Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001
On the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms
and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC - Commission Declaration- Recitals
PART A — GENERAL PROVISIONS
PART B — DELIBERATE RELASE OF GMOs FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN FOR PLACING ON THE MARKET
- Article 5
- Article 6 — Standard authorisation procedure
- Article 7 — Differentiated procedures
- Article 8 — Handling of modifications and new information
- Article 9 — Consultation of and information to the public
- Article 10 — Reporting by notifiers on releases
- Article 11 — Exchange of information between competent authorities and the Commission
PART C — PLACING ON THE MARKET OF GMOs AS OR IN PRODUCTS
- Article 12 — Sectoral legislation
- Article 12a — Transitional measures for adventitious or technically unavoidable presence of genetically modified organisms having benefited from a favourable risk evaluation
- Article 13 — Notification procedure
- Article 14 — Assessment report
- Article 15 — Standard procedure
- Article 16 — Criteria and information for specified GMOs
- Article 17 — Renewal of consent
- Article 18 — Community procedure in case of objections
- Article 19 — Consent
- Article 20 — Monitoring and handling of new information
- Article 21 — Labelling
- Article 22 — Free circulation
- Article 23 — Safeguard clause
- Article 24 — Information to the public
PART D — FINAL PROVISIONS
- Article 25 — Confidentiality
- Article 26 — Labelling of GMOs referred to in Article 2(4), second subparagraph
- Article 26a — Measures to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs
- Article 26b — Cultivation
- Article 26c — Transitional measures
- Article 27 — Adaptation of annexes to technical progress
- Article 28 — Consultation of Scientific Committee(s)
- Article 29 — Consultation of Committee(s) on Ethics
- Article 29a — Exercise of the delegation
- Article 30 — Committee procedure
- Article 31 — Exchange of information and reporting
- Article 32 — Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on biosafety
- Article 33 — Penalties
- Article 34 — Transposition
- Article 35 — Pending notifications
- Article 36 — Repeal
- Article 37
- Article 38
- ANNEX I A — TECHNIQUES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2(2)
- ANNEX I B — TECHNIQUES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3
- ANNEX II — PRINCIPLES FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT
- ANNEX III — INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE NOTIFICATION
- ANNEX III A — INFORMATION REQUIRED IN NOTIFICATIONS CONCERNING RELEASES OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS OTHER THAN HIGHER PLANTS
- ANNEX III B — INFORMATION REQUIRED IN NOTIFICATIONS CONCERNING RELEASES OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED HIGHER PLANTS (GMHPs) (GYMNOSPERMAE AND ANGIOSPERMAE)
- ANNEX IV — ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- ANNEX V — CRITERIA FOR THE APPLICATION OF DIFFERENTIATED PROCEDURES (ARTICLE 7)
- ANNEX VI — GUIDELINES FOR THE ASSESSMENT REPORTS
- ANNEX VII — MONITORING PLAN
- ANNEX VIII