Support for the Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework

Objective of the project is that by 2009 Lithuania has a workable and transparent National Biosafety Framework (NBF) in line with its national development priorities and international obligations in order to comply with the requirements of CPB through the indicated national capacity building needs. Project specific Objectives are to assist Lithuania to: A. Integrate and incorporate Biosafety policy into the nationally agreed long-term strategic governmental program on sustainable development and elaborated national Biosafety strategy documents. B. Revise, amend and consolidate fully operational, workable and responsive regulatory regime in line with the CPB, EU law and other relevant international obligations. C. Consolidate a functional and efficient national system to handle notifications or requests for authorization, perform risk assessment and administrative tasks of informed decision-making. D. Establish and consolidate a functional national system for monitoring of environmental effects and enforcement (control and inspection). E. Elaborate the relevant operational systems for public awareness and education, access to information and participation in the decision-making processes.