1st International Workshop on Harmonization of GMO Detection and Analysis in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region
Organised by European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) and Directorate General for Health and Consumers (DG SANTE) in collaboration with Royal Scientific Society (RSS) of Jordan
Dead Sea, Jordan
4 - 5 June 2012
AGENDA AND LINK TO PRESENTATIONS
Day 1 : 4 June 2012
Chair: Guy Van den Eede
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Participants registration |
| 9:30 | Welcome address and aim of the Workshop
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| 10:00 | The EU Legislation for GMOs; role and function of the Joint Research Centre and of the European Union Reference Laboratory for GM Food & Feed (EURL GMFF) Guy Van den Eede, EC JRC |
| 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 |
Networking and harmonization in GMO analysis: EU efforts Maddalena Querci, EC JRC |
| 12:15 |
State of GMO detection, networking and harmonization in MENA region Nisreen AL-Hmoud, RSS Jordan |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:30 | Status and experiences related to the implementation of GMO legislation: perceptions from selected Countries Regional participants: Bahrain : Mohammed Dahmani Fathallah Jordan : Hussein Shahin |
| 15:45 | Coffee break |
| 16:15 | Status and experiences related to the implementation of GMO legislation: perceptions from selected Countries (continuation) Regional participants: Oman : Nadiya Alsaady Saudi Arabia : Ihab Mohamed Ibrahim Moussa |
| 17:30 | End of the 1st day |
| 20:30 | Gala dinner offered by the workshop organisers |
Day 2 : 5 June 2012
Chair: Guy Van den Eede
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 9:30 | Overview on technical aspects of GMO detection approaches Maddalena Querci, EC JRC |
| 10:15 | EU legislation on Low Level Presence (LLP); definition and application in practice Guy Van den Eede, EC JRC |
| 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 |
Validation and standardisation of molecular biological methods Hermann Broll, BfR Germany |
| 12:15 | African Union Commission approaches to biosafety
Bather Koné, African Union Commission, Ethiopia |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:30 | General discussion on presented technical issues |
| 15:00 | Round table discussion on collaboration and capacity building and future collaboration
All participants |
| 15:45 | Coffee break |
| 16:15 | Round table discussion on collaboration and capacity building and future collaboration (continuation)
All participants |
| 17:00 | Conclusions of the Workshop Chair |