3. French legislation
Directive 90/219/EEC of April 23, 1990 was transposed into French law by Law No. 92-645 of July 13, 1992 on the control of the use and release of GMOs. Micro-organisms and genetically modified organisms are grouped together under the definition GMO.
Directive 2001/18/EC of March 12, 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms replaces and repeals Directive 90/220/EC. Law No. 2008-595 of June 25, 2008 transcribes Directive 2001/18/EC into French law.
In particular, it covers provisions concerning definitions, the introduction of a four-class classification of contained uses of GMOs, the procedure, and provisions on confidentiality and information that may not be kept confidential.
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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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- 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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