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Development of National Biosafety Frameworks Project

National Executing Agency: Dr. Kyounghee Oh
NEA - National Executing Agency,
Senior Research Officer National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) Environmental Research Complex Kyungseo-dong Seogu Incheon, 404-170 Republic of Korea
Tel. +82 32 560 7063 Fax: +82 32 568 0769
mailto:khoh@me.go.kr
National Project Coordinator: Dr. Jae-hwa Suh
List of NCC members and institutions:
  1. Mr. Yeonchul Yoo - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Environment Cooperation Division, International Economic Affairs Bureau, Chief
  2. Mr. Intae Bae - Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Chief), Agricultural Production Manager, Foodgrain Policy & Agricultural Production Bureau
  3. Mr. Hwanjin Nho - Ministry of Science and Technology (Chief), Biotech and Environmental Technology Division, Research and Development Bureau
  4. Mr. Jeongseok Yu - Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Marine Conservation Division, Marine Policy Bureau
  5. Mr. Kisung Cho - Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy,  Biotechnology and Chemicals Industries Division, Electronic Textile and Chemical Industries Bureau, Chief
  6. Mr. Jongkiu Im - Ministry of Health and Welfare, Health-Related Industry Policy Division, Health Policy Bureau, Chief
  7. Mr. Youngwoo Park - International Cooperation Office, Director, MOE (NPD, Chairman)
  8. Mr. Jaeyoon Ko - Nature Conservation Bureau, Nature Policy Division (Chief), MOE
  9. Mr. Byungwoo Yae - Research Management Bureau, Research Coordination Division,  Rural Development Administration
  10. Mr. Byungtae Kim - Food Safety Bureau, Food Distribution Division, Korea Food and Drug Administration, Chief
  11. Mr. Wonkeun Seong - Department of Microbiology, Laboratory of Special Pathogen, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chief
  12. Mr. Sangjun Lee - Biotechnology Research Center, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Head
  13. Mr. Hwanmook Kim - Korea Research Institute of bioscience and biotechnology, Biopotency Evaluation Laboratory, Chief
  14. Mr. Houngseob Kim -  Global Environmental Office, International Cooperation Office,Chief, MOE
  15. Dr. Youngcheol Park - Biodiversity research department, NIER ( NPC), LMO evaluation team
Updated June  2004
Official starting date: 12 / June / 2002
Expected finishing date: 11 / March / 2004
Initial status report from National Project Document as at starting date: KRprojectrep0.pdf
National Progress Report submitted to the third series of subregional workshops, 2003-2004: KRprogressrep.pdf
Final Draft National Biosafety Framework (as at end of the Project): KRNBFrep.pdf

Biosafety Clearing House (BCH) Project
National Executing Agency: Dr. Kyounghee Oh
NEA - National Executing Agency,
Senior Research Officer National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) Environmental Research Complex Kyungseo-dong Seogu Incheon, 404-170 Republic of Korea
Tel. +82 32 560 7063 Fax: +82 32 568 0769
mailto:khoh@me.go.kr
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