Zhongxin Finance, March 22. On the 22nd, the Ministry of Science and Technology issued a notice on the public solicitation of opinions on the Implementation Rules for the Regulations on the Management of Human Genetic Resources (Draft for Comments) (hereinafter referred to as the "Implementation Rules").
The "Implementation Rules" plan to stipulate that my country's human genetic resources shall not be provided to foreign countries.
According to the Implementing Regulations, human genetic resources include human genetic resource materials and human genetic resource information.
Human genetic resources materials refer to the genetic materials such as organs, tissues, cells and other genetic materials containing human genome, genes and other genetic materials.
Human genetic resources information refers to human genes, genome data and other information materials generated by using human genetic resources materials.
The "Implementation Regulations" plan to stipulate that the collection, preservation, utilization and external provision of my country's human genetic resources shall respect the privacy rights of human genetic resources providers, obtain prior informed consent, ensure the health of providers and protect their legitimate rights and interests, and shall comply with scientific research activities. related requirements and technical specifications, including but not limited to standards, norms, regulations, etc.
The "Implementation Rules" intends to clarify the subject qualifications.
The collection, preservation and provision of my country's human genetic resources within my country must be carried out by my country's scientific research institutions, colleges and universities, medical institutions and enterprises.
Overseas organizations, individuals and institutions established or actually controlled by them shall not collect or preserve my country's human genetic resources within the territory of my country, and shall not provide my country's human genetic resources to foreign countries.
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