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Tunisia is continuing to postpone non-urgent matters in front of major political and economic reforms. As a result, Tunisia’s biosafety framework, which was drafted in 2014, remains on hold with no timeframe for a review and parliamentary vote.

Bolivia announced on October 19 the approval of Intacta, a new biotech soybean variety with insect resistant Bt and glyphosate resistant traits. Intense drought and more unpredictable weather are disrupting Bolivian farmer livelihoods and they see the Intacta approval as one helpful step towards improved crop productivity and environmental resilience.

Tunisia is facing decisions on major political and economic reforms and is continuing to postpone non-urgent matters.

Tunisia postponed non-urgent issues throughout 2023 as major political reforms, including a freeze on parliament and a constitutional referendum took precedent. As a result, Tunisia’s biosafety framework, which was drafted in 2014, remains on hold with no timeframe for a review and parliamentary vote.

Tunisia drafted a national biosafety framework in 2014 but has continued to postpone its adoption and implementation.

Tunisia’s biosafety framework was drafted in 2014 and is being reviewed by its government with the expectation that it will be enacted by mid-2020.

The Government of Bolivia approved two new genetically engineered events for soybeans in April 2019.

Although drafted in 2014, Tunisia’s biosafety framework is still with the government for internal discussions, with no timeline on when it will be enacted.

In 2014, Tunisia drafted a biosafety framework, which is currently with Parliament awaiting debate and approval.

Tunisia currently has no legal framework for the production, use or marketing of agricultural biotechnology.

The Tunisian legislation on biotechnology might be approved now that the new parliament is in place.

The Tunisian legislation on biotechnology, drafted before the revolution, has been indefinitely postponed.