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91ÊÓƵ Recombinant DNA Experiment Safety Committee

The executive vice-president for research standards leads the 91ÊÓƵ Recombinant DNA Experiment Safety Committee as part of efforts to ensure the proper conduct and safety of such experiments in accordance with the University's regulations and in compliance with the Japanese laws and regulations listed below.

91ÊÓƵ regulations and rules pertaining to recombinant DNA and related experiments

• 91ÊÓƵ Regulations Regarding Safety Control of Recombinant DNA Experiments, etc.
  (Order No 21, established 25 September 1979, and Order No 16, revised [and renamed] 29 March 2021)
• Enforcement Rules for the 91ÊÓƵ Regulations Regarding Safety Control of Recombinant DNA Experiments, etc.
  (Approved by the Executive Vice-President for Research Standards on 20 March 2021)

Japanese laws and regulations relating to experiments using living modified organisms (LMOs)

 (in Japanese)

• Act on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity Through Regulations on the Use of Living Modified Organisms
  (Act No 97 of 2003)
• Regulations Related to the Enforcement of the Law Concerning the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity Through Regulations on the Use of Living Modified Organisms
  (Ordinance No 1 of the Ministry of Finance [MOF], Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology [MEXT], Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare [MHLW], Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [MAFF], Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry [METI], and Ministry of the Environment [MOE] of 2003)
• The Ministerial Ordinance Providing Containment Measures to Be Taken in Type 2 Use of Living Modified Organisms for Research and Development
  (Ordinance No 1 of MEXT and MOE of 29 January 2004)
• (employee use only)
  (MEXT Public Notice No 7 of 2004)
  Last amended: MEXT Ministerial Ordinance No 13 of 15 February 2021
   

Applying to conduct LMO experiments

This system is for:

• Applying to conduct experiments
• Applying to transfer or receive recombinants
• Reporting completed or cancelled experiments

Related links

•  (in Japanese)
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Other (links for KyotoU faculty and staff )

Further information is available at the following links (employee use only):