Biological agents
Toxins
Handling of high-risk biological agents and toxins
Handling of risky biological agents and toxins
Carriage of biological agents and toxins
Draft Act amending Act No 281/2002 on certain measures related to the prohibition of bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons and on amendments to the Trading Act, as amended
The draft amendment to Act No 281/2002 comprises, in particular:
- adapting the definitions of legal terms,
- refining and clarifying certain legal requirements for the handling of biological agents and toxins,
- legislative and technical amendments in response to the latest developments in law-making,
- introducing the concept of security of biological agents and toxins, and
- new provisions regarding administrative sanctioning.
The draft does not contain any references to standards or technical regulations.
The existing Act No 281/2002 (uploaded to the Tris v2 database as the BASIC ACT) contained a reference in § 2(f) to standard ČSN EN 12128 Biotechnology - Laboratories for research, development and analysis - Containment levels of microbiology laboratories, areas of risk, localities and physical safety requirements. However, this reference is deleted in the amendment.
Keywords:
biological weapons, bacteriological weapons, toxin weapons, biological agents, toxins, diagnostic kit, professional representative, security, carriage, workplaces