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The Cartagena Protocol
The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
The
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity
is an international agreement which aims to ensure the safe handling, transport and use of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects on biological diversity, taking also into account risks to human health. It was adopted on 29 January 2000 and entered into force on 11 September 2003.
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2025-084
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6 May 2025
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