Vietnam: A GMO laboratory shall have at least 07 employees

According to Article 6 of the Circular No. 20/2012/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, conditions on personnel for accreditation of GMO laboratories (genetically modified organisms) are specified as follows:

- A GMO laboratory shall have at least 07 employees who are employed by the science and technology organization owning that GMO laboratory under employment decision or long-term contract, including 04 people having BA degree or over and 03 technicians having professional experience of biological technology or other areas that are suitable for its registered scope.

+ A biosafety level 1 laboratory shall have at least 02 employees having postgraduate degree. The Head of this GMO laboratory shall have MA decree or over and at least three-year experience of biological technology;

+ A biosafety level 2 laboratory shall have at least 02 employees having postgraduate decree. The Head of this GMO laboratory shall have PhD decree and at least three-year experience of biological technology;

+ A biosafety level 3 laboratory shall have at least 03 employees having postgraduate degree. The Head of this GMO laboratory shall have PhD decree and at least five-year experience of biological technology;

+ A biosafety level 4 laboratory shall have at least 03 employees having postgraduate decree. The head of this GMO laboratory shall have PhD decree, at least five-year experience of biological technology, at least three-year experience of management of a unit and have at least one article published on an academic journal related to GMOs registered to be researched.

- Research employees shall have Certificate of Training in Biosafety (using P8-CC form prescribed in  Appendix II issued together with this Circular) granted by the authority that is authorized by Ministry of Science and Technology (except for those whose Certificates of Training in Biosafety have been granted by qualified foreign laboratories).

View more details at the Circular No. 20/2012/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, effective from January 04, 2013.

Le Vy

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