Cabinet Regulation No. 78 of 2015 on Co-existence of Genetically Modified Crops Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Genetically modified organism (GMO) Registration Crops/grasses Monitoring Inspection Classification/declassification Vegetables/legumes Biotechnology Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract The Regulation prescribes the requirements for co-existence of genetically modified crops; the procedures for registering growers of genetically modified crops, deleting thereof from the Crop Monitoring State Information System Register of Growers of Genetically Modified Crops and for exchanging the information included in the Register of Growers; and the procedures for supervising and controlling the growers of genetically modified organisms. According to the Regulation, it is permitted to cultivate genetically modified crop varieties that are included in the Latvian Catalogue of Plant Varieties, the Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species of the European Union or the Common Catalogue of Varieties of Vegetable Species of the European Union. Full text English Website www.likumi.lv References - Legislation Implements Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations. Legislation | European Union | 1998 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, Institution, Fish products Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC Legislation | European Union | 2001 (2018) Keyword: Genetically modified organism (GMO), PIC-prior informed consent, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Precautionary principle, Biotechnology Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law on Circulation of Genetically Modified Organisms (2007) Legislation | Latvia | 2007 (2015) Keyword: Basic legislation, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Public health, Sustainable development, Agricultural development, Biotechnology, Farming, Procedural matters, Public participation, Liability/compensation, Hazards, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX