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Cabinet Regulation No. 78 of 2015 on Co-existence of Genetically Modified Crops

Country
Latvia
Type of law
Regulation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
The Regulation prescribes the requirements for co-existence of genetically modified crops; the procedures for registering growers of genetically modified crops, deleting thereof from the Crop Monitoring State Information System Register of Growers of Genetically Modified Crops and for exchanging the information included in the Register of Growers; and the procedures for supervising and controlling the growers of genetically modified organisms. According to the Regulation, it is permitted to cultivate genetically modified crop varieties that are included in the Latvian Catalogue of Plant Varieties, the Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species of the European Union or the Common Catalogue of Varieties of Vegetable Species of the European Union.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/lat172829.pdf
Web site
http://www.likumi.lv
Date of text
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Implements
Law on Circulation of Genetically Modified Organisms.
Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC
Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations.