Genetic Technology Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 1990 (1993) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 67, 21 December 1993, pp. 2066-2084. Long titleAct regulating genetic technology. Subject Livestock, Environment gen., Cultivated plants Keyword Basic legislation Pollution control Liability/compensation Genetically modified organism (GMO) Internal trade Offences/penalties Biotechnology Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The purpose of the present Act is: 1) taking into account ethical values to protect the life and health of people, environment, animals, plants against harmful effects resulting from genetic manipulations; 2) to allow that products, in particular foodstuffs and feedstuffs, be produced and put on the market traditionally and ecologically, or, as the case may be, using genetically modified organisms; 3) to create the legal framework for the exploration, development, use and promotion of the scientific, technical and economic avenues of genetic technology. The text consists of 42 articles divided into 7 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Genetic engineering works in special facilities (II); Releasing and placing on the market (III); Common provisions (IV); Provisions concerning liability (V); Penalties (VI); Transitional and final provisions (VII). Full text German Website www.bgbl.de