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04AMMAN10122
2004-12-22 15:04:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Amman
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UNCLAS AMMAN 010122
SIPDIS
STATE FOR OES/ETC H.Lee
STATE ALSO FOR EB/TPP/ABT: R. Singh
USDA FOR FAS/BIG: J.P. Passino
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV ETRD EAGR TBIO JO
SUBJECT: Jordan Inactive on LMO's
Ref: State 259661
UNCLAS AMMAN 010122
SIPDIS
STATE FOR OES/ETC H.Lee
STATE ALSO FOR EB/TPP/ABT: R. Singh
USDA FOR FAS/BIG: J.P. Passino
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV ETRD EAGR TBIO JO
SUBJECT: Jordan Inactive on LMO's
Ref: State 259661
¶1. Ministry of Agriculture Assistant Secretary General for
Plant Health Mr. Adnan Abdul Noor told ESTH Foreign Service
National on December 20 that Jordan has not yet taken a
position or enacted regulations on Living Modified Organisms
(LMO's) and are "observers" on LMO policy. Jordan is a
party to both the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
HALE