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Source of biological hazard


A source of biological hazard is a natural or artificial object containing pathogens existing on the territory of the Russian Federation, or created or arisen as a result of carrying out certain types of activities or uncontrolled use of genetic materials and technologies of synthetic biology, or introduced onto the territory of the Russian Federation1.

  1. Federal Law No. 492-FZ of December 30, 2020 "On Biological Safety in the Russian Federation". 2020, amended on December 30, 2020, Article 1, Subparagraph 17. ↩