Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC)

- Genesis: Statutory committee constituted under the "Rules for Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and the Storage of Hazardous Micro-organisations, Genetically Engineered Organisms or Cells, 1989".
- The rules are framed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
- Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF&CC)
- Responsibilities:
- Appraisal of proposals relating to the release of Genetically Engineered (GE) organisms and products.
- Appraisal of activities involving large-scale use of hazardous microorganisms and recombinants in research and industrial production.
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