COM(2002)85 - Transboundary movement of genetically modified organisms

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  1. Key information
  2. Key dates
  3. Related information
  4. Resulting legislation
  5. Full version
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Key information

official title

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transboundary movement of genetically modified organisms
 
Legal instrument Regulation
Decision making procedure ordinary legislative procedure (COD)
reference by COM-number57 COM(2002)85 EN
Additional COM-numbers COM(2002)578; SEC(2003)282; COM(2003)360
procedure number59 2002/0046(COD)
CELEX number60 52002PC0085

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Key dates

Document 18-02-2002
Online publication 18-02-2002
Decision 15-07-2003; Verordening 2003/1946
Publication in Official Journal61 05-11-2003; Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 15 Volume 009,Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 15 Volume 007,Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 15 Volume 007,OJ L 287, 5.11.2003,Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 15 Volume 007,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 15 Volume 007,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 15 Volume 010,Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 15 Volume 007,Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 15 Volume 007,Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 15 Volume 007,Special edition in Polish: Chapter 15 Volume 007,Special edition in Czech: Chapter 15 Volume 007,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 15 Volume 010

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Related information

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Resulting legislation

 

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    At the current time (August 2001), only five Parties have ratified the Protocol, but some Parties have already announced their intention to ratify in 2001 (Small Island States for example) or by the beginning of 2002.

     
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    Communication from the Commission on the precautionary principle of 2 February 2000, COM(2000)1

     
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    OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1.

     
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    Article 14.4 of the Protocol only refers to specific imports. It can therefore be argued whether it can be applied as a general rule. However, Arts. 9.2 c and 9.3 of the Protocol give a clear choice between AIA and domestic regulatory framework when the latter is consistent with the Protocol.

     
  • 5. 
    At the current time (August 2001), only five Parties have ratified the Protocol, but some Parties have already announced their intention to ratify in 2001 (Small Island States for example) or by the beginning of 2002.

     
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    OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1.

     
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    OJ L 319 , 12.12.1994, p. 7.

     
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    OJ L 30, 1.2.2001, p. 43.

     
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    OJ L 235 , 17.09.1996, p. 25.

     
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    OJ L 30, 1.2.2001, p.42.

     
  • 16. 
    At the current time (August 2001), only five Parties have ratified the Protocol, but some Parties have already announced their intention to ratify in 2001 (Small Island States for example) or by the beginning of 2002.

     
  • 17. 
    Communication from the Commission on the precautionary principle of 2 February 2000, COM(2000)1

     
  • 18. 
    OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1.

     
  • 19. 
    Article 14.4 of the Protocol only refers to specific imports. It can therefore be argued whether it can be applied as a general rule. However, Arts. 9.2 c and 9.3 of the Protocol give a clear choice between AIA and domestic regulatory framework when the latter is consistent with the Protocol.

     
  • 20. 
    OJ L 117, 8.5.1990, p. 1.

     
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    OJ C , , p. .

     
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    OJ C 96 E, 27.03.2001, p. 247.

     
  • 23. 
    Article 14.4 of the Protocol only refers to specific imports. It can therefore be argued whether it can be applied as a general rule. However, Arts. 9.2 c and 9.3 of the Protocol give a clear choice between AIA and domestic regulatory framework when the latter is consistent with the Protocol.

     
  • 24. 
    Communication from the Commission on the precautionary principle of 2 February 2000, COM(2000)1

     
  • 25. 
    OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1.

     
  • 26. 
    Article 14.4 of the Protocol only refers to specific imports. It can therefore be argued whether it can be applied as a general rule. However, Arts. 9.2 c and 9.3 of the Protocol give a clear choice between AIA and domestic regulatory framework when the latter is consistent with the Protocol.

     
  • 27. 
    At the current time (August 2001), only five Parties have ratified the Protocol, but some Parties have already announced their intention to ratify in 2001 (Small Island States for example) or by the beginning of 2002.

     
  • 28. 
    The list of consulted organisation is as follows: Industries: Advanta B.V., Aventis Crop Science, BASF Plant Science, Syngenta Seeds AG, Monsanto Europe; Environmental NGOs: Greenpeace Belgium, Friends of the Earth Europe, European Environmental Bureau, WWF-Belgium, European Centre for Nature Conservation; Consumer organisations: Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs, Consumers International; Trade associations: Coceral, EuropaBio, Global Crop Protection Federation, European Seed Association, European Seed Growers Group, European Feed Manufacturers' Federation, EC Seed Crushers' and Oil Processors' Federation, Foreign Trade Association, Federation of European Wholesale and International Trade Associations, European Liaison Committee of Freight Forwarders, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries' Associations, European Federation of Food Science and Technology; Trade Unions and Employers Federations: Union des Confédérations de l'industrie et des employeurs d'Europe, European Confederation of Independant Trade Unions, European Trade Union Confederation; Agricultural Organisations: European Farmer's Coordination, COPA/COGECA

     
  • 29. 
    At the current time (August 2001), only five Parties have ratified the Protocol, but some Parties have already announced their intention to ratify in 2001 (Small Island States for example) or by the beginning of 2002.

     
  • 30. 
    Communication from the Commission on the precautionary principle of 2 February 2000, COM(2000)1

     
  • 31. 
    OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1.

     
  • 32. 
    Article 14.4 of the Protocol only refers to specific imports. It can therefore be argued whether it can be applied as a general rule. However, Arts. 9.2 c and 9.3 of the Protocol give a clear choice between AIA and domestic regulatory framework when the latter is consistent with the Protocol.

     
  • 33. 
    At the current time (August 2001), only five Parties have ratified the Protocol, but some Parties have already announced their intention to ratify in 2001 (Small Island States for example) or by the beginning of 2002.

     
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    OJ C , , p. .

     
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    OJ C , , p. .

     
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    OJ C , , p. .

     
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    OJ C , , p. .

     
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    OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1.

     
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    OJ L 319 , 12.12.1994, p. 7.

     
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    OJ L 30, 1.2.2001, p. 43.

     
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    OJ L 235 , 17.09.1996, p. 25.

     
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    OJ L 30, 1.2.2001, p.42.

     
  • 44. 
    At the current time (August 2001), only five Parties have ratified the Protocol, but some Parties have already announced their intention to ratify in 2001 (Small Island States for example) or by the beginning of 2002.

     
  • 45. 
    Communication from the Commission on the precautionary principle of 2 February 2000, COM(2000)1

     
  • 46. 
    OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1.

     
  • 47. 
    Article 14.4 of the Protocol only refers to specific imports. It can therefore be argued whether it can be applied as a general rule. However, Arts. 9.2 c and 9.3 of the Protocol give a clear choice between AIA and domestic regulatory framework when the latter is consistent with the Protocol.

     
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    OJ L 117, 8.5.1990, p. 1.

     
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    OJ C , , p. .

     
  • 50. 
    OJ C 96 E, 27.03.2001, p. 247.

     
  • 51. 
    Article 14.4 of the Protocol only refers to specific imports. It can therefore be argued whether it can be applied as a general rule. However, Arts. 9.2 c and 9.3 of the Protocol give a clear choice between AIA and domestic regulatory framework when the latter is consistent with the Protocol.

     
  • 52. 
    Communication from the Commission on the precautionary principle of 2 February 2000, COM(2000)1

     
  • 53. 
    OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1.

     
  • 54. 
    Article 14.4 of the Protocol only refers to specific imports. It can therefore be argued whether it can be applied as a general rule. However, Arts. 9.2 c and 9.3 of the Protocol give a clear choice between AIA and domestic regulatory framework when the latter is consistent with the Protocol.

     
  • 55. 
    At the current time (August 2001), only five Parties have ratified the Protocol, but some Parties have already announced their intention to ratify in 2001 (Small Island States for example) or by the beginning of 2002.

     
  • 56. 
    The list of consulted organisation is as follows: Industries: Advanta B.V., Aventis Crop Science, BASF Plant Science, Syngenta Seeds AG, Monsanto Europe; Environmental NGOs: Greenpeace Belgium, Friends of the Earth Europe, European Environmental Bureau, WWF-Belgium, European Centre for Nature Conservation; Consumer organisations: Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs, Consumers International; Trade associations: Coceral, EuropaBio, Global Crop Protection Federation, European Seed Association, European Seed Growers Group, European Feed Manufacturers' Federation, EC Seed Crushers' and Oil Processors' Federation, Foreign Trade Association, Federation of European Wholesale and International Trade Associations, European Liaison Committee of Freight Forwarders, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries' Associations, European Federation of Food Science and Technology; Trade Unions and Employers Federations: Union des Confédérations de l'industrie et des employeurs d'Europe, European Confederation of Independant Trade Unions, European Trade Union Confederation; Agricultural Organisations: European Farmer's Coordination, COPA/COGECA

     
  • 57. 
    De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
     
  • 58. 
    De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
     
  • 59. 
    Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
    Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
     
  • 60. 
    Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
     
  • 61. 
    Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.
     
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    This legally binding act of the European Union is directly applicable in all member states of the European Union. The regulation is similar to national legislation in terms of the impact and direct effect it generates. As such the regulation is the most pervasive of all the legal instruments of the EU.