Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT BANNING THE ENTRY, SALE, PROCESSING, FIELD TESTING AND RELEASE OF PRODUCTS CONSISTING OF, CONTAINING OR DERIVED FROM GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOS) INTO AND WITHIN THE COUNTRY AND IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
Date filed
July 12, 2000
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB11828 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT BANNING THE ENTRY, SALE, PROCESSING, FIELD TESTING AND RELEASE OF PRODUCTS CONSISTING OF, CONTAINING OR DERIVED FROM GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOS) INTO AND WITHIN THE COUNTRY AND IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF | |
| ABSTRACT : "GMO Prohibition Act of 2000." The entry, sale, processing, field testing, release and similar acts, of products consisting of, containing or derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into and within the country shall be banned in the Philippines for at least five (5) years after which the National Committee on Biosafety of the Philippines (NCBP), shall establish an efficient administrative procedure for granting permits and monitoring any direct, indirect, immediate or delayed effectsof GMOs on human health and the environment. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PICHAY, PROSPERO JR. A. | |
| DATE FILED : 2000-07-12 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
| 3. | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY ON 2000-07-25 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON HEALTH |
Abstract
"GMO Prohibition Act of 2000." The entry, sale, processing, field testing, release and similar acts, of products consisting of, containing or derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into and within the country shall be banned in the Philippines for at least five (5) years after which the National Committee on Biosafety of the Philippines (NCBP), shall establish an efficient administrative procedure for granting permits and monitoring any direct, indirect, immediate or delayed effectsof GMOs on human health and the environment.
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