New ‘Draft Rules for the Regulations on the Management of Human Genetic Resources’ (Draft Rules) were issued by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the PRC (MOST) on 14 March 2022.
Issued pursuant to the Biosecurity Law and the Data Security Law, the Draft Rules are a response from the government to the growing needs for usage of biological materials and personal information of Chinese individuals.
The Draft Rules intend to provide operational details and clarify questions that have emerged since the Regulations on the Management of Human Genetic Resources (HGR Regulations) came into effect in 2019.