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Table 1. Overview of regulations related to the implementation of biotechnology and organismal based devices in society by legal system.

Legal System	Civil	Common	Mixed	Religious
Laboratory Safety	General guidelines implemented, national frameworks being updated	General guidelines implemented in regulations, committees in place to oversee concerns	General guidelines implemented in regulations, committees in place to oversee concerns	National biosafety frameworks in the process of being developed, have signed the Cartagena Protocol
GMO Regulations	In place, appropriate labelling required in most cases to identify GMO status Generally strict regulations in place (EU, JPN)	In place, usage differs depending on country though most countries allow (notable exception: NZ)	Dependent on country: some follow EU regulations and restrict access while others are in the process of developing legislation with minimal regulations currently	In place, only allow certain crops, need proper labelling to identify GMO status
Environmental Regulations	Environmental impact assessments used to determine effect on biological diversity, environmental release addressed	Environmental impact assessments used to determine effect on biological diversity, environmental release addressed	Environmental impact assessments used to determine effect on biological diversity, some countries have in place environmental release stipulations	Environmental impact assessments used to determine effect on biological diversity, developing more specific legislation for environmental release
Agricultural Regulations	Regulations mostly relate to field trials	Must be approved by regulatory body to not cause a negative impact on the environment	Dependent on country: some have strict regulations on crops that can be planted while others have regulations in place, but allow a greater crop diversity	Regulations relate to type of crops that can be planted
Health Regulations	Must be approved by governing authority to not have negative impacts	Must be approved by governing authority to not have negative impacts	Must be approved by governing authority to not have negative impacts, some countries are still in the process of developing legislation	In development with the growth of biotechnology, general regulations state that new materials generated must be approved

Table 2. Canadian Regulations Overview for Cell-Free Systems.

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