This compendium publication results from the common effort of the participants of the OECD Working Party on the Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology (WP-HROB). Its chapters include a “guidance document” and three “consensus documents” which were prepared under the leadership of one or several countries, as listed at the end of this volume. During the preparation of their successive drafts, useful input and suggestions were provided by a number of delegates and experts from the WP-HROB, whether from OECD member countries, non-member economies or observer organisations.
Each guidance or consensus document was issued individually, as soon as finalised and agreed on declassification by the OECD Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Division in the Series on Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology. This volume, containing the documents issued from 2019 to 2021, was prepared by Eleonore Morena. It was edited by Akihiro Kagoshima under the supervision of Bertrand Dagallier, at the EHS Division of the OECD Environment Directorate.
The OECD is grateful to the scientists, regulators and authorities who participated in the development of these chapters on the biology of three crop species subject to biotechnology developments, and wishes to thank each of them.