Article 4. Principles of ensuring biological safety of the Law On Biological Safety of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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Biological safety is ensured on the basis of the following principles:

1) handling of pathogenic biological agents exclusively for non-military purposes: it is prohibited to handle pathogenic biological agents for the purpose of developing (creating), manufacturing (manufacturing) and (or) stockpiling, using bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons;

2) early detection of biological threats: when exercising their powers in the field of biological safety, government agencies should prioritize the need to prevent biological threats, analyze and predict biological threats based on data from accounting and monitoring in the field of biological safety.;

3) controllability of the treatment of pathogenic biological agents: the treatment of pathogenic biological agents is carried out in accordance with the requirements in the field of biological safety, compliance with which is ensured within the framework of biological risk management, the application of a permissive procedure for the treatment of pathogenic biological agents, accounting, monitoring and forecasting (modeling) in the field of biological safety, state control and supervision of compliance with requirements in the field of biological safety;

4) proportionality of state regulatory measures: preventive measures in the field of biological safety should be proportionate to the degree of danger of biological factors, including in accordance with criteria and classification in the field of biological safety;

5) priority of the national interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan: it is not allowed to assume obligations within the framework of international cooperation that do not correspond to the national interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan, capable of harming the national security of the Republic of Kazakhstan or leading to the loss of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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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