8. Conclusion
Knowledge of and strict compliance with GMO legislation by scientists during research work and by economic operators during commercial developments are essential in the various fields concerned by transgenesis in agriculture and food.
Community law and French legislation are particularly concerned with issues relating to the release of GMOs into the environment and their placing on the market, with particular emphasis on risk assessment at various levels, such as the consequences of pure genetics, environmental impact and consumer health in general. Labelling requirements are also specified in the texts.
Aspects relating to traceability and biovigilance are developed in the texts, but their practical implementation requires considerable effort on the part of the various players in the sectors concerned: producers, suppliers, processors and...
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International references
Codex Alimentarius: GMOs and food safety, and consumer information http://www.codexalimentarius.net/index_fr.stm
Rio Convention on Biological Diversity: GMOs and biodiversity http://www.cbd.int/doc/legal/cbd-un-fr.pdf...
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- Biotechnologies. Procédés à grande échelle et production. Installation industrielle selon le niveau de danger (indice de classement : X 42-106) - NF EN 1620 - janv. 1997
- Large-scale process and production – Guide to good practice, procedures, training and control for personnel (classification index: X 42-081) - NF EN 12307 - déc. 1997
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