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Timeline
Date |
Tasks |
6 February 2009 |
Kick-off meeting of steering group |
13 May 2009 |
Inception report – meeting of steering group |
August – September 2009 |
Stakeholder consultation
(for targeted stakeholders only) |
31 October 2009 |
Interim report
(Collation of preliminary findings & consultation exercise) |
4 December 2009 |
Presentation of interim report to the Advisory Group on the Food Chain, Animal and Plant Health |
31 January 2010 |
Draft final report |
28 February 2010 |
Final report |
Spring 2010 |
Dissemination of report |
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Report and Studies
Evaluation of the EU legislation Framework in the Field of Cultivation
 In December 2008, the DG Environment launched a technical evaluation of the regulatory framework of the cultivation of GMOs under Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of GMOs and Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on GM food and feed and the marketing of their other uses under the Directive.
The aim of the evaluation is to assess to what extent the legislative framework on the cultivation and marketing of GMOs and its up to date implementation have achieved its objective of protecting human and animal health, the environment and consumers' interest, while ensuring the effective and efficient functioning of the internal market.
The evaluation will cover topics such as risk assessment, management and communication, authorisation procedures, national safeguard measures, inspections and controls and confidentiality rules.
The contractor of this exercise is GHK, member of the EPEC consortium. Within the framework of their task, they will analyse the GMO legislation and a series of available documents, reports and studies related to its implementation. Moreover they will consult a wide range of stakeholders, including the Member States' Competent Authorities under the GMO legislation, professional associations, biotech industry and civil society organisations involved in biotechnology issues.
The results of this work are expected for the first quarter of 2010.
The stakeholder registration website is now up and running at http://gmregister.ghkint.com/.
Terms of Reference
Inception report
Interim report |
