Resolución No 689 /2010 Pays/Territoire Uruguay Type de cour Nationale - cour supérieure Date Oct 15, 2010 Source UNEP, InforMEA Nom du tribunal Tribunal de Apelaciones en lo Civil de 5ºTº Siège de la cour Montevideo Juge Dra. Beatriz Anita FIORENTINO FERREIRO, Dra. Dr. Luis Maria SIMON OLIVERA Numéro de référence 689/2010 Langue Espagnol Sujet Alimentation et nutrition, Plantes cultivées, Agriculture et développement rural Mot clé Développement agricole Agriculture et environnement Prévention des risques biotechnologiques Produits agricoles Terrains agricoles Résumé 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. Texte intégral RESOLUCIÓN Nº 689 2010.pdf hojaInsumo2.seam