Nigeria - 2015 - Health

National Biosafety Management Agency Act, 2015 Explanatory Memorandum

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This Act establishes the National Biosafety Management Agency charged with the responsibility for providing the regulatory framework, the institutional and administrative mechanism for safety measures in the application of modern biotechnology in Nigeria with the view to preventing any adverse effect on human health, animals, plants and environment.

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January 2022

This Act establishes the National Biosafety Management Agency charged with the responsibility for providing the regulatory framework, the institutional and administrative mechanism for safety measures in the application of modern biotechnology in Nigeria with the view to preventing any adverse effect on human health, animals, plants and environment.

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