Decree-Law No. 72/2003 regulating the GMOs deliberate release into the environment.
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Type of law
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Abstract
This Decree-Law, composed of 3 Chapters and seven Annexes, rules on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms, as well as the commercialization of products composed by GMOs. The Decree-Law introduces in the national legal system the Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repeals the Decree-Law No. 126/93 of 20 April 1993. The Annexes provide: technical rules and standards, guidelines for environmental risk assessments and monitoring reports, notification procedures, monitoring plans.
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Entry into force notes
This Decree-Law enters into force on 15 October 2003.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Diário Da República, No. 85, Série I-A, 10 April 2003, pp. 2355-2372.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Decreto-Lei n. 72/2003: Regula a libertação deliberada no ambiente de organismos geneticamente modificados (OGM) e a colocação no mercado de produtos que contenham ou sejam constituídos por OGM, transpondo para a ordem jurídica interna a Directiva n.º 2001/18/CE, do Parlamento Europeu e do Conselho, de 12 de Março.