Directive 2001/18 / EC (Release Directive)

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Directive 2001/18 / EC

Title: Directive 2001/18 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 12, 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220 / EEC - Declaration by the Commission
Designation:
(not official) 		EU Release Directive
Date of issue: March 12, 2001
Release date: April 17, 2001
Come into effect: April 17, 2001
To be used from: October 17, 2002
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The EU Release Directive , in full Directive 2001/18 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 12, 2001 on the deliberate release of genetically modified organisms into the environment and repealing Directive 90/220 / EEC , regulates the release procedures using genetic engineering modified organisms (GMOs) for experimental purposes and for placing on the market, i.e. for the approval of such organisms. Placing on the market also includes the importation and commercial use of products covered by the Directive. In addition to harmonizing the legal and administrative provisions of the member states, the aim of the directive is to ensure the protection of people and the environment in accordance with the precautionary principle . This directive replaced the directives 90/220 and 90/219 adopted in April 1990 by the EC Council of Ministers on the deliberate release of genetically modified organisms into the environment and the use of genetically modified microorganisms in closed systems , which were intended to regulate the handling of these organisms throughout Europe and should have been implemented in national law. However, only Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Germany (through the Genetic Engineering Act ) met this obligation by the October 1991 deadline .

The Release Directive has been in force since October 15, 2002 and was implemented in Germany by law of March 17, 2006 (Federal Law Gazette 2006 I pp. 534–538) by adopting the provisions of the Directive in the Genetic Engineering Act.

In principle, an authorization granted in accordance with this Directive is binding for all Member States, but Article 23 contains a "safeguard clause", according to which the use and / or sale of a GMO can be temporarily restricted or prohibited if a Member State has "justified reasons based on new or additional information believes ”that the GMO“ poses a threat to human health or the environment ”. Article 23 of the guideline was changed with a new amendment guideline (RL 2015/412) after many years of struggle by the member states to the effect that national bans are now also issued without special reasons (so-called "opting - out"). The implementation of this new regulation is currently being discussed in the German government.

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