# Movement of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms
> **Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service** · Final rule. · Published 2020-05-18 · Effective 2020-08-17 · 85 FR 29790
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-10638
- **Category:** plant-animal-health
- **Sub-agency:** Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 29790
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 330
- **Publication date:** 2020-05-18
- **Effective date:** 2020-08-17
- **USDA docket:** Docket No. APHIS-2018-0034
## Abstract

We are amending the regulations regarding the movement (importation, interstate movement, and environmental release) of certain genetically engineered organisms in response to advances in genetic engineering and our understanding of the plant pest risk posed by genetically engineered organisms, thereby reducing the regulatory burden for developers of organisms that are unlikely to pose plant pest risks. This final rule, which marks the first comprehensive revision of the regulations since they were established in 1987, provides a clear, predictable, and efficient regulatory pathway for innovators, facilitating the development of genetically engineered organisms that are unlikely to pose plant pest risks.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/18/2020-10638/movement-of-certain-genetically-engineered-organisms)
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