under this Act, the
Government may establish a requirement for physical and legal persons to obtain
prior authorization for activities related to the import, export or
distribution of medicines and other health products.
Sensitive Materials Control Act, 4 March
1999
The Sensitive Materials Control Act, the aim of which is to put a
stop to all illicit activities in the area of sensitive materials, provides for
appropriate monitoring so that acts which constitute misdemeanours or serious
offences under customs law may at the same time receive prior verification and
investigation by the Administration, and be penalized a posteriori pursuant to
the appropriate rules of law.To that end, the Act defines as “sensitive” any
materials which may constitute a danger to health or public safety or may be
the object of international smuggling or a clandestine market.The same
instrument also defines all the conditions and obligations to be complied with
by a person wishing to engage in any activity involving goods considered as
sensitive, as well as possible commercial activities which involve dealing in
sensitive goods, such as manufacturing, import, distribution, retailing,
transportation or storage of such goods.Persons engaging in such activities are
required to hold an official authorization to handle sensitive goods, and to
record such transactions in a register of invoices issued or received and of
stocks, which is essential in order to give the greatest possible transparency
to all the aforementioned operations. Lastly, the Sensitive Materials Control
Act defines and regulates offences and administrative penalties, and introduces
an additional provision which establishes the concept of the “economic group”
in order to cover all situations which may relate to trafficking or trading in
sensitive goods.
Act on Industrial Safety and Quality of 22
June 2000
That Act seeks to prevent and limit risks and establish effective
safeguards against incidents or accidents which may occur during an industrial
activity and which could endanger the life of persons or cause damage to
facilities. Safety procedures must be followed at all stages of industrial activity,
from production to use, including the storage and transport of industrial
products, in accordance with article 6 of the Act.
The Biological Weapons Act, Chapter 52
Implementing the Convention through legal deinitions, prohibition
of activities, conditions for prosecution, offences by corporate bodies,
arrests without warrant and powers to search and obtain evidence.
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Penal Code, Art. 200
Sanctions with imprisonment from 3-10 years any person who poisons
or alters in any dangerous way, drinking water or any food supply destined for
public use. If death is caused by the
crime, the punishment will be imprisonment from 10-25 years.
Penal Code, Art. 211
He who, wanting to cause public fear or raise tumults or disorder,
were to take action in causing alarm or would use other means to cause fear,
will be sentenced from 2-6 years of imprisonment. If he uses explosives, aggressive chemicals,
biological or bacteriological in nature, and if the crime does not constitute
one against public safety, he will be sentenced from 7-15 years of
Act No. 28398
Grants that the Argentine Coastguard is the agency responsible for
detaining, investigating and seizing shipments suspected of containing weapons
of mass destruction
SENASA Resolution No. 42
Implements measures for the prevention of the introduction of BSE
into
SENASA Resolution No. 462
Orders the destruction of residual and organic wastes of animal or
vegetable origin coming from abroad.
Law No. 24305
Sets the law on foot and mouth disease.
Law No. 22990 on Public Health
Prohibits the commercialisation and profit from production,
preparation, stockpiling, conservation, distribution, supply, transport, import
and export of human blood and all its components and derivatives.
Resolution No. 3404 on the City of
Corresponds to the Manual on Biosafety Regulations for Health
Institutions.
Law No. 24425
Incorporates into Argentinean legislation the Agreement for
Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures of the World Trade Organisation.
Penal
Code, (Chapter I) Article 80
Sentences anyone who kills (or attemtpts ot kill) another with
malice, poison or in any other insidious way to life imprisonment.
Penal
Code, (Chapter IV) Article 202
Sentences anyone who voluntarily spreads a dangerous or infectious
disease with 3-15 years imprisonment.
Penal
Code, (Chapter IV) Article 200
Sanctions with imprisonment from 3-10 years any person who poisons
or alters in any dangerous way, drinking water or any food supply destined for
public use. If death is caused by the
crime, the punishment will be imprisonment from 10-25 years.
Regulation IRAM 80058-2 on the Transport of
Biological Material
Establishes a contingency plan for the transport and manipulation
of biological materials.
Law No. 154 of the Autonomous City of
Regulates the creation, manipulation, stockpiling, recollection,
transport, and treatment of all pathogenic residues.
Law No. 21988
Implements the BWC which was ratified by
Regulations for laboratories set by the
department of Hygiene and Security
No Description Available
Penal Code, (Chapter IV) Article 211
(Planned amendment)
Will set out the following:
he who, wanting to cause public fear or raise tumults or disorder, were
to take action in causing alarm or would use other means to cause fear, will be
sentenced from 2-6 years of imprisonment.
If he uses explosives, aggressive chemicals, biological or bacteriological
in nature, and if the crime does not constitute one against public safety, he
will be sentenced from 7-15 years of imprisonment.
SAGyP Resolutions No. 656/92, No. 837/93,
and No. 289/97
Establishes that the Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock,
Fisheries and Food is the competent authority for the issuing of this licence
for experimentation on and/or release into the environment of Genetically
Modified Plant Organisms, relying on the previous opinion from the National
Agricultural Biotechnology Advisory Committee (CONABIA).
More Information on Relevant Argentinian
Norms
For more information on the Argeninian norms in the areas of
diseases, biotechnology, regional norms, dangerous waste, public health, blood,
animal and plant sanitation, and hygine and security of work and transport see
the Country section for
Guidelines for Testing Genetically Modified
Plants
No Description Available
Law No. 2268, 1888
Provides for controls on contagious and exotic illnesses and
prohibits the import into the country of any animal that suffers from an
infectious disease.
Law No. 3959, 1906
Establishes the general regulations for the sanitary police for
animals.
Veterinary Products Law. Manufacturing and
Trading Controls. No. 13.636/49, 1949
No Description Available
Decree-Law on Health Protection of Farm
Products No. 6704/66 and its amendments, 1966
No Description Available
Law No. 20.429, 21 May 1973 on Arms and
Explosives
The acquisition, use, possession, transfer, transport,
introduction into the country and export of fire arms or any other device,
chemical substances and any material that is classified as War Material, gun
powder, explosives, arms and munitions, are subject to
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Seeds and Phytogenetic Products Law No.
20247/73 and its Regulatory Decree, 1973
No Description Available
Decree No. 395 on the National Law of
Weapons and Explosives, 1975
Section 3 classifies poisoned projectiles as war material.
Law No. 19587 and Decree No. 35, 1979 on
Hygiene and Security in the Workplace
Article 145Requires establishments where infectious substances are
created and manipulated to follow the prescriptions within the law.
Act No. 22415 of 2 March 1981 on Smuggling
Article 863 Imposes a penalty of six to eight years’ imprisonment
on anyone who, through any act or omission, by plotting or deceit, impedes or
obstructs the proper discharge of the functions, which the customs services are
required by law to perform in monitoring imports and exports
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SENASA Resolution No. 403, 1983
Prohibits the entry into
Ordinance No. 1097, 1985
Authorizes the relevant body to grant export licenses.
Decision No. 233/1986
On general regulations for the transport of hazardous material, as
amended by decision No. 195/1997, decision No. 208/1999 and decision No.
20/2000.
Ordinance No. 01 of 1990 “Notification to
be presented in advance of the arrival or departure of ships transporting
hazardous
Coastguard stations in whose jurisdiction there are ports that
handle hazardous goods take cognizance of such shipments in advance and
authorize them upon presentation of a declaration with a list, drawn up in a
specific format, of all the hazardous goods in the shipment, whether intended
for entry, exit or transit. Its checks include verification of whether the
goods are packed, marked and labelled in accordance with the provisions of the
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code.
Act No. 23992 of 18 September 1991
Approves the
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Act No. 24059 of 8 December 1991
Governs border controls on domestic security
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Decree No. 603, 9 April 1992
Implements a regime of control for sensitive exports and war
material by creating the National Commission for the Control of Sensitive
Exports and War Material. A list of biological material denounced by the
Australia Group is utilized by this National Commission. An import certificate
form must be authorized in every case by the National Commission for the
Control of
Decree No. 1273 of 1992
To implement regulations contained in Act No. 25 520 of 6 December
2001on national intelligence
Law No. 24051 on Dangerous Wastes, 17
January 1992
Deals with the safe production, handling, transportation,
treatment and final disposal of dangerous wastes. Contents: creation of a
National Register of Producers and Handlers of Dangerous Wastes, and the
requirements of information to be submitted to this Register by enterprises
that produce, transport, treat, or dispose of dangerous wastes;
responsibilities; enforcement. In annex: detailed lists of dangerous wastes (by
category and definition); codes for dangerous properties; definition of
disposal operations; definition of operations that may lead to recycling and
other forms of resource recuperation.
Establishes punishment of 3-10 years imprisonment for deliberate contamination
of the water, soil, or atmosphere or for putting in risk the quality of life of
the
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Law No. 24061, 8 January 1992 on Dangerous
Residues
Article 3Prohibits the import, introduction and transport of all
kinds of residues coming from other countries into the national territory, its
air and sea space.
Law No. 24051 on Dangerous Wastes, 17
January 1992 (Amended by Law 25612)
Deals with the safe production, handling, transportation,
treatment and final disposal of dangerous wastes. Contents: creation of a
National Register of Producers and Handlers of Dangerous Wastes, and the
requirements of information to be submitted to this Register by enterprises
that produce, transport, treat, or dispose of dangerous wastes;
responsibilities; enforcement. In annex: detailed lists of dangerous wastes (by
category and definition); codes for dangerous properties; definition of
disposal operations; definition of operations that may lead to recycling and
other forms of resource recuperation.
Resolution No. 228 on Public Health, 1993
Establishes biosafety norms for health establishments under the
auspices of the National Program of the Fight Against HIV and AIDS and sets
biosafety recommendations for laboratories that work with biological materials.
Ordinance No. 1291, 1993
Provides to the Commission on Control of Sensitive Exports and War
Materials the authority to grant import certificates and establishes a more
responsive mechanism for the updating of the control lists.
Act No. 24449 23 December 1994
Transport of hazardous materials
Resolution No. 349 on Public Health, 1994
Establishes the national technical regulations on the handling of
bio-pathological residues in health units.
Act No. 24376 of 21 October 1994
Approves the International Plant Protection Convention.
Decision No. 219 of 1995
Within the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and Food,
the Division for the Coordination of Pharmacological, Veterinary and Food
Products for Animals oversees the authorization of facilities that prepare and
store biological products, with a view to preventing some of the diseases
included in the lists. These facilities are subject to inspection by the
National Animal Health Directorate. The viruses in question are handled under
biosafety conditions that are regulated by this decision. Registries of
qualified laboratories are maintained by the National Service for Health and
Agro-food Quality (SENASA).
Decree No. 779 of 1995
On the regulation of road traffic. Governs the transportation of
hazardous materials. Establishes the penalties applicable to persons who
infringe existing rules, including specific enactments such as those relating
to the National Directorate of Military Manufacturing, the Department of Fuel,
the National Atomic Energy Commission, the Department of Natural Resources and
the Environment, among others. Annex S regulating Act No. 24449 of 23 December
1994
Decision No. 720 of 1995
On the list of hazardous materials.
Decree No. 657 of 1995
Empowers the National Commission for the Control of Sensitive
Exports and Military Materiel (CONCESYMB) require an end-user certificate
before issuing either the export licence or the import certificate, in order to
ensure that the goods to be transferred cannot be used for proliferation. The
legislation expressly stipulates that requirement for sales of military
materiel, but the Commission also requires it for sensitive materials and
dual-use goods.
Ordinance No. 1585, 1996
Establishes the National Service of Sanitation and Agricultural
Quality (SENASA) whose role is to control the federal traffic, imports and
exports of the products and by-products derived from animal and vegetable
origin, agricultural products and agrochemical fertilizers. Also
provide for sanctions and penalties for violations of the law.
Resolution No. 328 on Public Health, 1996
Approves the guidelines referred to in the Technical Guide of Sample
Taking, Conservation and Shipping of Samples for Viral
Decree No. 1628, 1996
Sets forth the primary activities and responsibilities of the
National Centre for Biological Quality Control.
MERCOSUR Council Decision No. 8/97
Regime on offences and penalties on the facilitation of transport
of dangerous goods.
Decision No. 195 of 1997
Incorporates the technical
standards for ground transport.
Decree No. 200, 1997
Prohibits cloning experiments involving humans.
Resolution No. 289 of 1997 (as revised by
Resolution No. 57 of 2003)
Regulates licences for experimenting on, and releasing genetically
modified organisms in the area of biotechnology.
Decision No. 110 of 1997
Decision No. 110 of 1997 of the Department of Transportation
incorporates the compulsory basic training programme for drivers of vehicles
used in the transport of dangerous goods by road.
Ministry of Defence Resolution 145/98, 22
January 1998
Replaces the list of Part I of Annex B of Decree No. 603 of 1992
with a new list. Articles 2-4 of the resolution amend the list to make it
applicable to biological dual-use equipment.
Combined Resolution No. 125, 1998
Incorporates into the control of exports and imports, chemical
substances, chemical equipment, biological agents, pathogens of plants, animals,
GMOs, and equipment of dual biological use included in the lists of the
Australia Group.
SAGPyA Regulation No. 511/98
Reviews the following safety criteria to assess GMOs that will be
used as food or feed: (1) Natural toxins, (2) New forms of toxins, (3) Homology
of the newly expressed proteins with other known allergens, (4) Nutritional
changes, (5) Nutritional changes and nutritional characterization resulting
from processing methods, (6) Modifications in the bioavailability of
macronutrients and/or micronutrients, (7) Characterization of the modified
foodstuff with regard to its safety for human and animal health.
Law No. 23709, October 1998
Approves the Statute on the International Center of Genetic Engineering
and Biotechnology (ICGEB) and the protocol for the second session of the
meeting of plenipotentiary on the creation of the ICGEB.
Resolution No. 19 on Public Health, 1998
Approves the guidelines for alert and notification of labour
accidents involving the risk of infection by sanguine pathogens of health
personnel.
Resolution No. 505/1998
Include guidelines on inspections and procedures and on procedures
for laboratories in the national department of health and agro-food quality.
SAGPyA Resolution No. 131/98, 1998
Establishes that Authorizations apply to: (1) laboratory -
greenhouse tests; (2) field trials and (3) pre- commercial reproduction of the
material.
SENASA Resolution No. 799, 1999
Establishes the National System for Sanitary Emergencies.
Resolution No. 54, 1998 and Resolution No.
481, 1999
Establishes an authority in charge of controlling the export of
blood (serum and plasma) with the authority of using diagnostics and medical
services.
Law No. 25086, 11 May 1999, which modifies
law No. 20429 on the National Law of Arms and Explosives
Article 189He who, provides, acquires, removes or had in his power
bombs, machines able to release nuclear energy, explosive, inflammable,
asphyxiating or toxic substances or materials destined to their preparation, will be incarcerated
from 5 to 15 years. He who has in his possession War Material will be
incarcerated from 4 to 10 years.
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Resolution No. 531 of 1999
Include guidelines on inspections and procedures and on procedures
for laboratories in the national department of health and agro-food quality.
Resolution No. 295 of 1999
Lists the goods of animal or vegetable origin that may enter the
country through the transit of persons and/or accompanied
Act No. 25127 of 4 August 1999
Establishes the legal regime for ecological, biological or organic
production, and is regulated by Decree No. 87/2001.
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Decision No. 2676 of 1999
Establishes standards for the authorization of facilities engaged
in the manufacture, fractionation, distribution, sale, import and export of
products for in vitro diagnosis and research.
Resolution No. 636/1999
Establishes the rules and procedures regulating the health
controls for passengers and luggage.
Resolution No. 208 of 1999
Adopted by the Department of Transportation Article 1 Supplements
the legislation on the transport of hazardous materials under the MERCOSUR Council
Decision No. 8/97.
Law No. 25241 on Terrorist Acts, 15 March
2000
Article 1It is considered a terrorist action when a member or
members of an illicit group cause harm and terror by using explosive or
inflammable substances or any arm or a high offensive power.
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Resolution No. 1442 of 2000
Establishes a technical committee on border and federal trade
controls, responsible for strengthening, streamlining and stepping up
monitoring and oversight functions within border and federal trade controls.
Regulation IRAM 80059, 2000 on the
Classification of Microorganisms According to Security Requirements
No Description Available
Decision No. 20, 2000
Amends decision No. 233/1986 on general regulations for the
transport of hazardous material
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Resolution No. 25/2000
on the transport of infectious substances Supplemented by decision
No. 145/2003
Resolution No. 299 of 2000
Sets out procedures for the control of persons, accompanied
luggage and vehicles at points of entry into the Republic, with a view to
keeping out disease producers.
Ordinance No. 437, 2000
Incorporates into Ordinance No. 603/92 its controls on the list of
warlike material that is established under the Wassenaar Agreement, of which
Resolution No. 617 of 2000
Sets out regulations for biological and chemical trials, together
with the requirements, conditions and procedures for their implementation, and
requires the submission of reports on tests conducted on phytosanitary waste
products.
Decree No. 1235, 5 October 2001
Requires all the bodies of the executive branch, national organs,
provinces, municipalities and the Autonomous Government of the City of
SENASA Resolution No. 501, 2001
Approves the Border Manual that sets sanitary guidelines for
border businesses to prevent the introduction of exotic illnesses, infected
animals and plagues.
SENASA Resolution No. 498, 2001
Establishes a plan for poultry farm improvements.
Resolution No. 87 of 2001
Regulates the legal regime for ecological, biological or organic
production.
Act No. 25520 of 6 December 2001
n national intelligence The implementing regulations are contained
in decrees Nos. 1273/1992 and 950/2002, respectively. The Domestic Security
Department within the Ministry of the Interior handles matters related to
sounding the alert and instituting precautionary measures specifically in
regard to chemical, biological and nuclear materials.
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Regulations of the City of
No Description Available
Resolution No. 488/2002
Establishes a system for preventive action whenever animal or
plant health, or agro-food quality, has been compromised, with a resulting risk
to human health. The decision authorizes the closure of facilities and the
confiscation of materials, and its scope includes trade at the federal level.
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Resolution No. 895 of 2002
Sets out the national plan to prevent the introduction of
waste-borne plagues and diseases.
Decree
950 of 2002
To implement regulations contained in Act No. 25 520 of 6 December
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Act No. 25612 of 3 July 2002
Act No. 25612 of 3 July 2002 on Integrated management of
industrial waste Establishes the minimum environmental protection budgets for
the integrated management of all waste of industrial origin and from the
services sector which is generated throughout the national territory by industrial
processes or service activities.
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Resolution No. 142 of 2002
Lists the laboratories authorized as manufacturers with regard to
vaccines for foot-and-mouth disease.
SENASA Resolution No. 412, 2002
Establishes new evaluation criteria for foods derived from GMOs.
Resolution No. 650 on Public Health, 2002
Approves the Guide for Sample Taking, Conservation, and Transport
for Toxicological Analyses, incorporating it into the National Program of
Medical Standards.
Decree No. 690, 2002
Implements the common nomenclature of MERCOSUR (1995).
SENASA Resolution No. 834, 2002
Approves the national program on the control and eradication of
classical swinish pest in the
SENASA Resolution No. 882, 2002
Creates a program for the control and prevention of micoplasmosis
and salmonellas.
Regulation IRAM 80058-1, 2003 on Biosafety,
Diagnoses and Ground Transport of Biological Material
No Description Available
Resolution No. 55 of 2003
Regulates the accreditation of laboratories engaged in testing and
quality control.
Resolution No. 57 of 2003
Revises Resolution No. 289 of 1997. Regulates licences for
experimenting on, and releasing genetically modified organisms in the area of
biotechnology.
Resolution No. 98 of 2003
Regulates the operations of laboratories performing diagnostic
tests on major nursery plants and/or their parts.
Resolution No. 145 on Public Health, 2003
Approves the Technical Regulation for the Transport of Infectious
substances and samples for diagnoses, incorporating it into the regulations
currently in force.
Resolution No. 251 of 2003
Sets out measures for updating regulations with a view to ensuring
that the foot-and-mouth disease vaccine banks’
vaccines remain effective. (See
Resolution No. 213 of 1996.)
Resolution No. 145 on Public Health, 2003
Approves the Technical Regulation for the transport of infectious
substances and samples for diagnoses, incorporating it into the regulations
currently in force.
Resolution No. 422 of August 2003
Provides for SENASA (National Service for Health and Agro-food
Quality) to adapt domestic procedures to international laws governing systems
for the notification of animal diseases, epidemiological monitoring and
continuous epidemiological follow-up, risk analysis and health emergencies, in
accordance with a regulatory provision governing all aspects of efforts to
protect against
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Government Enactment No. 121 on Matters of
Export Control of Primary Products, Materials, Equipment, Technologies, and
No Description Available
Government Enactment No. 537 on the
Establishment of Export Controls on Primary Products, Materials, Equipment,
Establishes the export control system basic structure including
special export licensing and permission.
Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 487, 27
September 1993
Adopts in compliance with Minsk Agreement a four part list of
dual-use items and technologies requiring a licence for export, capable of
being used for the production of inter alias biological and toxin weapons, and
missile systems.
Presidential Decree No. 227, 1 May 1993
Establishes the Commission on Export Control under the Cabinet of
Ministers.
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No.
391, 28 July 1993
Approves the rules and regulations of the commission, its
membership and the membership of the group of experts under the
List of Materials, Substances, Equipment
and Dual-use Technologies Export of Which Must be Licensed, 27 September 1993
Contains an itemized export control list of dual-used technologies
including bacteriological and poisonous weapons-related, as well as rocket
weapons-related. Refers to criminal law for the penalty of illegal export of
any of the items contained in the list, which envisages 3 to 8 years of imprisonment.
The Law of the
No Description Available
Customs Code of January 1, 2001 (amended on
July 1, 2003)
The Customs Committee and the National Security Service of the
Criminal Code of 18 April 2003 (entered
into force on 2 August 2003)
Criminalizes the actions prohibited by WMD non-proliferation
related treaties, establishing, inter alia, the extraterritorial jurisdiction
for relevant crimes and determining the criminal responsibility also for
different forms of complicity. Articles 14 and 15 Territorial and
extra-territorial jurisdiction. Article 386 (Section 13, Chapter 33 - Crimes
against peace and security), on «Manufacture or proliferation of mass
destruction weapons» Prohibits the development, production, acquiring or
selling of WMD, which envisages from 4 to 8 years of imprisonment. Article 215
prohibits the smuggling of nuclear, chemical, biological or other mass
destruction weapons, or dual-use materials, devices, or technologies which can
also be used for the creation or use of mass destruction weapons or missile
delivery systems thereof. This article provides, as sanction, the imprisonment
from 4 to 8 years with confiscation of property or without it. Article 217
Defines terrorism and, if it is accompanied with use of weapon of mass
destruction, radioactive materials or with a threat to use other means causing
mass losses, is punished with imprisonment for the term of 10 to15 years.
Law of September 24, 2003
On Export control of dual-use items and technologies and its
transit across the territory of the
Government Decree No. 212-N of 19 February
2004 .
Establishes the rules and composition of the Export Control
Commission.
Governmental Decree No. 765-N of 20 May
2004 .
On rules and procedures for inspection of controlled items and
technologies by experts.
Guidelines to prevent the inadvertent
supply of biological weapons-applicable plant, equipment source cultures and
expertise
The guidelines are a non-statutory, non-proliferation measure,
developed by the Department of Foreign Affaris and Trade, to raise the awarness
of industry and researchers about the risks of inadvertent involvment in the
biological weapons programs of other countries. The guidlelines have been
circulated to biological industry, universities, relevant professional
associations and
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code
Regulations
Implements the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act.
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code
Act
Controls the microbial production of veterinary pharmaceuticals
and products, including vaccines for sale or distribution for implementation at
the State level. Administered federally
by Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries Australia (AFFA).
Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations
Requires exporters to obtain a license before proceeding to export
certain listed items. Notes that the
Ministry for Defense controls the export of defense and related goods from
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Customs Act 1901
Requires exporters to obtain a license before proceeding to export
certain listed items. Notes that the
Ministry for Defense controls the export of defense and related goods from
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Quarantine Regulations
Aims to prevent the introduction into
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Quarantine Act 1908
Aims to prevent the introduction into
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Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations,
1956
Controls the import of prohibited weapons, strategic goods,
dangerous goods, chemicals and chemical compounds (CWC), biological and
radioactive agents.
Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations
1958
Controls the export of prohibited defence and strategic goods,
arms or related materiel, dual-use goods and equipment and radioactive
substances listed on Australia’s Defence and Strategic Goods List (DSGL)
Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act 1976
Makes it unlawful for Australians to develop, produce stockpile or
otherwise acquire or retain microbial or other biological agents or toxins
whatever their origin or method of production, of types and in quantities that
have no justification for prophylactic, protective or other peaceful purposes;
or weapons, equipment or means of delivery designed to use such agents or
toxins for hostile purposes or in armed conflict.
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wa.pdf#
Crimes (Biological Weapons) Regulations
1980
Specifies the way in which substances covered by the regulations
should be stored, disposed of and analyzed.
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Biological Control Regulations
Provides powers additional to those of the Quarantine Act in order
to regulate the release of biological agents for the control of pests, diseases
and weeds.
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Biological Control Act 1984
Provides powers additional to those of the Quarantine Act in order
to regulate the release of biological agents for the control of pests, diseases
and weeds.
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Therapeutic Goods Regulations, 1989
Implements the corresponding Act which covers the import and
export of therapeutic goods and includes pathogenic microorganisms where in
vaccines for human use. The Department
of Human Services and Health regulates therapeutic goods for
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Therapeutic Goods Act and Regulations, 1989
Covers the import and export of therapeutic goods and includes
pathogenic microorganisms where in vaccines for human use. The Department of Human Services and Health
regulates therapeutic goods for human use under this Act.
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Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and
Imports) Act 1989
Implementing legislation for the Basel Convention on the Control
of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. Regulates the export, import and transit of
hazardous waste (including infectious substances containing viable microbes or
their toxins which are known or suspected to cause disease in animals or
humans) to ensure that exported, imported or transited waste is managed in an
environmentally sound manner so that human beings and the environment, both
within and outside Australia, are protected from the harmful effects of the
waste.
Therapeutic Goods Regulations
Covers the import and export of therapeutic goods and includes
pathogenic microorganisms where in vaccines for human use. The Department of Human Services and Health
regulates therapeutic goods for human use under this Act.
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Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
Covers the import and export of therapeutic goods and includes
pathogenic microorganisms where in vaccines for human use. The Department of Human Services and Health
regulates therapeutic goods for human use under this Act.
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.pdf#
Criminal Codes Act, 1995
Provides prosecution provisions for giving misleading information
in permit applications.
Weapons of Mass Destruction (Prevention of
Proliferation) Regulations
Complements the existing barriers contained in the Customs Act
1901 and the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations. It prohibits the supply
or export of goods, not otherwise controlled by the Customs Act 1901, and the
provision of services, in circumstances where the goods, or the services, will
or may be used in, or assist the development, production, acquisition or
stockpiling of biological weapons or their delivery
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Weapons of Mass Destruction (Prevention of
Proliferation) Act 1995
Complements the existing barriers contained in the Customs Act
1901 and the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations. It prohibits the supply
or export of goods, not otherwise controlled by the Customs Act 1901, and the
provision of services, in circumstances where the goods, or the services, will
or may be used in, or assist the development, production, acquisition or
stockpiling of biological weapons or their delivery.
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Gene Technology Act, 2000
Controls use of genetic technology, establishes various ethical,
scientific and community consultative committees, the composition of each of
the committees are regulated through the Act.
It also has strong compliance provisions covering external auditing
(including security and safety aspects) and punitive measures in the case of
breaches.
Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal
(International Trade Modernisation) Act, 2001
All exporters have to meet strictly defined evidence of identity
requirements to be registered users under the Integrated Cargo System (ICS).
The ICS and the registration for electronic communication with Customs provide
additional monitoring and examination powers on the exports of chemical,
nuclear and biological-related materials.
Gene Technology Act Regulations, 2001
Implements the Gene Technology Act.
National Health Security Act 2007
The National Health
Security Act establishes controls for the security of certain biological agents
that have the potential to be used as weapons. This new Act provides for the
establishment of a National Authority to regulate and monitor facilities
handling security sensitive biological agents. This includes a national
register, informed by mandatory reporting, of facilities handling these agents.
The Act also provides for a registration scheme addressing physical, personnel
and transport security concerns, and includes a security audit and inspection
process. And importantly, it provides for education and awareness-raising
campaigns. This significant new legislation enhances implementation of the BWC
in
Foreign Trade Decree
Including control of, or assisting in, brokering, trading
in,negotiating, otherwise assisting in border crossings or export/import of
biological resources.
Regulation on the Safety of Workplaces
No Description Available
Penal Code of
On Weapons of Mass Destruction: Atomic, Biological, Chemical
Weapon Whoever manufactures, produces,
develops for the application, imports, exports, transports through the country,
buys, possesses, transfers or assists another person in these acts shall be
sentenced to imprisonment for 1-10 years.
Law on Epidemics No. 186/1950, 1950
No Description Available
Waffengebrauchsgesetz BGBl.No. 149/1969, 1969
No
Description Available
Federal Government Decree No. 624/1977, On
Military Equipment, 22 November 1977
No Description Available
1977 War Material Act
Includes export controm provisions and licensing provisions
Federal Law on Imports, Exports and Transit
of War Material, BGB1 No. 540/1977
No Description Available
Law on Animal Diseases No. 746/1988, 1988
No Description Available
Ordinance No. 212 by the Minister of Health
and Public Service on protection measures needed during the transport of toxic
Deals with safety requirements during the tranport of toxic
substances. In annex: model forms to be filled out during the ordering, transport
and reception of toxic substances.
Ordinance No. 211 by the Minister of Health
and Public Service on reporting of slightly toxic products, 23 January 1989
Describes the details that have to be supplied when reporting on
the use of slightly toxic substances.
Gene Technology Act No. 510/1994, 1994 (As
of Federal Gazette I 73/1998)
No Description Available
Federal Law on the Protection of Employees
No. 450/1994
No Description Available
Council Directive 94/55/EEC
Includes measures to secure the transport of biological resources
Plant Protection Act
No Description Available
Foreign Trade Act No. 172/1995, 9 March
1995
No Description Available
Council Directive 96/49/EEC
Includes measures to secure the transport of biological resources
Verbot d.
Entwicklung, Herstellung, Lagerung u. Einsatz chem. Waffen, BGBl. III Nr. 38/1997
No Description Available
Foreign Trade Act (Federal Gazette
187/1997)
No Description Available
Waffengesetz 1996, BGBl. I No. 12/1997,
1997
No Description Available
Regulation on Biological Work Material Federal Gazette 237/1998, 1998
No Description Available
Law on the Transport of Dangerous Goods No.
145/1998, 1998
No Description Available
Basic Plant Protection Act 1999 (Federal
Gazette No. 140/1999)
No Description Available
Directive 2000/54/EC
Includes details of Licensing/registration of facilities/persons
handling biological resources
EC Regulation 1334/2000
Includes export controm provisions, licensing provisions and the control lists
EC Regulation 1504/2004
Includes exceptions from licensing and inclusions of technoligies
Foreign Trade Act of 2005
Includes the prohibition of the manufacture, production,
possession, stockpiling, storing and development of biological weapons
Law, 5 December 2003 on the Convention on
the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling of Biological
Weapons
Implementing legislation
Law on Border Forces, Art. 4.6
The State Border Service of the
Criminal Code, Art. 4.6
According to the new article 224.1 a person who has applied the
double-use goods (works, services, results of the intellectual activities) that
could be used in manufacturing and development of \NMD, arms, military
techniques, ammunitions for ordered purposes may be punished up to 6 years of
imprisonment. Exprting goods (works, services, results of the intellectual
activities) which fall under export control to the states and to end-users to
which export of these goods is prohibited or limited is also crime
Charter on State Border Service of the
The State Border Service of the
Criminal Code, Art. 206
Articles 206.2-206.4 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan envisage
criminal penalties in the form of 3 to 12 years’ imprisonment for violating
customs regulations and for the smuggling of radioactive and explosive
substances and equipment, weapons, military hardware, nuclear, chemical,
biological and other types of weapons of mass destruction, as well as materials
and equipment used in the manufacture of such weapons.
Law on Export Control of 26 October 2004
According to this law the purposes and principals of tho
realization export control in the Republic of Azerbaijan consist of ensuring
compliance with the obligations of interstate agreements, to which the Republic
of Azerbaijan is a party, ori the non-proliferation of WMD and other kind of
weapons (article 4.0,3) and the assessment of the technological level,
end-users and intermediary parties of the goods (works, services, results of
the intellectual activities) which fall under export control (articIe
4.0.4). According to the 5th article of
the above mentioned law WMD (nuclear, chemical, bacteriological and toxin
weapons - article 1.1.5), as well as their means of delivery, double-use goods
(works, services, results of the intellectual activities) that could be used in
development of WMD, military techniques and ammunitions, explosive and
radioactive substances, radioactive devices fall under the export control
within the scope of the law. According to the 8th article of the above
mentioned law the list of states to which export of the goods (works, services,
results of the intellectual activities) which fall under export control is
prohibited, end-users and tho goods (works, services, results of the
intellectual activities) which Ml under export control and which are prohibited
to export is determined by the Cabinet of Ministries upon the consent of the
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The 9' article of this law notifies
that the export, import, re-export and re-import and transit of the goods
(works, servicus, results of the intellectual activities) which fall under
export control are carried out under the license issued by relevant executive
organ. The 14th article of the law prescribes criminal, civil and
administrative responsibility of the citizens of the
The Export Control Regulations Act and
Export Control Regulations
Empower the Minister of Finance to make such regulations, as he
deems necessary for the purpose of controlling or prohibiting the export from
The Bahamas to any place outside or within the country of goods or any class of
goods. No goods or articles may be exported from the
The Mutual Legal Assistance (Criminal
Matters) Act 1988
Enables the Attorney General to provide assistance to other
countries in connection with investigations, inquiries and proceedings in
criminal matters.
Penal Code, Article 129
Establishes responsibility for the manufacture, acquisition,
storage, transport, transfer and sale of weapons of mass destruction prohibited
by the international treaties of
Penal
Code, Article 16
No
Description Available
Penal Code, Article 294
Stealing nuclear, chemical, biological or other types of weapons
of mass destruction or their basic components is punishable by deprivation of
liberty for 5 to 10 years, with or without confiscation of property. Lists the
aggravating circumstances. In this article, stealing means the deliberate,
unlawful seizure of weapons of mass destruction or of title to such weapons,
without compensation, through theft, aggravated theft, robbery, extortion,
fraud, abuse of official powers, expropriation, misuse or use of information
technology, regardless of whether there is a mercenary motive.
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Penal Code, Article 134
Provides responsibility for the use of weapons of mass destruction
prohibited by the international treaties of
Order No. 133 of the Council of Ministers,
4 February 2003, (as amended in 2004)
Scheduled items (goods, services) are exported and imported under
licences issued by the State Military and Industrial Committee.
Penal Code, Article 213
On unlawful carrying, keeping, acquisition, manufacture or sale of
weapons or explosive substances
Penal Code of
Illegal making, sale, no less than an illegal acquisition,
keeping, transportation or dispatch for the purpose of sale of strong or
poisonous substances which are not narcotic substances – shall be punishable
with the deprivation of freedom for a term of up to 3 years or corrective
labour for a term of 2 years with the confiscation of strong and poisonous
substances. Violation of the established
rules of the production, acquisition, keeping, storage, accounting, provision,
transportation or dispatch (sending) of strong and poisonous substances which are
not narcotic substances – shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom
for a term of up to 2 years or corrective labour for the same term, or a fine.
Penal Code of
Article 240(1) on Violation
of the Rules of Handling of Weaponry, or Substances and Objects Presenting an
Increased Danger to the Peoplea) Violation
of the rules of handling of weaponry, as well as of ammunition, explosives,
radioactive and other substances and objects which present an increased danger
to other people if this has entailed an infliction of bodily injuries to the
sufferer – shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a term of up
to 3 years.b). The same actions if they have entailed an infliction of bodily
injuries to several persons or a death of the sufferer – shall be punishable
with the deprivation of freedom for a term of 1 to 10 years.c). An
action envisaged by the paragraph “a” of this Article if this has entailed
deaths of several persons or other grave consequences – shall be punishable
with the deprivation of freedom for a term of 3 to 15 years.
The carrying, keeping, acquisition, manufacture or sale of weapons
or explosive substances without permission is punished by deprivation of
liberty for a period up to 7 years. A person who voluntarily surrenders a
weapon, ammunition, or explosive substances which he has been keeping without
permission will be exempt from criminal responsibility.
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Act of 25 November 1993
“Act on waste”
Act of
23 November 1993
“On the medical and epidemiological welfare of the population”
Law No. 3423-XII on Veterinary, 2 December
1994
Defines legal, organizational and social principles of veterinary
activities and is aimed at protecting the health of animals, protecting people
against illnesses common for the human being and animals (illnesses transmitted
to the human being through animals, animal products), and securing the
production of animal products which are of good quality with respect to
sanitary and
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Resolution No. 245 on Visits by Foreign
Inspectors to the
Assigns responsibility and authority to government agencies in
case of inspections in accordance with treaties in the field of disarmament and
arms control.
Law No. 456 on the list of activities for
which a special permit is required and the bodies which issue these permits, 21
August
Includes the list of types of activity for which a special permit
is required and of the bodies which issue the permits.
Law No. 130-3 on Export Control, 19
December 1997
Defines the legal framework for the activities of State agencies
and of juridical and natural persons in the
Resolution No. 218 on imposing bans and
restrictions on the movement of commodities across the customs border of the
Republic
Approves a list of commodities, the movement of which across the
customs border of the
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Law on State Regulation of Foreign Trade
Activities, 29 December 1998
Provides a broad overview of state regulation of foreign trade
activities. It requires licenses for the
import and export of certain goods and establishes safety procedures.
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Decree No. 27 on the Improvement of State
Control of the Passage of Specific Goods (Work, Services) Through the Customs
Provides lists, approved by the interested parties, of the
specific goods (work, services) for which the export (import) is subject to
licensing in accordance with the present decree.
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Law on Export Controls, 5 February 1998
Implements the commitments the
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Decision No. 1807 of the Council of
Ministers, 14 December 2001
“On improving the State system for the sanitary regulation and
registration of chemical and biological substances, materials and articles made
from such substances, products for industrial and military use, goods for
personal use and foodstuffs”
Law on Environmental Protection, No. 126-Z,
17 July 2002
Regulates genetically modified plants or animals and non- native
species, the management of waste and scientific research. Establishes that entities causing harm to the
environment are liable for the full amount of the harm caused.
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Decision No. 1481 of the Council of
Ministers, 24 October 2002
“On the State pesticides programme for 2003-2006 and subsequent
years”
Order No. 522 of the Council of Ministers,
24 April 2002
The transit of military cargoes through Belarusian territory is
subject to authorization by the State Customs Committee. In the event of
overflight of Belarusian territory by an aircraft transporting a military
cargo, the State Aviation Committee, of its own accord or at the request of the
competent governmental authorities, is authorized to require the aircraft to
land in Belarusian territory. The requirements for authorization of the transit
of a military cargo include the possession of financial guarantees by a party
to the transit operation and sound arrangements for the physical protection of
the cargo in accordance with the legislation
Law on Approving the Instructions on Order
of Issuing of Import Certificate, April 2003
No Description Available
Presidential Decree No. 94 of 11 March 2003
“On certain measures to regulate military and technical
cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and foreign States”, lays out the
fundamental principles of State policy in the field of military and technical
cooperation is compliance with international treaties on the non-proliferation
of nuclear weapons, arms reduction and disarmament and the prohibition and
destruction of chemical, biological and other types of weapons of mass
destruction.
Law of 3 January 1933
Deals with the manufacturing, trading and carrying of weapons.
The Act of 10 January 1955
Regarding the disclosure and development of inventions and
manufacturing secrets affecting the defence of the national territory or the
security of the State prohibits the disclosure of manufacturing secrets and
inventions when such disclosure runs counter to the interests of national
defence or the security of the State. The perpetrator of the disclosure is
criminally liable.
Law of 11 September 1962
Relates to the import, export and transit of weapons, munitions
and war material and technology and states that they are subject to the rules
of the present law.
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Biological Weapons Convention Implementation
Law, 1978
Implements the BWC and criminalizes BW-related activities in
Law on import, export and transit of arms,
munitions and material for military use and related technology, 5 August 1991
The Law of 5 August 1991 refers to the import, export and transit
of arms, munitions and material specially for military and technological use.
Those who break the law may be subject to an imprisonment period of a maximum
of 5 months and/or a fine of
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Decree regulating the classification,
packaging and labeling for dangerous preparations before marketing and use,
1993
Provide general biosafety guidelines.
Order in Council on import, export and
transshipment of arms, munitions, military material and related technology, 8
March
Concerns the import, export and transit of weapons, munitions and
special material for military use and related technology.
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Royal Decree of 8 March 1993
(Amended on 2 April 2003) Regulates the import, export and transit
of arms, munitions and equipment specifically intended for military use and
related technology.
Act of 11 January 1993 on the prevention of
the use of the financial system for the purpose of money-laundering
(transposing the Directive of the Council of the European
Communities of 10 June 1991) Capital or property is deemed illegal when such
capital or property is the proceeds of an offence linked to terrorism.
Act of 11 January 1993
Makes it an offense to finance activities prohibited by the
Convention
Council Directive 94/55/EEC
Includes measures to secure the transport of biological resources
Decree of the Government of
Chapter 5.51 addresses biotechnology.
Council Directive 96/49/EEC
Includes measures to secure the transport of biological resources
Royal Order modifying the Royal Order of 4
August 1996 concerning the protection of workers against risks connected with
the
This Order introduces the provisions of Directive 97/59/EC and
97/65/EC into Belgian legislation, by modifying the 1996. Order on the
protection of workers against exposure to biological agents.
Royal Order concerning the protection of
workers against risks connected with the exposure to biological agents at work,
4 August
Implements in
Act on intergovernmental cooperation
between the
No Description Available
Order in Council on voluntary release in
the environment and commercial use of GMOs and/products containing GMOs, 18
No Description Available
Directive 2000/54/EC
Includes details of Licensing/registration of facilities/persons
handling biological resources
EC Regulation 1334/2000
Includes export controm provisions, licensing provisions and the control lists
Ministerial Orders of 28 September 2000
regulating the export and transit of dual-use items and
technology, incorporating national implementation provisions transposed from
Council Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2000. Export and transit licences are
required, except where the transit takes place without trans-shipment or change
in mode of transport.
Decree of the Regional Government of
Brussels-Capital on confined use of GMOs and/or pathogens and classification of
relevant
No Description Available
Decree of the Government of Wallonie, 18
April 2002
Amends general regulations on the protection of labourers
concerning confined use of genetically modified and/or pathogenic
Act on terrorist offences, 19 December 2003
Stipulates that violations of article 2 of the Act of 10 July 1978
may constitute a terrorist offence. The manufacture, possession, acquisition,
transport or provision of nuclear or chemical weapons, the use of nuclear,
biological or chemical weapons, and the research into and development of
chemical weapons may also constitute a terrorist offence. The use of these
weapons of mass destruction to commit a terrorist act shall be punished by life
imprisonment. Any person who participates in an activity of a terrorist group,
including the provision of information or material means to the terrorist group
or by any form of financing of an activity of a terrorist group, knowing that
his participation contributes to the commission of a crime or offence by the
terrorist group, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for five to ten years and
shall be liable to a fine.
Amendment of 2 April 2003 of the Royal
Decree of 8 March 1993
Regulates the import, export and transit of arms, munitions and
equipment specifically intended for military use and related
Amendments of Law on import, export and
transit of arms, munitions and material for military use and related technology
of 5
The Act of 5 August 1991 on the import, export, and transit of,
and on combating trafficking in arms, munitions and equipment specifically
intended for military use or law enforcement and related technology. Amendment
of 25 March 2003 - Regulates the brokering operations Amendment of 26 March
2003 - Integrates the European code of conduct on arms sales into its domestic
http://projects.sipri.se/expcon/natexpcon/Belgium/bellaw.htm
Public Safety Act, 31 December 2000
(Amended) (
Authorizes the Governor-General to make regulations including a)
the regulation of the storage, possession or use of any or all offensive
weapons or instruments of whatever description b) the prohibition of any
description of intimidation or acts or threats of violence or c) all such
matters as in the opinion of the Governor-General will provide better public
safety, if it is deemed that a state of civil commotion which threatens the
public safety exists. The Act provides
for punishment for violation including a fine not exceeding $2000 dollars or
imprisonment of up to 12 months.
Criminal Code of
Article 84 Every person who
unlawfully and knowingly administers any noxious matter to a person shall be
liable to imprisonment for 2 years.
Criminal Code of
Criminal Code of Belize, 2000
Article 83 Every person who uses
a sword, dagger, bayonet, firearm, poison or any explosive, corrosive, deadly
or destructive means or instrument shall be liable to imprisonment up to 5
years if he does so with the intent to cause harm, for up to 10 years if he intends
to would or cause grievous harm and up to 20 years if he does so with intent to
maim
Dangerous Goods Act, 31 December 2000
(Amended) (
Authorizes the Minister in charge to declare certain goods ‘especially
dangerous’. Restricts the transport of
dangerous goods and requires licenses
for transport of dangerous goods.
Provides for punishment for violation of the Act including a fine of up
to $10,000 or 5 years imprisonment.
War Material Act, 31 December 2000 (Amended)
(
Defines war material as anything, except foodstuffs, which the
carrying coastwise in Belize or exportation which can be prohibited under Part
II of the act including all arms and other articles the Governor-General deems
capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of
military, naval or air stores.
Authorizes the Governor-General to prohibit the export of all arms and
authorizes customs and excise officers to inspect and to detain vessels trading
to and from
Armed Forces Organization Act No. 1405
Article 22 (p), Paragraphs c and d Provides that the Ministry of
Defence is responsible for expressly authorizing and controlling all imports of
weapons, munitions and chemical, bacteriological and radiological agents; its
enabling legislation is duly implemented through the War Material Department.
Penal Code, Article 216
Provides for prison terms of up to 10 years for offences that are
harmful to public health, such as: spreading of serious or contagious diseases
which produce epidemics, poisoning or contamination of water intended for
public use and marketing of substances harmful to health.
Penal Code, Article 211
Article 211 (Manufacture, commercialization/trade or possession of
explosive, asphyxiating and other substances
One who creates as an end product that which is dangerous to life and
bodily integrity and/or other peoples goods, manufactures, supplies, acquires,
or possesses (possibly stockpiles)
bombs, explosive materials, flammables, toxicants and asphyxiates as well as
instruments and materials used to make such devices will be sanctioned between
1 and 4 years accordingly.
Environmental Law No. 1333, 27 April 1992
Art.107. Punishes whomever disperses non-treated residual waters,
chemical or biochemical liquids, objects or waste of any kind in the riverbeds,
riverbanks, water-bearings, basins, rivers, lakes, lagoons, ponds, that can
contaminate or degrade the waters that exceed the limits established by the
regulations, with imprisonment from one to 4 years and with a fine of 100
percent of the cost
Decision on the Acceptance of the European
Union Code of Conduct on Arms Export 2002 and amendments 2003
On the obligation to respect the European Union rules relating to
the weapons export control. Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations is
responsible for the implementation of this decision.
Criminal Code
Article 12, paragraph 1, point c.) - On extraterritorial
application Article 26 - Attempt of criminal offence Article 30-31 - Helping in
the preparation of criminal offence Article 122-144 - Punishments for legal
persons Article 193 - Illicit Trafficking in Arms and Military Equipment
includes the dual use items Article 193.a - Production, development, acquiring,
stockpiling, selling or buying, mediating in selling or buying, or any other
direct or indirect transfer to the others, possession or transfer of chemical
or biological weapons prohibited by the rules of the International Law, are
defined as criminal offences, for which one year to a „long term” imprisonment
punishment are predicted. Article 248 - Preparation of the criminal offence
Decision on classification of products as
forms of import and export, 1998
Decision on classification of products as forms of import and
export, 1998 Regulates control of transit over the state border, stipulates the
obligation that all subjects, who are involved in traffic of arms, military
equipment and products have to posses license issued by the Ministry of Foreign
Trade and Economic Relations.
Law on Export and Import of Weapons and Military
Equipment, 2003
Establish the regime of control over the products of dual use, and
thus prevent its abuse, or use for illicit purposes. Licenses shell be issued with prior consent
of the ministries of foreign affairs, security and defence. Common list of
military equipment contained in the European Union Code of Conduct on Arms
Export makes an integral part of this law.
Law on Weapons and Military Equipment
Production 2004
Provides for the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations
to issue licenses for production and maintenance of weapons and military
equipment and to keep the Central Register of legal persons whom the licenses
for production and maintenance of weapons and military equipment have been
issued to. Inspection supervision of the Law implementation has been regulated.
Instruction on the procedure of issuing the
licenses to legal persons regarding production and maintenance of weapons and
Instruction on inspection supervision in
production and maintenance of weapons and military equipment, 2004
Program of BiH Civil Aviation Safety, 2004
Applies international standards and acts in accordance with the
provisions of appropriate conventions that relate to control of air transport
of dangerous substances.
Instruction on the implementation of
permanent control and reporting on production and maintenance of weapons and
military
Ministerial Decision No. 1919/GM
On establishing the obligation of notification of the existence of
bacillus anthracis in public and private laboratories, for inspection purposes.
Penal Code of
Article 259 – Makes it a crime to disseminate an illness or plague
that may cause damage to forests, plantations or animals of economic relevance.
Penal Code of
Article 269 – Makes it a crime to fail to notify public
authorities of a case of a disease subject to mandatory notification
(applicable to physicians).
Penal Code of
Article 131 – Makes it a crime
to intentionally commit an act that may cause a serious disease to be
transmitted to someone else by means of contagion.
Penal Code of
Article 129 – It is a crime
to jeopardize the physical integrity or the health of another person.
Penal Code of
Article 267 – Makes it a crime to cause a disease outbreak by
propagating pathogenic germs.
Penal Code of
Article 270 – Makes it a crime to poison drinking water for public
or private use, as well as edible or medical substances destined for
consumption.
Penal Code of
Article 268 – Makes it a crime to violate a determination by
public authorities aimed at impeding the introduction or propagation of a contagious
disease.
Penal Code of
Article 132 – Makes it a crime to expose someone’s life to direct
and imminent danger.
Decree 67.200, 15 September 1970
Ratifies the 1925
Legislative Decree No. 89, 5 December 1972
Approves the text of the Biological Weapons Convention
http://www.mct.gov.br/legis/decretos/89_72.htm#http://www.mct.gov.br/legis/decretos/89_72.htm#
Decree No. 77.374, 1 April 1976
Promulgates Biological Weapons Convention
http://www.mct.gov.br/legis/decretos/77374_76.htm#http://www.mct.gov.br/legis/decretos/77374_76.htm#
Law No. 7.170, 14 December 1983
Defines crimes against national security and the social and
political order and establishes the process and judicial treatment for
Federal Constitution of 1988
Prohibits the development and production of weapons of mass
destruction in
Law No.
7.802, 11 July 1989
Disp?e
sobre a pesquisa, a experimenta??o, a produ??o, a embalagem e rotulagem, o transporte,
o armazenamento, a comercializa??o, a propaganda comercial, a utiliza??o, a
importa??o, a exporta??o, o destino final dos res?duos e embalagens, o
registro, a classifica??o, o controle, a inspe??o e a fiscaliza??o de
agrot?xicos, seus componentes e afins, e d? outras provid?ncias.
http://www.mct.gov.br/legis/leis/7802_89.htm#http://www.mct.gov.br/legis/leis/7802_89.htm#
Law No. 8.072, 25 July 1990
Addresses Heinous Crimes in the Terms of Article 5, item XLIII of
the Federal Constitution. The practice of torture, the illicit traffic of
narcotics and related drugs, as well as terrorism and crimes defined as heinous
crimes shall be considered by law as non-bailable and not subject to grace or
amnesty, and their principals, agents and those who omit themselves while being
able to avoid such crime will be held liable.
Exposition of Reasons No. 35, 26 December
1994
Exposition of Reasons No. 35, 26 December 1994 Establishes general
guidelines for the export of goods and services related to missiles. Contains
instructions for conducting exports of goods and services directly related to
missiles, and establishes a list of goods and services directly related to
missiles that are subject to control.
Decree No. 1.752, 20 December 1995
Furthers Law No. 8974 on the National Technical Commission on
Biosafety (CTNBio). Outlines the
responsibilities, structure, staffing, functioning and standards of the CTNBio.
http://www.ctnbio.gov.br/ctnbio/legis/leis/8974_95english.htm#http://www.ctnbio.gov.br/ctnbio/legis/leis/8974_95english.htm#
Law No. 9.112, 10 October 1995
Regulates the export of goods and services with possible military
applications or dual use and, in that connection, to regulate the export of
goods or related services with possible application for the development of
weapons of mass destruction, whether nuclear, chemical or biological, and their
delivery vehicles (i.e. missiles). Exports of sensitive goods would now require
prior permission from the relevant federal agencies under the overall
co-ordination of the Strategic Affairs Secretariat of the Presidency of the
Republic. Breaches of the law concerning
the export of sensitive goods are punished with sanctions raging from admonition
to the suspension of the right to participate in foreign trade activities.
Sanctions are provided for violation, including incarceration from
Law No. 8974, 5 January 1995
Sets the standards for use of genetic engineering techniques in
the construction, cultivation, manipulation, transportation, marketing,
consumption, release and disposal of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) with
the objective of protecting the life and health of humans, animals, plants and
the environment. Authorizes the creation
of the National Technical Commission on Biosafety (CTNBio). Requires any
organization using genetic engineering techniques and methods to create an
Internal Biosafety Commission (CIBio) and outlines the responsibilities of
these commissions. Outlines crimes in
relation to the law and corresponding punishments, including the crime of the
genetic manipulation of germ cells.
http://www.mct.gov.br/legis/leis/8974_95.htm#http://www.mct.gov.br/legis/leis/8974_95.htm#
Resolution No. 204 of 20 May 1997
Complementary instructions for the regulations for road and
railway transportation of dangerous products.
Instru??o
Normativa CTNBio No. 10, 19 February 1998
A COMISS?O
T?CNICA NACIONAL DE BIOSSEGURAN?A - CTNBio, no uso de suas atribui??es legais e
regulamentares, resolve: Art. 1? A libera??o planejada no meio ambiente de
Vegetais Geneticamente Motificados - VGM que j? tenha sido anteriormente
aprovada pela CTNBio obedecer? ?s normas constantes do Anexo da presente
Instru??o Normativa.
http://www.mct.gov.br/legis/outros_atos/in10_98.htm#http://www.mct.gov.br/legis/outros_atos/in10_98.htm#
Act No. 9613, 3 March 1998
Facilitates financial detection and hindering of illicit activies
including those that could contribute to the development of weapons of ,ass
destruction and their means of delivery
Act 9613, 3 March 1998 (as well as its
subsequent revisions: Act No. 10647, of
June 11, 2002; Act No. 10683, of May 28, 2003,
Define and penalize crimes related to money-laundering. It
determines that the supervision and repression of illicit financial activities
is incumbent upon the “Financial Activities Control Council” (COAF), within the
Ministry of Finance. Along with COAF, the Department for Anti-Money-Laundering
Compliance, Surveillance of Foreign Exchange Market and Disciplinary Actions
(DECIF) of the Brazilian Central Bank, plays an important role in these
efforts. This Act was recently revised in order to include, among crimes of
money-laundering, the financing of terrorism in Act No. 10.701, of July 9,
2003.
https://www.planalto.gov.br/
Law No. 9.677, 2 July 1998
Aims at punishing those companies manufacturing and/or selling
counterfeit or adulterated products (including vitamins and related food
products). Under this law (Article 273, specifically), anyone selling
counterfeit or adulterated pharmaceutical and food products is subject to a
prison term of between 10 and 15 years without bail, plus fines. Alters the
Criminal Codes to include in the Classification of Heinous Crimes those against
Public Health.
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Instru??o
Normativa CTNBio No. 17, 17 November 1998
A Comiss?o
T?cnica Nacional de Biosseguran?a - CTNBio, no uso de suas atribui??es legais e
regulamentares, resolve: Art. 1? As atividades de importa??o, com?rcio,
transporte, armazenamento, manipula??o, consumo, libera??o e descarte de
produtos derivados de Organismos Geneticamente Modificados (OGM) obedecer?o ?s
normas constantes do Anexo da presente Instru??o Normativa.
http://www.mct.gov.br/legis/outros_atos/in17_98.htm#http://www.mct.gov.br/legis/outros_atos/in17_98.htm#
Instru??o
Normativa CTNBio No. 15, 8 April 1998
A Comiss?o
T?cnica Nacional de Biosseguran?a - CTNBio, no uso de suas atribui??es legais e
regulamentares, resolve: Art. 1? O trabalho de pesquisa e desenvolvimento
tecnol?gico utilizando animais n?o geneticamente modificados onde Organismos
Geneticamente Modificados - OGMs s?o manipulados, em regime de conten??o,
obedecer? ?s normas constantes do Anexo da presente Instru??o Normativa.
http://www.mct.gov.br/legis/outros_atos/in15_98.htm#http://www.mct.gov.br/legis/outros_atos/in15_98.htm#
Decree No. 2577, 20 April 1998
No Description Available
Law No. 9.782, 26 January 1999
Defines the National System of Sanitary Vigilance, creating a
National Agency of Sanitary Vigilance.
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Decree No. 3665, 20 November 2000
Control of means of delivery, parts and propellants
Decree No. 3665, 20 November 2000
Updates document “Regulations for the Supervision of Controlled
Products” (R-105), contained in Decree no. 24602 of July 6, 1934. Determines
the responsibility of the Brazilian Army in controlling products with
destructive power or any other property that may pose a risk to natural and
legal persons (arms, explosives, pyrotechnic materials, ammunition, parts and
components). With regard to activities related specifically to the production,
development and commercialization of materials and equipment that may be used
in the fabrication of missiles, this control is exercised by the Army Command.
With regard to the transport of these products, requirements established by the
Navy Command (in case of maritime transportation), by the Air Force Command
(air transportation) or by the Army Command (terrestrial transportation) must
be observed.
Provisional Remedy No. 2.039-20, 25 August
2000
Alters provisions of Law No. 9.782, of January 26, 1999, which
Defines the National Sanitary Surveillance System, establishes the National
Sanitary Surveillance Agency and sets out other provisions.
http://www.anvisa.gov.br/hotsite/genericos/legis/md/2039_20_e.htm#http://www.anvisa.gov.br/hotsite/genericos/legis/md/2039_20
Provisional Measure No. 2186-16, 23 August, 2001
Determines general principles applied to the security of
biological materials. Regulates protection measures and restrictions on the
access to genetic heritage and associated traditional knowledge are defined.
The Provisional Measure also regulates the access to, and transfer of
technology for the conservation and use of genetic heritage. Specific norms are
stipulated by the National Technical Bio-safety Commission, especially with
regard to genetically modified organisms.
Provisional Measure No. 2191-9, 23 August 2001
Determines that besides controlling and monitoring activities and
projects related to GMOs, it is incumbent upon the National Technical
Bio-safety Commission to establish the bio-safety level to be applied to the
GMOs and their uses, as well as the safety measures and procedures for their
use, according to standards established by Law.
Provisional Measure No. 2.123-30, 27 March 2001
Determined that the Ministry of Science and Technology would
coordinate the works of the Inter-ministerial Commission for Export Controls of
Sensitive Goods.
Inter-ministerial Regulation No. 631 MCT/MD,
13 November, 2001
Lists sensitive goods and conventional materials for military use
subject to the National Policy of Export of Materials for Military Use
(PNEMEM). Article 2 Establishes that it is “incumbent upon the Ministry of
Defence to update the list contained in Annex I and, to the Ministry of Science
and Technology (to update) the list contained in Annex II, which refers to
items in the chemical area and means of delivery”.
Provisional Decree 2186-16, 2001
Regulates relevant paragraphs of Article 225 of the Constitution
concerning Articles 1 and 8 of the Convention on Biodiversity with a view to
establishing rules for access to genetic patrimony and its associated
traditional knowledge in
ANVISA Administrative Act no 1985, 25
October 2001
Approves the technical regulations for transporting infecious
substances and diagnostic samples
Decree No.4.214
[It] establishes the competences of the Inter-ministerial
Commission for Export Controls of Sensitive Goods (CGBE).
Decree No.
4.074, 4 January 2002
Regulamenta
a Lei no 7.802, de 11 de julho de 1989, que disp?e sobre a pesquisa, a
experimenta??o, a produ??o, a embalagem e rotulagem, o transporte, o
armazenamento, a comercializa??o, a propaganda comercial, a utiliza??o, a
importa??o, a exporta??o, o destino final dos res?duos e embalagens, o
registro, a classifica??o, o controle, a inspe??o e a fiscaliza??o de
agrot?xicos, seus componentes e afins, e d? outras provid?ncias.
http://www.mct.gov.br/legis/decretos/4074_2002.htm#http://www.mct.gov.br/legis/decretos/4074_2002.htm#
Decree No.4.214, 30 April 2002
Establishes the competences of the Inter-ministerial Commission
for Export Controls of Sensitive Goods.
Normative Instruction No. 1, 8 July 2002 by
the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA
Establishes norms for the import of materials designed for
scientific research, including organisms for biological control.
Resolution RDC no 210/2003
Best practices for production of medical goods.
Decree No.
4.680, 24 April 2003
Regulamenta
o direito ? informa??o, assegurado pela Lei no 8.078, de 11 de setembro de
1990, quanto aos alimentos e ingredientes alimentares destinados ao consumo
humano ou animal que contenham ou sejam produzidos a partir de organismos
geneticamente modificados, sem preju?zo do cumprimento das demais normas
aplic?veis.
http://www.mct.gov.br/legis/decretos/4680_2003.htm#http://www.mct.gov.br/legis/decretos/4680_2003.htm#
Resolution RDC No. 210/2003
It is incumbent upon the National Sanitary Surveillance Agency
(ANVISA) to establish norms and to exert control over activities in the
pharmaceutical field. Specific norms for the licensing of activities and for
the production of medicine are contained in. These norms aim also at ensuring
the quality of medicine and to prevent the release of infectious agents into
the atmosphere.
http://elegis.bvs.br/leisref/public/showAct.php?id=12422
Act No. 10701 of July 9, 2003
Amendment of Act 9613, of 3 March 1998, includes, among crimes of
money-laundering, the financing of terrorism.
Act No. 9.649, 27 May, 2004
It is incumbent upon the Ministry of Finance, through the Federal
Revenue and Customs Secretariat (SRF), to exert supervision and control of
foreign trade.
Decree no. 4991, 18 February 2004
Facilitates financial detection and hindering of illicit activies
including those that could contribute to the development of weapons of ,ass
destruction and their means of delivery
Regulation 420/2004
Complementary instructions for the regulations for road and
railway transportation of dangerous products.
Resolution No. 420/2004, 12 February 2004
updating Regulation No. 204, 20 May 1997
Contains the “Complementary Instructions to Regulations for Road
and Railway Transportation of Dangerous Products”. The full text, in
Portuguese, of the “Complementary Instructions to Regulations for Road and
Railway Transportation of Dangerous
http://www.transportes.gov.br/
Regulation No. 49, 16 February 2004
Stipulates that the General Coordination Office for Sensitive
Materials, within the Ministry of Science and Technology (CGBE/MCT is the organ
responsible for controlling imports, exports and re-exports of sensitive goods.
The CGBE implements controls and authorizes transfers of items contained in the
National Lists of Control of Sensitive Goods and Technologies, after necessary
consultations with other governmental organs involved. This activity is
undertaken through the Foreign Trade Integrated System (SISCOMEX). This system
enables the automatic detection of non-authorized imports, exports and
re-exports,
Decree No. 4991, 18 February, 2004
Created, within the Ministry of Justice, the Department for
Recovering Assets and International Juridical Cooperation (DRCI), which is
responsible for, among other functions, identifying threats and defining
effective and efficient policies related to money-laundering, as well as
fostering a culture of combat against these illicit acts. It is incumbent upon
the DRCI to coordinate the “Cabinet for Integrated Management on Preventing and
Combating Money-Laundering”, established in December of 2003, which is
responsible for maintaining a fluid and constant coordination among
governmental institutions involved in the combat
Law No 11.105
[It] establishes safety norms and regulations and verification
mechanisms for activities that involve GMOs and their products.
Decree No. 5459, 7 June 2005
Establishes sanctions for the development of biological weapons
Law n 11.105 of 2005
Establishes safety norms and regulations and verification
mechanisms for activities that involve GMOs and their products.
Cibes Resolution No. 8/2007
[It is] the most recent legal instrument approved nationally. [It]
establishes a List of Sensitive Goods and Directly Linked Services in the
Biological Area. This list defines which microorganisms, toxins and equipments
may have dual use and therefore must be monitored in the export, import and
internal market areas.
Cibes Resolution n. 8/2007
Establishes a List of Sensitive Goods and Directly Linked Services
in the Biological Area. This list defines which microorganisms, toxins and
equipments may have dual use and therefore must be monitored in the export,
import and internal market areas.
Biological Weapons Act, 1975
No Description Available
Internal Security Act 1984
has a provision to prohibit any non-state actor to manufacture,
acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer or use nuclear, chemical or
biological weapons for terrorist purposes.
Poisons Act 1984
regulates the importation, possession, manufacturing, compounding,
storage, transport and sale of poisons. A Poisons List under this Act, updated
regularly, also includes chemical substances, which are used in pharmaceutical,
manufacturing and agriculture
The Arms and Explosives Act 2002
regulates the manufacture, use, sale, storage, transport,
importation, exportation and possession of arms and explosives. The penalty for
any of the offences under this Act shall not exceed imprisonment for a term of
15 years, a fine of BND $10,000 and
Decision No. 704 on the adoption of
Guidelines for Transfer of Sensitive Chemical and Biological Items of the
Australia Group
No Description Available
Penal Code of
(As amended – SG, Nos.
41/1985, 50/1995, 92/2002) (1), (2), and (4) and Article 339 (As amended – SG, Nos. 41/1985, 50/1995, 92/
2002) The person who manufactures, sales, disposes, transports explosives,
firearms, chemical, nuclear or biological weapons without licence form the
government, is sentenced up to 15 years of imprisonment.
Penal Code of
On other generally dangerous crimes, pertaining to Article 354,
imprisonment should be of 5 years. Foreigners on Bulgarian soil planning a to
commit a crime abroad under Article 354, will be punished.
Ethics Code of the Bulgarian Scientists for
Preventing and Fighting Bioterrorism
Code of conduct derived from the 2005 Meetings of the BWC.
Decision of the Council of Ministers
Designating the Director of the National Center of Infectious and
Parasitic Diseases the power to give permission/certify to import and export
bacterial, viral and parasitic strains for experimental, clinical and
educational needs.
Regulation No. 1 of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry, 4 January 2002
Provides for obligatory permission to work with dangerous
pathogens, which are issued by the Director-General of the National Office for
Plant Protection. Inspections are carried out by the Regional Office for Plant
Protection. Each activity requires a
Law on Export Control of Weapons and
Dual-Use Items and Technologies
No Description Available
Regulation No. 4 for the licensing of the
production of veterinary medicines and preparations, 2003 Statute Regulations
of the
http://www.cp.government.bg/
Penal Code of
On war crimes and offences against humanity in violation of the
rules of international law for waging war uses or orders nuclear or chemical
weapons for waging war. 10 years imprisonment provision
Penal Code of
Under the article, any person who, by any means whatsoever
acquires, holds or gives to another, explosives, firearms, chemical, biological
or nuclear weapons or ammunition, without due permit therefore, shall be
punished by deprivation of liberty for up to 6 years. Where the explosives,
firearms, chemical, biological or nuclear weapons or ammunition have been in
large quantities, the punishment shall be deprivation of liberty from 3 to 8
years.A person who appropriates or gives explosives or firearms, chemical or
biological or nuclear weapons to a person who has no permit for their
acquisition shall be punished with a deprivation of liberty
Penal Code of
Article 415 On war crimes
and offenses against humanity in violation of the rules of international
law. Stipulates that whoever uses or
order the use of bacteriological, biological or toxin weapons, shall be
punished by deprivation of liberty for up to a life sentence without the
possibility of commutation. Even if a person
only undertakes military preparation for using bacteriological, biological or
toxin weapons as a method of warfare (without actually using them), he shall be
punished by a deprivation of liberty
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Penal Code of
On other generally dangerous crimes, pertaining to Article 354,
imprisonment should be of 5 years.
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Penal Code of
Any person who deliberately poisons a water supply will be
punished by deprivation of liberty from 2 to 8 years. If this action causes severe bodily harm, the
punishment will be 3 to 10 years and if death is caused the punishment will be
deprivation of liberty from 10 to 20 years, a life sentence, or a life sentence
without possibility of commutation. An
amendment was added to the act in 1985 which notes that the punishment will be
imposed on any person who disseminates agents of epidemic disease with the
intent
Penal Code of
On crimes against the health of the nation related to possession
poisonous substances. Any person who,
without due permission, acquires, holds or gives to another a substance with
strong effect or a toxic substance, different from narcotic substances placed
under a different permission regime, shall be punished with deprivation of
liberty for up to 2 years or a fine of 100-300 leva. If the act above is performed systematically,
the deprivation of liberty will be fore up to 3 years and a fine of 100 to 300
leva.
Penal Code of
On crimes against the health of the nation related to possession
poisonous substances. 2-year imprisonment provision.
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Penal Code of
Under the article, a person who manufactures, processes, repairs,
develops, keeps, stockpiles, trades in, transports or exports explosives,
firearms, chemical, biological or nuclear weapons or ammunition, without having
the right to do so by law, or without a license, shall be punished by
deprivation of liberty from 1 to 6 years.
If the crime is committed by an official or is the second time the
punishment will be 2 to 8 years.
Finally, while the object of the crime has been of a large amount the
punishment shall be deprivation of liberty from 3 to 10 years and 5 to 15 years
of the object of the crime was a particularly large amount.
Penal Code of
A person or persons engaged in foreign trade activity with dual–use goods and technologies
and arms without authorization shall be penalized with imprisonment for a
period up to 8 years and with the fine up to 1 000 000 leva.
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Penal Code of
Foreigners on Bulgarian soil planning a to commit a crime abroad
under Article 354, will be punished.
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Implementation Act of the BWC, No.54, 1972
Implements the Convention
Regulation for the Production, Trade,
Stockpiling, Transportation and Use of Highly Poisonous Substances, 1973
No Description Available
State Gazette No. 46, 1975
Promulgates the text of the BTWC in
Regulation No. 27 on the Import of Goods of
Significance for the Public Health, 17 August 1995
No Description Available
Decree for Adoption of Regulation on
implementation of the Law on the Control of Foreign Trade Activity in Arms and
Dual-Use
Decrees that the commission for control of and permission of
foreign trade transactions with arms and with dual-use goods and technologies
is in charge of issuing permits for foreign trade transactions of armaments and
dual-use goods and technologies.
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Law on Plant Protection, 1997 (State Gazette No. 91/97 amended No. 90/99)
No Description Available
Regulation No. 1 on Phystosanitary Control,
27 May 1998
No Description Available
EC Regulation 1334/2000
Includes export controm provisions, licensing provisions and the control lists
Regulation on the Implementation of the Law
on the Veterinary-Medical Activities, 2000
No Description Available
Law on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
and Control of Toxic Chemical Substances and Their Precursors, No. 8 of 2000
No Description Available
Regulation No. 1 of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry, 4 January 2002
Provides for obligatory permission to work with dangerous
pathogens, which are issued by the Director General of the National Office for
Plant Protection. Inspections are
carried out by the Regional Office for Plant Protection. Every single activity
Penal Code of
A person who, in violation of international treaties to which
Bulgaria is a State Party, carries across the state border dangerous waste,
toxic chemical substances, biological agents, toxins and radioactive materials,
shall be punished with deprivation of liberty from 1 to 5 years and a fine of
1000 to 3000 Bulgarian leva.
Regulation No. 4 of the Ministry of Health,
14 October, 2002
On the protection from risks, related to the exposure to
biological agents. Contains a list of agents considered dual use biological
Penal Code of
A person who undertakes military preparation for using nuclear,
chemical bacteriological, biological or toxin weapons as method of warfare,
shall be punished by deprivation of liberty from 1 to 6 years.
Decision No. 704 on the adoption of the
Guidelines for Transfer of Sensitive Chemical and Biological Items of the
Reflects the Council of Ministers adoption of the Guidelines for
Transfer of Sensitive Chemical and Biological Items, agreed to at the 3-6 June
2002 Plenary Meeting of the States Participating in the Australia Group.
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Regulation of the Ministry of Health No. 4,
14 October 2002
On the protection from risks, related to the exposure to
biological agents. Contains a list of
agents considered dual-use biological
Ammendment to the Law on the Prohibition of
Chemical Weapons and Control of Toxic Chemical Substances and Their
No Description Available
Law on the Control of Foreign Trade
Activity in Arms and Dual-use Technologies and Goods, 3 September 2002
Article 4.3 Provides for
the introduction of restrictions and impose bans on the execution of foreign
trade activity in arms and in the dual-use goods and technologies by the
Council of Ministers.
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Regulation No. 4 for the licensing of the
production of veterinary medicines and preparations, 2003
No Description Available
Decree No. 69 of the Council of Ministers,
31 March 2004, List of the Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies
Updates, in compliance with the Council Regulations of EC, the
existing List of the Regulations for implementation of the Law on Control of
Foreign Trade Activity in Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies
Constitution of
Article 54 on Prohibited Weapons
Prohibits the manufacturing, use and storage of chemical, nuclear and
biological weapons.
Law No. 38/ANK/BK on the Management and
Control of Importation, Production, Sale, Purchase, Distribution, and Use of
all
No Description Available
Law on the Classification of Toxic
Substances in the Health Sector, 14 June 2000
No Description Available
Decision 41/ANK/BK on the Creation of a
National Committee for Reform of Weapons and Explosives Management in
Creates a National Committee for Reform of Weapons and Explosives
Management to: prepare draft laws on the management and use of weapons and
explosives; to define procedures for control, management, use, storage of
weapons and explosives at all entities; to confiscate and collect weapons and
explosives which are illegally possessed, used and kept; and to identify entity
and composition that are eligible to use weapons and explosives.
Public Safety Act c. 17
Section 23 is entitled the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
Implementation Act. It will prohibit a
person to develop, produce, retain, stockpile, otherwise acquire or possess,
use or transfer (a) any microbial or other biological agent, or any toxin, for
any purpose other than prophylactic, protective or other peaceful purposes and
(b) any weapon, equipment or means of delivery designed to use such an agent or
toxin for hostile purposes or in armed conflict. It will permit the Governor in Council to
elaborate regulations and establish the responsible authority and inspectorate
for implementation and overseeing of these regulations. It will allow for the
appointment of inspectors to enforce the Act; and, through amendments to the
Criminal Code, will establish severe penalties for violations. The Act will also set out lesser penalties
for interference with its application.
No
Description Available
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Criminal
Code R.S. c. C-46, 1985
Section 34 of the Interpretation Acti is interpreted to mean that
the „party” and „attempts” provisions of the Criminal Code also apply to
offences created under the above statutes, to those who commit the act or
omission, as well as accomplices and those who assist or attempt the act or
omission. There are specific Criminal Code offences that could, depending on
the circumstances, pertain to the shipment of items of proliferation concern.
Under terrorism, Subsection 83.01(1) sets out key definitions, including those
of terrorist activity, terrorist group and crimes. Under Part XI, Wilful and
Forbidden Acts in Respect of Certain Property, Section 431.2(1) defines
explosive or other lethal device to mean: (a) an explosive or incendiary weapon
or device that is designed to cause, or is capable of causing, death, serious
bodily injury or substantial material damage; or (b) a weapon or device that is
designed to cause, or is capable of causing. Death or serious bodily injury or
substantial material damage through the release, dissemination or impact of
toxic chemicals, biological agents or toxins or similar substances, or
radiation or radioactive material. Under Firearms and Other Weapons, in section
2 of the Criminal Code defines weapon as anything used, designed to be used or
intended for use: (a) in causing death or injury to any person; or b) for the
purpose of threatening or intimidating any person, ands includes a firearm.
Crimes include s. 88: Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
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This Act and Regulations is intended to protect people and the
environment from risks posed by pesticides. Pesticides include a variety of
products such as insecticides, herbicides and fungicides. Any pesticide
imported, sold or used in
Emergency Preparedness Act, c.6, 1985
The Act sets the federal responsibilities in the area of emergency
preparedness. Section 7 establishes that
every Minister accountable to the Parliament of Canada for the administration
or affairs of a government institution is responsible for, inter alia,
identifying the civil emergency contingencies that are within or related to the
Minister's area of accountability and developing a
Security of Information Act R.S., c. O-5,
1985
Makes it an offence to be in or near a prohibited place (including
defence works and places declared by the Governor in Council (GiC) to be
prohibited places, on the basis that information about or damage to them would
be useful to a foreign power), at the direction of, for the benefit of or in
association with a foreign entity or terrorist group, for a Apurpose
prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State (which includes, contrary
to an international instrument to which Canada is a party, developing or using
anything with the capacity to cause death or serious bodily injury to a
significant number of people by means of toxic chemicals or precursors,
biological agents or toxins, radiation or radioactivity or doing or omitting to
do anything in preparation for such an
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Quarantine Act, c. Q-1, 1985
The Act authorizes the Minister of Health to establish quarantine
stations and quarantine areas anywhere and to designate quarantine officers.
These officers may inspect conveyances arriving in or departing from
Criminal Code C-46
Part II of the criminal code covering Terrorism, and Part III
dealing with 'Firearms and Other Weapons' both have provisions which support
Canadian implementation of its BTWC obligations. In addition, the Criminal
Code, in dealing with issues pertaining to 'use' of biological and toxin
weapons, covers issues that fall under sections of the 1925 Geneva Protocol.
Export and Imports Permit Act c. E-19, 1985
Gives the government the power to establish an Export Control List
in order to control the export of certain goods and to meet its international
commitments to prevent, among other things, the proliferation of missile
technology as well as biological, chemical and nuclear weapons.
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Feeds Act c. F-9, 1985
Section 3 prohibits the manufacture, sale or import into
Fertilizers Act, c. F-10, 1985
Section 4 prohibits the sale of any fertilizer or supplement that
contains destructive ingredients or properties harmful to plant growth when
used according to the directions that accompany the fertilizer or supplement or
that appear on the label of the package in which the fertilizer or supplement
is contained.
Hazardous Products Act, c. H-3, 1985
This Act controls the sale, advertising and importation of
hazardous products used by consumers in the workplace that are not covered by
other acts and listed as prohibited or restricted products. The Act covers
consumer products which are poisonous, toxic, flammable, explosive, corrosive,
infectious, oxidizing and reactive; workplace hazardous materials; products
intended for domestic or personal use, gardening, sports or other recreational
activities, for lifesaving or for children (i.e., toys, games and equipment)
which pose or are likely to pose a hazard to public health and safety because
of their design, construction or contents.
Plant Protection Act c.22, 1990
Prevents the importation, exportation and spread of pests
injurious to plants and to provide for their control and eradication and for
the certification of plants.
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Biological and Chemical Defence Review Committee (BCDRC), 1990