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05/01/2026 | Press release | Archived content

Peru: Peru Approves New Technology Guidelines

On March 6, 2026, Peru approved Ministerial Resolution 068-2026-MINAM-DM, implementing the regulatory New Technologies (NT) Act, or new guidelines that determine the status of NTs excluded from the broad biotechnology-derived seed cultivation moratorium. The regulation opens a pathway for biotech seed cultivation derived from new genomic techniques under a new definition of "Living Modified Organism" (LMO). The regulation creates a self-registration system to track new product developments with a 30-day review window under the authority of the Ministry of Environment's (MINAM).
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