Article 12. International cooperation in the field of biological safety of the Law on Biological Safety of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. The priorities of international cooperation in the field of biosafety are:

1) protection of the national interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of biological safety;

2) ensuring the sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population, veterinary and sanitary safety, and a favorable phytosanitary situation in the Republic of Kazakhstan;

3) application of international experience in the field of biological safety.

2. The directions of international cooperation in the field of biological safety are:

1) participation in international biosafety initiatives;

2) involvement and provision of technical assistance in the field of biological safety at the interstate level;

3) introduction of international innovative technologies and modernization of the biological safety and biological protection system;

4) prevention of acts of terrorism and (or) sabotage using pathogenic biological agents and (or) in relation to potentially dangerous biological objects and elimination of their consequences;

5) integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan into interstate and international biological safety systems and other international integration associations, participation in international scientific exchange;

6) representing the interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan in international organizations on biological safety issues;

7) participation in the international deposit of strains of microorganisms in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

8) participation in the localization and elimination of international emergencies affecting potentially dangerous biological objects and (or) caused by exposure to pathogenic biological agents;

9) interstate cooperation in the field of professional training, retraining and advanced training of personnel in the field of biological safety;

10) regulation of cross-border movement of pathogenic biological agents;

11) exchange of information in accordance with international treaties in order to prevent biological threats.

3. International cooperation in the field of biosafety is based on openness and non-targeting of other States.

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 21, 2022 No. 122-VII SAM.

This Law defines the legal basis of state regulation in the field of biological safety of the Republic of Kazakhstan and is aimed at preventing biological threats.

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