WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SVN/11
18 February 2003
(03-1029)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   SLOVENIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Genetically modified
organisms, micro organisms, plants, animals, feed and seed (HS code Chapters 1 to 8 and
Chapters 10 - 12, ICS 65.020)
Genetically modified organisms,  contained use of GMO's, deliberate release of GMO's into
the environment, GMO's placing on the market  including export/import of GMO's or products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Law on Management
of Genetically Modified Organisms, available in Slovenian and English languages (unofficial
and unauthorized translation).  Number of pages in the Official Journal:  13
6. Description of content:   The Law regulates management of GMO’s and determines
measures for preventing and reducing possible ad verse environmental effects, especially in
relation to preserving biological diversity, and on human health, which could occur during
work with GMO’s in contained use, their delibe rate release into the environment or placing on
the market as such, and / or in products cont aining GMO’s or consisting of them or their
combinations. It also regulates the import and export of GMO’s and products referred to
above.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Enabling safe use of biotechnology and to regulate the field of treatment  of GMO’s in
Slovenia, to fill up the legal gap on the field of treatment of GMO’s and to implement the
obligations from the accession conditions for the membership in EU
8. Relevant documents:   Act is prepared on the basis of:
UNEP International Technical Guidelines for Sa fety in Biotechnology, Cartagena Protocol on
Biosafety, Enabling Safe Us e Of Biotechnology, CEN/TC 233 Biotechnol ogy Standards, EU
Legislation (Directive 90/219/EEC, Dir ective 98/81/EC, Directive 2001/18/EC)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Published in the Official Journal RS, Nr. 67/02 in
Slovenian language
Proposed date of entry into force: 10 August 2002
10. Final date for comments:   -
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           