Abstract: . . .  for building 1 Both documents are available from SAH (contact Leonidas.Hitimana@oecd.org ) . Page 18 consensus among members on the safety of each biotechnology and ‘consensus documents’; the L . . .
. . .  www.oecd.org/sti/ biotechnology /inventory), the Secretariat is preparing a new compendium of available biotechnology statistics. This compendium will be released in 2006. The 2004 inventory was an update of a document released in 2000. It revealed a marked increase in the number of countries collecting biotechnology data since 2000. In 2004, 27 countries collected such data, or intended to in the . . .
. . .  Since that time, biotechnology has had an increasing impact on the programmes of different sectors at OECD such as: agriculture; science, technology, and industry; environment; and trade. So in 1993, the Internal Co- ordination Group on Biotechnology (ICGB) was established to facilitate co-ordination among these sectors. Michael Oborne, the Director of OECD’s Advisory Unit on Multidisciplinary Issues and . . .
. . .  different sectors at OECD such as: agriculture; science, technology, and industry; environment; and trade. So in 1993, the Internal Co- ordination Group on Biotechnology (ICGB) was established to facilitate co-ordination among these sectors. Michael Oborne, the Director of OECD’s Advisory Unit on Multidisciplinary Issues and the International Futures Programme, chairs the ICGB. Peter Kearns, the Head of OECD’s . . .
. . .  2004, a database of basic reproductive material (forest stands, etc.) available in participating countries was set up on the website. Future events: • Meeting of the extended Advisory Group/Agricultural Seed (11-12 April 2006, Paris, France); • Annual Meeting of National Designated Authorities/Agric. Seed (8-12 Aug.06, Fortaleza, Brazil); • Biennial Meeting of . . .
. . .  research coordination institutions such as CORAF/WECARD, e.g. establishing a process of undertaking formal risk assessments for new biotechnology and sharing results across member countries; the process for building 1 Both documents are available from SAH (contact Leonidas.Hitimana@oecd.org ) . Page 18 consensus among members on the safety of each . . .
. . .  ENQUIRIES:...................................................................................................................................................... 22 ENDNOTE: A BRIEF GUIDE TO THE OECD.............................................................................................................. 22 Page 2 ABOUT OECD’S INTERNAL CO-ORDINATION GROUP FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY (ICGB) OECD and its member countries have been addressing issues related to biotechnology since . . .
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