Resolución No 689 /2010 Country/Territory Uruguay Type of court National - higher court Date Oct 15, 2010 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name Tribunal de Apelaciones en lo Civil de 5ºTº Seat of court Montevideo Judge Dra. Beatriz Anita FIORENTINO FERREIRO, Dra. Dr. Luis Maria SIMON OLIVERA Reference number 689/2010 Language Spanish Subject Agricultural & rural development, Cultivated plants, Food & nutrition Keyword Agricultural development Agriculture and environment Biosafety Agricultural commodities Agricultural land Abstract A case concerning a preventive ban on genetic modified crops. A preventive ban was taken by a lower court and was then dismissed by the appeal court because the documents produced to justify the ban were not giving enough evidences to support the existence of potential risks for the environment. Furthermore, the Appeal court recalled that there is a legal framework authorizing the use of GMO under certain criteria and that the judicial power is not allowed to contest it by taking a preventive ban without infringing the principle of separations of powers. Thus, the court considered that only the parliament would be competent to take such a measure. Full text RESOLUCIÓN Nº 689 2010.pdf hojaInsumo2.seam