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Genetic Participation Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Regulation
Date
1995 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 27, 31 May 1995, pp. 734 and 735.
Long title
Ordinance on the participation of the Council, the Commission and the authorities of the Member States of the European Union and other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area process of approving release and marketing of genetically modifies organisms and other measures under the Genetic Technology Act.
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Genetically modified organism (GMO) PIC-prior informed consent Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Precautionary principle Pollution control Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the release into the environment of genetically modified organisms. Its ultimate aim is to protect human health and the environment when: a) carrying out the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms for any other purposes than placing on the market ; b) placing on the market genetically modified organisms as or in products within the Community. The text consists of 6 articles as follows: Procedures for requests of release under the Genetic Technology Act (1); Requests for release from Member States of the European Union or other parties (2); Rrequests for marketing of products under the Genetic Technology Act (3); Requests for marketing of products from ,member states or other parties (4); Suspension of authorization for marketing or interim ban on the marketing of products (5); Entry into force (6).

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

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