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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 title
Act 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