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Amendment Of The Genetically Modified Organisms In The Life Act

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Ģenētiski modificēto organismu aprites likumā

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the movement of genetically modified organisms Act to make genetically modified organisms Act (of the Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2008, no. 1, 2009, no 16; Latvian journal, 2009, no. 194; 2010, no. 205; 2012, 105 no; 2014, 199. No.) the following amendments: 1. in article 5: to complement the first part of paragraph 2 with the words "and the order in which restricts or prohibits the cultivation of genetically modified crops"; to make the fourth subparagraph by the following: "(4) the Cabinet of Ministers may establish restrictions or bans in the European Union allow the cultivation of genetically modified crops: 1) specially protected natural territories, in order to avoid certain areas of the endangered biodiversity; 2) specific for genetically modified crops in Latvia or in its territory, subject to the environmental policy objectives, the objectives of the agricultural policy, land policy, land development planning documents, socio-economic considerations, efforts to avoid the presence of GMOs in other products or other reasons arising from national policy. " 2. in article 6: Supplement to the second part of the article as follows: "(2) the Ministry of agriculture and in particular genetically modified crops growing in the authorisation process shall be submitted to the European Commission action to exclude or separate its territory of Latvia from the genetically modified crop growing geographical area permissions."; believe the current text of the first part of the article. 3. Replace article 22, first paragraph, the words "the third" with the words "the third and fourth part". 4. transitional provisions be supplemented with point 7 by the following: "7. The Cabinet of Ministers by 2015 and 30 September 2004, the amendment of the Cabinet of Ministers of 26 May 2009. Regulations No. 457" rules on genetically modified organisms deliberate release. "" 5. Add to the informative reference to directives of the European Union with paragraph 3 by the following: "3) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015-2015/directive (EU) 412 Directive 2001/18/EC as regards the possibility that Member States may restrict or prohibit the cultivation of genetically modified organisms in their territory." The law shall enter into force on the day following its promulgation. The law in the Parliament adopted 18 June 2015. The President a. Smith in 2015 on June 27.