Focal Point Information

E-mail:

[email protected]

Country:

Cuba

Organization/agency name (Full name):

Cuban National Bureau of Standards (NC)

Contact person name:

Jorge Félix

Website:

http://www.nc.cubaindustria.cu

Physical full address:

Calle E # 261 e/ 11 y 13, Vedado CP 10400 La Habana, Cuba

Phone number:

537 8300022

Fax number:

537 8388048

Country introduction

Summary:

Cuba is a part of Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety since 2002.

In this sense the national authority for this instrument is the National Center for Environmental Biosafety Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment created by Resolution No. 67, 1996.

The mandate of this center includes among others, exercise control over the Living Modified Organism (LMO) in order to protect biodiversity and the environment in general. This authority works based on legislation headed by Law No. 190 of Biosafety of 1999, and complementary legislation includes a number of technical regulations covering the contained use. As competent authority Biosafety, the center provides authorization for all activities involving LMOs both domestically produced and imported products that contain them. Resolution No. 180 of 2007, containing the decision making process regarding LMOs, which is carried out prior risk analysis process step by step, case by case.

For this Cuba has developed and has, since 2007, with a risk assessment guide containing between otrso respects the hazard identification techniques and some related to monitoring of LMOs elements. It works in coordination with the Ministry of Public Health of Cuba based on the evaluation of those whose LMOs intended for direct use as food or processing.

Framework

Regulatory framework:

My country has a regulatory framework that requires the competent authority to conduct safety assessment of GM food.

Structure for GM food safety assessment:

My country is in the process in developing a structure for GM food safety assessment.

Supplemental information:

Contact details of the competent authority(s) responsible for the safety assessment and the product applicant:

Assessment

GM food safety assessment guidelines:

My country does not conduct safety assessment of GM food but the country has, or the country is in the process of developing national/regional guidelines that are in line with the Codex Guidelines in conducting safety assessment of GM food.

Conduct of GM food safety assessment:

My country has never conducted food safety assessment of GM food but is planning to conduct such assessment in the near future.

Supplemental information on the implementation:

Stacked events

Regulation of stacked events:

There is no regulations in my country on stacked events.

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Production and trade

GM food/feed production:

My country does not produce any GM food or feed.

GM food/feed imports:

My country allows imports GM food or feed upon authorization.

Supplemental information on the production and trade:

LLP/AP incidents

LLP/AP incidents:

My country has not faced any LLP/AP situations in the last 10 years.

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Labelling requirement

Labelling requirement:

My country is in the process of developing regulations/policies on GM food labeling.

Supplemental information on the Labelling requirement:

Relevant links to documents and information prepared by the competent authority responsible for the safety assessment