Genetic Engineering Recording Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1990 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 56, 7 September 2005, pp. 1644-1646. Long titleOrdinance on registration of genetic engineering recordings and releases. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Pollution control Biological control agents Genetically modified organism (GMO) Classification/declassification Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance enacts the Genetic Technology Act of 20 June 1990 (BGBl. I p. 2066). The Ordinance lays down provisions relating to recording of genetic engineering operations and releases. The text – consisting of 7 articles – deals with the following aspects: sphere of application, recordings of genetic engineering operations or releases, form of recording, duty to record, exhibit and conserve and penalties. Full text German Website www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Implements Genetic Technology Act. Legislation | Germany | 1993 (2021) Keyword: Basic legislation, Pollution control, Liability/compensation, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Internal trade, Offences/penalties, Biotechnology Source: FAO, FAOLEX