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| An Analysis of the U.S. SECURE Rule and Its Enlightenment to China |
LIU Xu-xia( ),YANG An-ke |
| College of Humanities and Law, Huazhong Agricultural University,Wuhan 430070, China |
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Abstract In the latest revision of biotechnology regulations, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture revised the original regulations on the import, interstate movement and environmental release of organisms developed by genetic engineering to a greater extent. APHIS names it SECURE rule. This rule adopts a new safety evaluation method, shifting the focus of evaluation from the original production method to the characteristics of the product. In addition, the new rules further simplify the supervision method through procedures such as exemption procedures and supervision status review. However, the SECURE rule also has problems such as insufficient coordination between departmental legislation and imperfect construction of supporting mechanisms, which may bring certain challenges to the implementation of the new rules. As a major country of genetically modified technology, China can critically learn from the latest U.S. legislative practice in the legislation of agricultural biotechnology and its product supervision to provide legal protection for the development of the Chinese biotechnology industry.
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Received: 10 June 2021
Published: 30 September 2021
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Corresponding Authors:
Xu-xia LIU
E-mail: liuxuxia@mail.hzau.edu.cn
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