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Regional Legislative Decree No. 15/2010/M, banning Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) from Madeira Region.

Country/Territory
Madeira Islands (Portugal)
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 157, 13 August 2010, pp. 3527 and 3528.
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Genetically modified organism (GMO) Farming
Entry into force notes
This Regional Legislative Decree enters into force on the day following its publication.
Abstract

This Regional Legislative Decree is composed of three Chapters divided into seven articles. It stipulates that Madeira Region shall be free from GMOs. It thus forbids the introduction or trade of GMOs and defines sanctions for non-compliance with the provisions set therein.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.dre.pt