Genetic Technology - Cultivation Ban Framework Act. Pays/Territoire Autriche Type du document Législation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part I, No. 93, 3 August 2015, 3 pp. Titre completFederal Act issuing an Act on ban of cultivation of genetically modified organisms. Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Bétail, Environnement gén., Alimentation et nutrition, Forêts, Plantes cultivées Mot clé Prévention des risques biotechnologiques Organisme génétiquement modifié (OGM) Lutte contre la pollution EIA Accès-à-l'information Collecte de données/déclarations Institution Inspection Préservation de l'écosystème Biodiversité Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Autorisation/permis Emballage/étiquetage Enregistrement Aliments pour animaux Biotechnologie Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Europe du Ouest Résumé The purpose of the present Act - within the meaning of the precautionary principle - is the coordination between the agricultural and environmental policy in order to avoid adverse effects of genetically modified organisms and to conserve the natural foundations of life, biodiversity, peasant agriculture and forestry taking into account the ecological compatibility, regional balances and considering also mountain areas and other disadvantaged areas. An Advisory Board consisting of both representatives of the federal state and the Länder shall be established within the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, the Environment and Water Resources. The Advisory Board has the following tasks: 1) mutual exchange of information on European and regional developments in the approval, monitoring and use of genetically modified organisms for cultivation; 2) coordinating position in the cultivation, restriction or prohibition of genetically modified organisms in accordance with article 26 b, paragraphs 3 and 4 of Directive 2001/18/EG on the deliberate release of genetically modified organisms into the environment of 17 April 2001; 3) coordinating coexistence of measures to maintain GMO-free farming and production chain; 4) reciprocal exchange of information on social, economic and environmental impact in the regions and rural areas in terms of traditional, regional or sustainable farming practices. Texte intégral Allemand Site web www.ris.bka.gv.at Références - Législation Implemente Genetic Technology Act. Législation | Autriche | 1994 (2015) Mot clé: Législation de base, Organisme génétiquement modifié (OGM), Lutte contre la pollution, EIA, Accès-à-l'information, Collecte de données/déclarations, Institution, Inspection, Préservation de l'écosystème, Recherche, Infractions/sanctions Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on genetically modified food and feed. Législation | Union européenne | 2003 Mot clé: Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Organisme génétiquement modifié (OGM), Autorisation/permis, Emballage/étiquetage, Enregistrement, Accès-à-l'information, Aliments pour animaux Source: FAO, FAOLEX