GMO Deliberate Release Directive Amendment

Proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending DIRECTIVE 90/220/EEC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms

Stage: In force
In force: In force since 17 Apr 2001 · CELEX 32001L0018
Transposition deadline: 17 Oct 2002
Procedure: Directive
Last activity: 12 Mar 2001

1 act

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 1 published.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption	Transposition deadline
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2014/5	Implementing · Directive	Published		29 Sept 2019

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Directive 2001/18/EC governs deliberate release and placing on the market of GMOs, requiring environmental risk assessment and prior written consent. It applies to notifiers and Member States, with exemptions for certain techniques like mutagenesis. The consolidated version in force since 27 March 2021 includes cultivation opt-outs and safeguard clauses.

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