The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko approved a new version of regulations on the Commission on Biosafety and biological defense at the national security Council and defence of Ukraine (NSDC).

The corresponding decree of the President of Ukraine No. 113/2017 published on the website of the Ukrainian President on Friday.

According to the document, the provision on the Commission on Biosafety and biological defense at the national security Council in the new edition approved at the change of article 1 of presidential decree No. 423 of 10 June 2009 “on the Commission On Biosafety and biological defense at the national security Council and defense of Ukraine”.

In addition, the decree abrogated the presidential decree No. 455 of 18 June 2009 “On personal composition of the Commission on Biosafety and biological defense at the national security Council” .

Poroshenko received the NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov to submit proposals for a new personal composition of the Commission on Biosafety and biological protection.

The decree comes into force from the date of its publication.