GMAC - Genetic Modification Advisory Committee, Singapore

VIEW Table of Contents for the Singapore Biosafety Guidelines for Research On GMOs

INTRODUCTIONS

1.1 Background
1.2 Objectives of Guidelines
1.3 Scope of Guidelines
1.4 Definitions of Abbreviations

PURVIEW - EXTENT AND EXEMPTIONS

2.1 Extent of Guidelines
2.2 Exemptions
2.3 Regulatory Agencies

SUMMARY OF PROCEDURES

3.1 Decision Flow Chart for Assessment and Notification of Research Work
3.2 Flow Chart for Importation of GMOs for Research
3.3 Category A – Experiments requiring IBC Approval and GMAC Notification (Regulated Experiments with Significant Risks)
3.4 Category B – Experiments requiring IBC Approval (Notifiable Experiments with Low Risks)
3.5 Category C – Experiments Exempt From the Guidelines (Experiments with No Significant Risks)

EXPERIMENTS COVERED BY THE GUIDELINES

4.1 Category A – Experiments requiring IBC Approval and GMAC Notification (Regulated Experiments with Significant Risks)
4.2 Category B – Experiments requiring IBC Approval (Notifiable Experiments with Low Risks)
4.3 Category C – Experiments Exempt From the Guidelines (Experiments with No Significant Risks)

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

5.1 Institutions
5.2 Institutional Biosafety Committees
5.3 Principal Investigators

TRANSPORT AND IMPORT

6.1 General Consideration for Transport and Packaging 6.2 Transport of Transgenic Animals
6.3 Transport of Transgenic Insects and their Pathogens
6.4 Transport of transgenic plants
6.5 Supply of Genetically Manipulated Material to Other Research Workers
6.6 Import of Genetically Manipulated Organisms or Materials

APPENDICES

	OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
	LIST OF GMAC-APPROVED HOST/VECTOR SYSTEMS
	INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING GMAC PROPOSAL FORMS AND ANNUAL REPORTS BY IBC
	TOXINS
	GUIDANCE FOR WORK INVOLVING GM VIRUSES FOR GENE TRANSFER INTO ANIMAL & HUMAN CELLS IN A LABORATORY SETTING
	PROCEDURES FOR WORK WITH HAZARDOUS FRAGMENTS OF DNA
	REQUIREMENTS FOR GENETIC MODIFICATION BIOSAFETY LEVEL 2 (GM-BSL2)
	REQUIREMENTS FOR GENETIC MODIFICATION BIOSAFETY LEVEL 3 (GM-BSL3)
	REQUIREMENTS FOR GENETIC MODIFICATION BIOSAFETY LEVEL 4 (GM-BSL4)
	REQUIREMENTS FOR PLANT HOUSE BIOSAFETY LEVEL 2 (GP-BSL2)
	REQUIREMENTS FOR PLANT HOUSE BIOSAFETY LEVEL 3 (GP-BSL3)
	PROCEDURES FOR EXPERIMENTS INVOLVING TRANSGENIC ANIMALS
	DESIGN OF ANIMAL FACILITIES
	REQUIREMENTS FOR GENETIC MODIFICATION ANIMAL BIOSAFETY LEVEL 2 (GA-BSL2)
	REQUIREMENTS FOR GENETIC MODIFICATION ANIMAL BIOSAFETY LEVEL 3 (GA-BSL3)
	REQUIREMENTS FOR INSECTARY BIOSAFETY LEVEL 2 (GI-BSL2)
	REQUIREMENTS FOR INSECTARY BIOSAFETY LEVEL 3 (GI-BSL3)
	PROCEDURES FOR EXPERIMENTS INVOLVING FISH AND OTHER AQUATIC ORGANISMS
	REGULATED ORGANISMS
	GLOSSARY


Download Singapore Biosafety Guidelines for Research on GMOs (With amendment to para 6.6.4 in Aug 08)
Download Proposal Form for Assessment of GM Work (Revised Aug 07)
Download Supplementary Information Form for Experiments Involving Whole Plants
Download Annual Report by Institutional Biosafety Committee