Focal Point Information

E-mail:

[email protected]

Country:

Chad

Organization/agency name (Full name):

Centre National de Nutrition et de Technologie Alimentaire

Contact person name:

Website:

Physical full address:

Dr (PhD) Himeda Makhlouf, Responsable Adjoint du Centre National de Nutrition et de Technologie Alimentaire (Ministère de la Santé Publique) N'Djamena Tchad

Phone number:

00235 66374756

Fax number:

Country introduction

Summary:

A l'heure actuelle, aucune loi n'autorise la culture, la manipulation, la commercialisation ou l'importation des aliments génétiquement modifiés au Tchad. Étant donné que la recherche et la culture des OGM ne sont pas encore autorisés et compte tenu du flux des OGM dans le commerce international, l'importation reste la seule porte d'entrée des OGM au Tchad. A ce titre, l'inexistence de mécanisme d'analyse appropriée de laboratoire pour détecter ou déterminer les menaces liées à l'importation des OGM semble être un handicap. A cela s'ajoute la non qualification du personnel devant travailler dans un domaine aussi sensible que celui-la.

Framework

Regulatory framework:

My country does not have a regulatory framework that requires the competent authority to conduct safety assessment of GM food.

Structure for GM food safety assessment:

My country does not have 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 not 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.

Supplemental information on the stacked events:

Production and trade

GM food/feed production:

My country does not produce any GM food or feed.

GM food/feed imports:

My country may import GM food or feed and there is no authorization process.

Supplemental information on the production and trade:

LLP/AP incidents

LLP/AP incidents:

My country does not monitor LLP/AP situations.

Supplemental information on the LLP/AP incidents:

Labelling requirement

Labelling requirement:

My country does not have any labeling regulations/policies on GM food.

Supplemental information on the Labelling requirement:

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