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The Federal Council appoints a Swiss Expert Committee for Biosafety, comprising experts from the various interested sectors. The interests of protection and use must be appropriately represented.
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The Expert Committee advises the Federal Council on issues of biosafety that arise in enacting regulations, and the authorities on their enforcement. It is consulted on authorisation applications. It may publish recommendations on these applications; in important and justified cases, it may commission expert opinions and inquiries.
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It collaborates with other federal and cantonal committees concerned with issues of biotechnology.
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It engages in public dialogue, and makes periodic reports to the Federal Council about its activities.