THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FROM THE RISKS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOS)
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The subject of the legal framework for environmental protection from the risks of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) aims to address international conventions and national laws regulating the use and trade of GMOs. This paper encompasses the regulation of the trade of these organisms within the context of the relationship between international trade and the environment. It discusses the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and the inherent conflicts with the provisions of the TRIPS Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights of 2005, as amended in 2017, which delineates the necessary conditions in national laws related to intellectual property. It also examines the legislative and regulatory texts governing the use of genetically modified organisms in Algerian legislation, with the objective of assessing the effectiveness of the law in mitigating the potential negative impacts of the use and trade of GMOs on the environment.
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