These regulations were  published in August2011 and cover activities involving release of GMOs into  the  environment; placing on the market and during   commercialization.

The objective of these

regulations is to ensure that potential adverse effects of genetically modified  organisms are  addressed so  as  to protect human health and the environment when conducting environmental release- availing GM products for use by the public.

These regulations have been put in place in preparation for GMO commercial release.

Environment Release Regulation 2011