The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries of the Ministry of Economy of the Nation updated the procedures for the submission and evaluation of applications related to Genetically Modified Microorganisms (GMM in Spanish), thru new regulations that unify and simplify the currently existing procedures.

The measure, thru Resolution No. 96/2026, establishes a Regulation and a Single Form, which organizes the procedures into three types: authorization to conduct trials or experimental activities under controlled conditions with viable GMOs; risk assessment as a prerequisite for requesting commercial authorization; and determination of the absence of viable GMOs in products derived from GMOs.

The new framework replaces the previous scheme, which included separate procedures for the experimental stage and for the pre-commercial authorization evaluation. This new update allows for the organization of processes, avoids information duplication, reduces administrative burdens, and facilitates the submission of applications by developers, researchers, companies, and institutions within the scientific and technological system. Likewise, the new scheme reduces the duplication of required information and simplifies the application submission process, adapting to the different types of users and evaluation stages.