Biological Agents Ordinance. Pays/Territoire Allemagne Type du document Règlement Date 2013 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 40, 22 July 2013, pp. 2514-2534. Titre completOrdinance on safety and health protection when working with biological agents. Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Lutte contre la pollution Santé publique Substances dangereuses Collecte de données/déclarations EIA Classement/déclassement Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Ouest Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 23 July 2013. Résumé The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to safety and protection of health in activities involving biological agents. The Ordinance applies also to activities subject to legislation on genetic technology provided that there are no equivalent or stricter rules to protect workers. The text consists of 22 Articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: Sphere of application, definition of terms and classification of risk groups (1); Risk assessment, assignment of protection level, documentation and record keeping (2); Basic duties and safeguard measures (3); Permission and disclosure requirements (4); Enforcement provisions and Committee for Biological Agents (5); Administrative offences, criminal offences and transitional provisions (6). Three Annexes are enclosed. Texte intégral Allemand Site web www.bgbl.de