Azerbaijani Parliament adopted on Tuesday amendments to the Criminal Code and the Code of Administrative Offences to punish the import, sale and production of genetically modified organisms (GMOs.) Import, sale and production of GMOs will be punished by a fine in the amount of 3000 – 5000 manat, or imprisonment up to two years. For the intentional use of GMOs is a penalty of 4000 – 6000 manat, or up to three years in prison.
During the import, sale and production of GMOs on a large scale is introduced a penalty of 7000 - 9000 manat, or imprisonment up to five years. The amendments were initiated and prepared by the Research Institute for Human Rights of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (AMEA) in 2014.-0-
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