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Gene Technology (GM Crop Moratorium) Act 2003.

País/Territorio
Australia
Subdivisión territorial
New South Wales
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2003 (2018)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
An Act to enable a moratorium to be imposed on the cultivation of certain genetically modified plants; and for other purposes.
Materia
Alimentación y nutrición, Cultivos
Palabra clave
Organismo genéticamente modificado (OGM) Comercio interior Entidad no gubernamental Inspección Biotecnología
Área geográphica
Asia y Pacifico, Australia y Nueva Zelandia, Océano Índico, Oceania, Pacífico Sur
Resumen

This Act, consisting of 43 sections divided into four Parts and completed by one Schedule, recognizes and designates New South Wales as an area in which certain genetically modified plants may not be cultivated in order to preserve the identity of GM crops and of non-GM crops for marketing purposes. It consists of 43 sections and is divided into four Parts. The moratorium on the cultivation of certain GM food plants must be decided by the Government and published in the Gazette. Section 13 establishes the New South Wales Agricultural Advisory Council on Gene Technology as an advisory body for the Government on matters related to gene technology. Part 3 deals with enforcement of the Act, in particular with inspections and offences.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www6.austlii.edu.au