Annex I

SOURCES CONSULTED IN PREPARATION OF THESE GUIDELINES AND OTHER RELEVANT SOURCES

Sources consulted include:

• UNCED, 1992, Agenda 21, Chapter 16: Environmentally Sound Management of Biotechnology.
• UNCED 1992, Research Paper No: 55 In our Land; EARTH SUMMIT '92.
• OECD recombinant DNA recommendations (1986).
• OECD Safety considerations in Biotechnology (1993): Scale up of crop plants.
• IICA guidelines for the release into the environment of genetically modified organisms;
• Convention on Biological Diversity;
• Report of the Expert Panel IV Established to Follow-up on the Convention on Biological Diversity;
• The UNIDO Voluntary Code of Conduct for the Release of Organisms into the Environment;
• European Community Directives on the Contained Use of Genetically Modified Microorganisms and the Deliberate Release into the Environment of Genetically - Modified Organisms;
• UNEP London Guidelines for the Exchange of Information on Chemicals in International Trade;
• The FAO Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides;
• The FAO draft Code of Conduct for plant biotechnology as it affects the conservation and utilization of plant genetic resources;
• International Plant Protection Convention.

National regulations, UN transportation regulations, and European Community Directives on Workers' Protection, among others, were also consulted.