The State Council, China's cabinet, published a regulation on the management of human genetic¹ resources that will take effect from July 1.

 

中国国务院发布人类遗传资源管理条例，该条例将于7月1日起生效。

 

The regulation aims to enhance protection of human genetic resources, promote proper use and tighten² regulation and supervision³, said a State Council statement on Monday.

 

Premier⁴ Li Keqiang signed a State Council decree to publish the regulation.

 

According to the regulation, human genetic resources refer to substance containing human genes⁵, such as organs and cells, as well as information about human genes.

 

The Chinese government will conduct surveys on human genetic resources and introduce a system to record and register major pedigrees in human genetics and those in specific regions, according to the regulation.

 

Foreign organizations and domestic institutions founded or controlled by foreign entities⁶ will have to work with Chinese partners if they need human genetic resources in China for scientific research, the document said.

 

Any act to make human genetic resources information open to the public or to provide such information to foreign countries should be recorded. Such an act must be subject to a security review if it might affect public health, national security or public interest.

 

The country supports proper use of human genetic resources for scientific research, development of pharmaceutical⁷ industry and medical treatment, the statement said.

 

Those who collect, store, use and provide human genetic resources in China for foreign entities must not undermine public health, national security or public interests, according to the regulation.

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