Resolución No 689 /2010 País/Territorio Uruguay Tipo de la corte Nacional - corte superior Fecha Oct 15, 2010 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal Tribunal de Apelaciones en lo Civil de 5ºTº Sede de la corte Montevideo Juez Dra. Beatriz Anita FIORENTINO FERREIRO, Dra. Dr. Luis Maria SIMON OLIVERA Número de referencia 689/2010 Idioma Español Materia Cultivos, Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Alimentación y nutrición Palabra clave Desarrollo agrícola Agricultura y medio ambiente Seguridad de la biotecnología Productos agrícolas Terrenos agrícolas Resumen A case concerning a preventive ban on genetic modified crops. A preventive ban was taken by a lower court and was then dismissed by the appeal court because the documents produced to justify the ban were not giving enough evidences to support the existence of potential risks for the environment. Furthermore, the Appeal court recalled that there is a legal framework authorizing the use of GMO under certain criteria and that the judicial power is not allowed to contest it by taking a preventive ban without infringing the principle of separations of powers. Thus, the court considered that only the parliament would be competent to take such a measure. Texto completo RESOLUCIÓN Nº 689 2010.pdf hojaInsumo2.seam