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International agreements for organisms and biotechnology

Convention on Biological Diversity

International administering body: UNEP. New Zealand agencies responsible: MED, MFAT.

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity

International administering body: UNEP. New Zealand agencies responsible: MFAT, MAF, MfE, EPA, Customs.

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

International administering body: UNEP. New Zealand agencies responsible: Department of Conservation (DoC).

International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)

International administering body: UN FAO. New Zealand agencies responsible: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), MFAT.

International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants

International administering body: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV). New Zealand agencies responsible: MAF, MFAT.