• Government Decree of 4 January 2008, which institutes the Interministerial Committee for the coordination and implementation of the project "Amazon Biotechnology Center - CBA", as well as other provisions;
• Government Decree of 8 February 2007, which institutes a Polícy for the Development of Biotechnology, sets up a National Committee for Biotechnology as well as other provisions;
• Decree Law No. 288/67, which modifies Law No.3.173 of 6 /6/ 1957 and regulates the Free Trade Zone of Manaus;
• Law No. 10.973, of 02/12/2004, which provides for incentives to innovation and scientific and technological research in the productive field (Law of Innovation);
• Law. No. 08.010, of 29/3/90, which covers tax waivers for scientific instruments;
• Law No. 9.790, of 23/03/99, which regulates private non-profit companies as Public Interest Non-governmentall Organizations (“Law of OSCIPs”);
• Law No. 9.637, of 15/5/98, which regulates the qualification of entities as Social Organizations (Law of OSs);
• Decree No. 6.041, of 08/02/2007, which institutes a Polícy for Biotechnololgical Development;
• Decree 4.284 of 26/06/2002, which institutes the Brazilan Program of Molecular Ecology for the Sustainable Use of Amazon Biodiversity – PROBEM;
• Temporary Measure Nº 2.186-16, of 23/08/2001, governing Access to genetic resources and traditional knowledge of these; and
• Interministerial Policy Paper N.00017/MDIC/MF, 31/3/2004, which institutes the Government Polícy for Industry, Tecnology and Overseas Trade (PITCE/MDIC).