Draft Commission Directive amending Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified organisms

Regular notification 2016-11-09
G/SPS/N/EU/172

Description

This draft Directive updates certain annexes to Directive 2001/18/EC as regards the environmental risk assessment of GMOs, in order to adapt them to technical progress and in the light of the Guidance documents of the European Food safety Authority concerning the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified plants. The list of information that notifyers must provide under Directive 2001/18/EC is also updated accordingly.

Keywords

Biotechnology; Genetically modified organisms (GMOs); Animal diseases; Food safety; Animal feed; Animal health; Human health