GMO Legislation

Deliberate Release

European Legislation

  1. Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of GMOs (consolidated text).
  2. Commission Decision 2002/623/EC establishing guidance notes supplementing Annex II (principals for the environmental risk assessment) to Directive 2001/18/EC.
  3. Council Decision 2002/811/EC establishing guidance notes supplementing Annex VII (monitoring plan) to Directive 2001/18/EC.
  4. Council Decision 2002/813/EC establishing summary notification information format for purposes other than placing on the market (Part B).
  5. Commission Decision 2003/701/EC establishing a format for presenting the results of the deliberate release into the environment of GM higher plants for purposes other than placing on the market (Part B).
  6. Council Decision 2002/812/EC establishing summary notification information format relating to the placing on the market of GMOs as or in products (Part C).
  7. Commission Decision 2009/770/EC establishing standard reporting formats for presenting the monitoring results of the deliberate release into the environment of GMOs as or in products, for the purpose of placing on the market.
  8. Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed.
  9. Directive 2015/412 amending Directive 2001/18/EC as regards the possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in their territory.
  10. Directive 2018/350 amending Directive 2001/18/EC as regards the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified organisms.
  11. Directive 2018/1790 repealing Decision 2002/623/EC establishing guidance notes on the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified organisms.
  12. Regulation (EU) 2019/1381  on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain and amending Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No. 1829/2003, (EC) No. 1831/2003, (EC) No. 2065/2003, (EC) No. 1935/2004, (EC) No. 1331/2008, (EC) No. 1107/2009, (EU) 2015/2283 and Directive 2001/18/EC.

Irish Legislation

  1. GMO (Deliberate Release) Regulations, S.I. No. 500 of 2003
  2. European Union (GMO) (Restriction or Prohibition of Cultivation) Regulations 2020, S.I. No. 216 of 2020
  3. GMO (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) Regulations 2019, S.I. No 506 of 2019.
  4. GMO (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, S.I. No 278 of 2021GMO (Deliberate Release) 

Contained Use

European Legislation

Council Directive 90/219/EEC on the contained use of GMMs has been substantially amended several times, it was therefore recast (Directive 2009/41/EC) in the interests of clarity.

  1. Directive 2009/41/EC on the contained use of GMMs (Recast Directive).
  2. Commission Decision 2005/174/EC establishing guidance notes supplementing Part B of Annex II to Directive 90/219/EEC on the contained use of GMMs.
  3. Commission Decision 2000/608/EEC concerning the guidance notes for risk assessment outlined in Annex III of Directive 90/219/EEC on the contained use of GMMs.

Irish Legislation

  1. GMO (Contained use) Regulations, S.I. No 73 of 2001
  2. GMO (Contained use) (Amendment) Regulations, S.I. No 442 of 2010

The GMO (Contained Use) Regulations and the Amendment Regulations may be cited together as the GMO (Contained Use) Regulations 2001 to 2010.

Transboundary Movement

European Legislation

  1. Regulation (EC) No 1946/2003 on transboundary movements of GMOs.

Irish Legislation

  1. GMO (Transboundary Movement) Regulations S.I. No 54 of 2004.