Biosecurity Law of the People's Republic of China (Закон Китайской Народной Республики «О биобезопасности») (по состоянию на 26.04.2024 г.)

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Biosecurity Law of the People's Republic of China
(Закон Китайской Народной Республики «О биобезопасности»)

(по состоянию на 26.04.2024 г.)

(Adopted at the 22nd session of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on October 17, 2020; amended at the 9th Session of the Standing Committee of the Fourteenth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China in accordance with the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to Amend the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Popularization of Agricultural Technology, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Minors, and the Biosecurity Law of the People's Republic of China on April 26, 2024)

Contents

Chapter I General Provisions

Chapter II Biosecurity Risk Prevention and Control System

Chapter III Prevention and Control of Outbreak of Major Emerging Infectious Diseases, Animal and Plant Epidemics

Chapter IV Security of Biotechnology Research, Development and Application

Chapter V Biosecurity of Pathogenic Microorganism Laboratories

Chapter VI The Security of Human Genetic Resources and Biological Resources

Chapter VII Prevention of Bioterrorism and Biological Weapon Threats

Chapter VIII Biosecurity Capacity Building

Chapter IX Legal Liabilities

Chapter X Supplementary Provision

Chapter I
General Provisions

Article 1 This Law is enacted for the purpose of maintaining national security, preventing and responding to biosecurity risks, safeguarding lives and health of the people, protecting biological resources and ecological environment, advancing the sound development of biotechnology, pursuing the building of a community with a shared future for humankind and realizing the harmony between humanity and nature.

Article 2 For purposes of this law, «Biosecurity» refers to the status that the state effectively prevents and responds to threats of dangerous biological agents and related factors, that stable and sound development can be achieved in biotechnology, that people's lives, health and ecosystems are not threatened or jeopardized, and that the state has the capacity to maintain national security and sustainable development in the biological field.

This Law shall apply to the following activities:

(1) Prevention and control of the outbreak of the major emerging infectious diseases as well as animal and plant epidemics;

(2) Research, development and application of biotechnology;