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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 472<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65402,"section_number":"2.2-204","catch_line":"Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-204\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":177943,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59399,"identifier":"2.2-5500","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/55\/2.2-5500","url":"\/2.2-5500\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-5500\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/55\/2.2-5500","dublin_core":{"Title":"Purpose","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-5500","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The purposes of this chapter are to establish a state regulatory scheme to ensure state participation in the federal Coordinated Framework<\/span> for the Regulation of Biotechnology to protect human health and the environment and to stimulate the growth of the biotechnology industry within the Commonwealth. To do this, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade shall cooperate with federal authorities in accordance with the federal Coordinated Framework<\/span> for the Regulation of Biotechnology to assess the potential risks and effects of proposed regulated introductions<\/span> of genetically engineered organisms<\/span> into the environment without undue governmental interference with the progress and commercial development of biotechnology within the Commonwealth. The General Assembly does not intend to create a regulatory scheme that duplicates federal regulatory efforts regarding biotechnology, or one that overly burdens biotechnology efforts within the Commonwealth. This chapter is intended to institute a process in which the Commonwealth can monitor the federal regulatory process and protect its interests in agriculture, public health, and the natural environment, as needed, by participation in the federal regulatory process.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPURPOSE (\u00a7 2.2-5500)\n\nThe purposes of this chapter are to establish a state regulatory scheme to\nensure state participation in the federal Coordinated Framework for the\nRegulation of Biotechnology to protect human health and the environment and to\nstimulate the growth of the biotechnology industry within the Commonwealth. To\ndo this, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade shall cooperate with federal\nauthorities in accordance with the federal Coordinated Framework for the\nRegulation of Biotechnology to assess the potential risks and effects of\nproposed regulated introductions of genetically engineered organisms into the\nenvironment without undue governmental interference with the progress and\ncommercial development of biotechnology within the Commonwealth. The General\nAssembly does not intend to create a regulatory scheme that duplicates federal\nregulatory efforts regarding biotechnology, or one that overly burdens\nbiotechnology efforts within the Commonwealth. This chapter is intended to\ninstitute a process in which the Commonwealth can monitor the federal regulatory\nprocess and protect its interests in agriculture, public health, and the natural\nenvironment, as needed, by participation in the federal regulatory process.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 472, \u00a7 2.1-769; 2001, c. 844.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}