RULING INSTRUCTION No. 11, OF OCTOBER 22, 2013

Amends Article 16(V) and Article 16(V)(a)
to 16(V)(c) of Ruling Resolution no. 01, of
June 20, 2006.
THE NATIONAL BIOSAFETY TECHNICAL COMMISSION – CTNBio, using the powers vested in it by
applicable legislation and regulations, and in view of the provisions of Article 14(II) of Law no.
11105, of March 24, 2005, RESOLVES
Article 1. Article 16(V) and Article 16(V)(a) to 16(V)(c) of Ruling Resolution no. 01, of
June 20, 2006 are hereby amended to read as follows:
"Article 16 (…)
V – In the transformation, incorporation, merging or splitting of a CQB holding
institution, the successor institution shall be responsible for requesting regularization
or cancellation of the CQB of the transformed, incorporated, merged or split
institution within ninety (90) days of the event.
(a) In case the successor institution is also a CQB holder and intends to continue
developing activities and projects with GMO and GMO derivatives in the
accredited facilities of the transformed, incorporated, merged or spilt institution,
the President of its CIBio shall request CTNBio immediate cancelation of the CQB
related to the transformed, incorporated, merged or split institution and either
extension of its CQB covering the new facilities or issuance of a new CQB.
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(b) In case the successor institution is not a CQB holder institution and it intends to
continue developing activities and projects with GMO and GMO derivatives in the
accredited facilities of the transformed, incorporated, merged or split institution,
the President of its CIBio shall request CTNBio immediate republication, in its
name, of the CQB previous held by the transformed, incorporated, merged or split
institution;
(c) In case the successor institution is not interested in developing activities and
projects with GMO and GMO derivatives in the accredited facilities of the
transformed, incorporated, merged or split institution, the person legally in charge
of the successor institution or the president of its CIBio shall request CTNBio
immediate cancellation of the CQB related to the transformed, incorporated,
merged or split institution."
Article 2. This Ruling Resolution shall be effective upon publication.

Flavio Finardi Filho 

Ratifies the Biosafety National Technical Commission – CTNBio Technical Opinion no. 987/2007, favorable to the commercial release of genetically modified corn, event T25 or Liberty Link.

THE CHAIRPERSON, THE BIOSAFETY NATIONAL  COUNCIL – CNBS, in view  of the provisions or Article 52 of Decree no. 5,591, of  November 22, 2005, Articles 15 and 24 of its Internal Regulations, and
Complying with the CNBS decision issued on the  meeting held on February 12, 2008, which dismissed by majority voting, according to the votes of His Excellency, the Judging Minster, the appeals filed by the National Sanitary Surveillance Agency – ANVISA and the Brazilian Institute for Environment and Renewable Natural Resources – IBAMA in case no. 012000.005154/98-36, resolves:

Article 1. The National Biosafety Technical Commission – CTNBio Technical Opinion no. 987/2007, published in the Federal Official Gazette of June 08, 2007, favorable to the commercial release of genetically modified corn, event T25, or Liberty Link, is hereby ratified.

Article 2. This Resolution is effective upon publication.

DILMA ROUSSEFF