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 titleOrdinance 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