Comissão Técnica Nacional de Biossegurança (CTNBio)

CTNBio is a multidisciplinary collegiate body, created through law nº 11.105, of March 24, 2005, whose purpose is to provide technical advisory support and advice to the Federal Government in the formulation, updating and implementation of the National Biosafety Policy related to GMOs, as well as as in the establishment of technical safety standards and technical opinions regarding the protection of human health, living organisms and the environment, for activities involving construction, experimentation, cultivation, handling, transport, commercialization, consumption, storage, release and disposal of GMOs and derivatives.