Central Commission for Biosafety

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The Central Commission for Biosafety ( ZKBS ) is a voluntary expert committee that examines genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for risks to humans, animals and the environment and issues opinions on them. It assesses the safety of genetic engineering work and plants as well as the safety of releases and the placing on the market of GMOs. The ZKBS was brought into being in February 1978 with the "Guidelines for protection against dangers from in vitro newly combined nucleic acids". In 1990 the Genetic Engineering Act (GenTG) came into force, in which the ZKBS was enshrined in law.

The ZKBS members and deputies are appointed by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) for a period of three years.

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  1. ^ Text of the regulation on the Central Commission for Biosafety