9th MEACB 2019 From 6 to 7 November 2019 the 9th Meeting of the European Advisory Committees on Biosafety (MEACB) in the field of contained use and deliberate release of GMOs took place in Berlin, Germany. It was hosted by the German Federal Office of Consumer…
Presentations of the 9th MEACB Welcome by Sigrun Smola, Head of ZKBS (not accessible) [PDF, 6 MB] SESSION I: Tasks of advisory boards/ special focusses Recent work of the Biotech Advisory Board in Norway on the future regulation of GMOs (not accessible) [PDF, 6 MB]…
The ZKBS introduces itself The Central Committee on Biological Safety (ZKBS) is a voluntary expert panel responsible for evaluating genetically modified organisms (GMOs) with regard to the potential risks posed to humans, animals and the environment and delivering…
Bacteria and Archaea Statements on Bacteria and Archaea A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A ARSOlux test system (2012) (not accessible) [PDF, 66 KB] B Bacteria and Archaeaa_virus of (2026) [PDF, 272 KB] B. subtilis 168_suitability as biosafety…
Plants Statements on plants A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Antibiotic resistence genes in the genome of plants (2008) (not accessible) [PDF, 150 KB] M Maize GA21 (2008) (not accessible) [PDF, 94 KB] Maize MON810 (2007) (not accessible) [PDF, 53…
General Subjects Statements on general subjects A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1st Monitoring Report of the ZKBS on Synthetic Biology (2012) (not accessible) [PDF, 87 KB] 2nd Report of the ZKBS on Synthetic Biology (2018) (not accessible) [PDF, 2…
Impressions Head of the ZKBS Sigrun Smola opens the MEACB The first MEACB took place in 2006.. Hilde Mellegård from the Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board reports on the recent work on the future regulation of GMOs in Norway. Anke Stein from the scientific…
General recommendations of the ZKBS The ZKBS adopts general recommendations (position statements) on safety-relevant issues that often occur in genetic engineering operations or in genetic engineering facilities. Such general recommendations relate in particular to…
Vectors Statements on vectors A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Adeno-associated viruses from Primates and derived vectors (updated 2024) [PDF, 392 KB] Adenovirus from Primates_gene transfer with (updated 2025) (not accessible) [PDF, 899 KB] R…
Changed classifications & opinions put out of force The following table lists classifications that have changed due to current data. For more detailed information, please call up the corresponding entry in the respective database via the link. Statements that were…
