commiss decis septemb relat nation provis ban genet modifi organ region upper austria notifi republ austria pursuant articl ec treati notifi document number german text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun articl thereof fact letter date march austrian perman represent european union notifi commiss accord articl ec treati draft upper austrian act prohibit genet engin ban genet modifi organ region upper austria hereinaft nation provis derog provis direct ec european parliament council articl ec treati articl treati quot adopt council commiss harmonis measur member state deem introduc nation provis base scientif evid relat protect environ work environ ground problem specif member state aris adopt harmonis measur notifi commiss envisag provis ground introduc commiss month notif refer paragraph approv reject nation provis involv verifi mean arbitrari discrimin disguis restrict trade member state constitut obstacl function intern market absenc decis commiss period nation provis refer paragraph deem approv justifi complex matter absenc danger human health commiss notifi member state concern period refer paragraph extend period month quot relev commun legisl direct ec deliber releas environ genet modifi organ deliber releas genet modifi organ gmo environ govern direct ec octob date member state requir implement relev nation measur direct base articl treati establish european commun aim approxim legisl procedur member state authoris gmo intend deliber releas environ direct ec put place step step approv process case case assess risk human health environ gmo product consist gmo genet modifi micro organ gmm releas environ market direct procedur experiment releas refer part releas place market releas refer part releas part releas requir authoris nation level part releas subject commun procedur eventu decis valid european union current time authoris place market genet modifi seed purpos cultiv exclus provid direct ec date genet modifi seed authoris direct applic pend authoris includ includ cultiv authoris place market gmo grant previou council direct eec repeal direct ec octob product seed genet modifi maiz varieti genet modifi oilse rape varieti chicori varieti authoris place market includ cultiv addit approv grant cultiv genet modifi carnat varieti direct ec place market experiment releas environ transgen anim basi classifi gmo whilst transgen anim fish approv purpos applic submit approv direct provid possibl addit provis authoris procedur articl direct ec quot safeguard claus quot provis articl forese quot member state result addit inform made date consent affect environment risk assess reassess exist inform basi addit scientif knowledg detail ground gmo product properli notifi receiv written consent direct constitut risk human health environ member state provision restrict prohibit sale gmo product territori quot event sever risk member state emerg measur suspens termin place market gmo inform commiss decis basi articl reason made decis basi decis commun level invok safeguard claus accord comitolog procedur foreseen articl direct ec direct ec transpos austrian legal order contradict provis articl requir member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct octob council direct eec amend direct ec direct eec amend direct ec govern contain genet modifi micro organ gmm austria member state transpos direct order cover gmo includ transgen anim fish gmm admiss contain direct progeni bred transgen anim fish member state contain condit direct ec transpos nation law consent activ issu nation basi provis direct commun procedur seed legisl seed legisl compris council direct eec eec ec ec ec ec amend direct ec direct forese seed varieti circul freeli commun provid varieti pass success test prove distinct stabl suffici homogen satisfactori cultiv seed varieti stage offici examin regard qualiti certifi basic seed certifi seed speci offici examin admit commerci seed direct agronom botan object aim gmo seed fulfil criteria convent seed direct market allow move freeli commun genet modifi seed pass success separ stage genet modif receiv prior authoris part direct ec characterist varieti subject test foreseen commun legisl seed result posit member state regist varieti nation catalogu seed seed varieti circul freeli member state territori admit commerci cultiv offici examin certifi regist commun catalogu varieti seed varieti benefit freedom movement commun territori offici examin certifi direct regul specif global manner issu transgen seed direct direct ec relev seed direct appli gmo stake appli jointli regul separ aspect genet modifi varieti regul ec european parliament council food regul ec set rule authoris label food includ food product consist produc gmo regul notabl forese risk environ food food ingredi consist genet modifi organ establish link direct ec stipul product environment risk assess undertaken ensur environment safeti regul impos specif environment risk assess similar laid direct ec includ assess suitabl product food food ingredi nation provis notifi scope nation provis notifi draft act primarili concern protect gmo free organ product system provinc upper austria protect natur environ natur biodivers cite object page report committe nation econom affair hereinaft quot committe report quot summari ground content draft act quot genet modifi organ gmo agricultur forestri crop farm current scientif knowledg free risk respect mainten gmo free agricultur product coexist conserv natur environ biodivers aim act safeguard organ farm tradit agricultur crop anim product gmo contamin hybridis addit natur biodivers sensit ecolog area genet resourc natur includ hunt fish protect gmo contamin quot basi draft act primarili seek ban genet modifi seed includ commun authoris provinc upper austria mean safeguard organ tradit farm coexist ii protect natur biodivers sensit ecolog area genet resourc quot contamin quot gmo accept adventiti trace genet modifi seed convent stock level appar authoris authoris genet modifi seed seek ban transgen anim breed releas hunt fish requir upper austria provid compens person monetari loss due presenc gmo convent product act temporari measur applic year adopt impact commun legisl nation provis notifi scope draft upper austrian act impli primarili impact experiment releas gmo accord provis part direct ec cultiv genet modifi seed varieti authoris provis part direct ec cultiv genet modifi seed varieti approv provis direct eec govern direct ec consent product renew direct ec year contain activ involv breed transgen anim fish contradict direct se provis direct eec amend direct ec oppos nation law explicitli extend gmo place market experiment releas environ transgen anim basi classifi gmo approv grant case time accord direct ec context import mention read commiss propos regul genet modifi food feed european parliament adopt amend aim introduc articl direct ec agreement council juli articl insert direct entri forc regul articl read quot member state measur avoid unintend presenc gmo product commiss gather coordin inform base studi commun nation level observ develop coexist member state base inform observ develop guidelin coexist genet modifi convent organ crop quot hand draft act impact food regul regul address food food ingredi consist gmo seed plant materi food regul consid scope draft act horizont issu coexist commiss adopt juli recommend guidelin develop nation strategi practic ensur coexist genet modifi crop convent organ farm recommend state quot import make clear distinct econom aspect coexist environment health aspect dealt direct ec deliber releas gmo environ procedur laid direct ec authoris releas gmo environ subject comprehens health environment risk assess outcom risk assess risk advers effect environ health manag identifi case authoris refus risk advers effect environ health identifi case authoris grant requir addit manag measur specif prescrib legisl risk identifi manag measur physic separ monitor case authoris carri oblig implement environment risk manag measur risk environ health identifi authoris grant procedur withdraw authoris modifi condit consent initi safeguard claus set articl direct authoris gmo cultiv european union environment health aspect cover direct ec pend issu address context coexist concern econom aspect admixtur genet modifi genet modifi crop quot territori measur recommend state quot option prioriti farm specif manag measur measur aim coordin neighbour farm measur region dimens consid measur appli specif crop cultiv incompat ensur coexist geograph scale limit region wide measur consid suffici level puriti achiev mean justifi crop product type seed versu crop product separ quot consider appear main commun legisl potenti affect austrian notif direct ec fact horizont piec legisl cornerston deliber releas gmo european union notabl authoris seed food legisl carri line govern principl interpret accept assess carri austrian author committe report state quot nation legisl room manoeuvr authoris gmo determin accord specif primari law stipul relat releas direct accord safeguard claus direct quot reason legal assess contain decis focu direct ec touch piec legisl cover biotechnolog import minor present context justif put forward austria justif draft act provid committe report recent studi coexist commiss provinc upper austria feder ministri social secur gener hereinaft quot müller studi quot basi act detail report gmo free risk respect mainten genet modifi free agricultur product coexist conserv natur environ biodivers müller studi produc broad compil gener inform gm crop coexist scientif data context gmo contamin müller studi purportedli confirm long term neg effect genet modifi free agricultur product natur occur crop format rule studi suggest practic imposs organ convent product coexist alongsid larg gmo cultiv fear long term damag environ justif term biodivers coexist appli transgen anim similar manner genet modifi seed line müller studi consid quot danger upper austrian environ concern li fact recombin gene harm convent genet modifi free organ agricultur crop product genet modifi varieti seed plant materi cultiv extens genet modifi free agricultur crop product longer futur danger face type product appear relat product permit seed plant materi product cover cultiv ban contain draft appli transgen anim breed purpos releas transgen anim purpos hunt fish long run anim reproduc threaten exist natur occur anim quot basi müller studi conclud quot genet modifi free area repres approach ensur long term secur relat problem coexist small structur austrian agricultur sector proport organ farmer high upper austria area gmo cultiv intent safeguard organ product agricultur product establish protect zone km radiu sourc foreign contamin quot specif provinc upper austria found fact product region base small structur farm system manag measur control presenc gmo organ convent product system committe report conclud quot emphasis austria case accord studi mention genet modifi free area repres approach ensur long term secur coexist austria small structur agricultur sector relat provinc upper austria aris studi area gmo cultiv intent safeguard organ product agricultur product establish protect zone km radiu foreign contamin sourc regard refer made high proport organ farmer case upper austria distribut provinc exist threaten quot ii procedur letter date march austrian perman represent european union notifi commiss accord articl ec treati draft upper austrian act prohibit genet engin ban genet modifi organ region upper austria derog provis direct ec letter date march commiss inform austrian author receiv notif articl ec treati month period examin pursuant articl begun march dai notif receiv letter date commiss inform member state request receiv austrian republ commiss publish notic request offici journal european union inform parti concern draft nation measur austria intend adopt iii legal assess consider admiss articl treati read quot adopt council commiss harmonis measur member state deem introduc nation provis base scientif evid relat protect environ work environ ground problem specif member state aris adopt harmonis measur notifi commiss envisag provis ground introduc quot notif submit austrian author march intend obtain approv introduct nation provis deem incompat direct ec commun measur approxim law regul administr provis member state aim establish oper intern market direct ec harmonis commun level rule deliber releas gmo experiment releas place market horizont piec legisl cornerston deliber releas gmo european union notabl authoris seed food legisl carri line govern principl reason develop detail point iii legal assess contain decis focu direct ec touch piec legisl cover biotechnolog import minor present context requir articl ec treati austria notifi commiss exact word draft provis incompat set direct ec explan reason opinion justifi introduct provis compar provis direct ec nation measur notifi emerg restrict contain direct notabl aspect govern principl direct ec case case risk analysi austrian act forese quot blanket quot ban direct ec combin seed direct enabl free circul genet modifi seed approv commun level austrian act forese prohibit genet modifi seed irrelev approv justif put forward austria müller studi commiss region upper austria brought light scientif evid show danger upper austrian environ studi demonstr upper austrian agricultur structur specif notabl base small scale farm substanti proport organ farm müller studi publish adopt direct ec austria issu coexist tackl direct consid unsolv light forego commiss consid notif submit austria order obtain approv introduct nation provis derog provis direct ec consid admiss articl ec treati assess merit accord articl treati commiss ensur condit enabl member state avail possibl derog provid articl fulfil quot commiss month notif refer paragraph approv reject nation provis involv verifi mean arbitrari discrimin disguis restrict trade member state constitut obstacl function intern market absenc decis commiss period nation provis refer paragraph deem approv justifi complex matter absenc danger human health commiss notifi member state concern period refer paragraph extend period month quot commiss assess condit provid articl treati met articl requir member state deem introduc nation provis derog harmonis measur member state base introduct scientif evid relat protect environ work environ ground problem specif member state aris adopt harmonis measur articl ec treati appli nation measur introduc incompat requir commun harmonis measur basi protect environ work environ ground problem specif member state aris adopt harmonis measur justifi scientif evid articl ec treati commiss approv reject draft nation provis question verifi mean arbitrari discrimin disguis restrict trade member state constitut obstacl function intern market nation provis notifi reason member state examin light commun harmonis measur derog case provis direct ec deliber releas environ gmo reason develop detail point legal assess contain decis focu direct ec touch piec legisl cover biotechnolog minor import present context specif direct affect draft act ban gmo region upper austria direct forese case case risk analysi prior authoris gmo propos ban cultiv genet modifi seed provinc upper austria creat obstacl place market genet modifi seed authoris purpos direct ec draft act implic genet modifi seed approv place market exist commun legisl futur approv whilst act seek ban genet modifi seed experiment releas proviso activ effect close system experiment releas genet modifi seed regul direct ec nation commun level nation author jurisdict includ quot contain type measur quot isol distanc barrier consent issu experiment releas basi potenti risk human health environ put place nation measur requir releas conduct quot close system quot irrespect potenti risk consid contradict direct addit direct ec de minimi threshold adventiti technic unavoid presenc authoris gmo seed member state discret judg quantiti gmo danger subsequ introduc threshold final accord articl direct ec basi inform made date consent member state detail ground gmo product properli notifi receiv written consent direct ec constitut risk human health environ member state provision restrict prohibit sale gmo product territori committe report show austria fulli awar possibl consid inappropri meet object total ban gmo provinc upper austria quot upper austrian act prohibit genet engin appli individu gmo authoris make provis gener ban gmo product present approv approv futur impract carri procedur accord articl releas direct approv procedur conduct relat gmo quot accord court case law except principl uniform applic commun law uniti intern market strictli interpret articl ec treati except principl uniform applic commun law uniti market interpret scope extend case formal light time frame establish articl ec treati commiss examin draft nation measur notifi articl justifi basi quot ground quot put forward member state mean treati respons prove measur justifi li member state make request procedur framework establish articl ec treati includ strict deadlin decis adopt commiss restrict examin relev element submit request member state seek justif introduct nation measur incompat commun harmonis measur justifi scientif evid protect environ work environ scientif evid judg light develop scientif knowledg member state request derog provid scientif evid support measur notifi austrian author argu quot extens genet modifi seed plant materi crop product interfer long term displac organ convent genet modifi free product result expans gmo cultiv quot austrian author commiss quot müller studi quot committe report base demonstr austria quot scientif evid light justifi upper austrian act prohibit genet engin form propos quot studi suppos demonstr quot genet modifi free area quot repres approach ensur long term secur coexist austria quot small structur agricultur sector quot commiss full austrian notif european food safeti author hereinaft efsa request mandat articl accord articl regul ec european parliament council provid scientif opinion quot inform provid austria report entitl gmo free agricultur area design analysi scenario implement measur scientif evid term risk human health environ justifi ban cultiv genet modifi seed propag materi transgen anim breed purpos releas transgen anim authoris purpos direct eec direct ec efsa request comment scientif inform present report data invalid provis environment risk assess legisl quot efsa conclud juli scientif panel genet modifi organ opinion quot scientif inform present report provid data invalid provis environment risk assess establish direct eec direct ec scientif inform present report provid scientif evid term risk human health environ justifi gener prohibit cultiv genet modifi seed propag materi transgen anim breed purpos releas transgen anim authoris purpos direct eec direct ec region austria quot regard quot quot scientif inform commiss consid müller report data larg part prior adopt direct ec march assess confirm efsa addit austria reli fact müller studi releas april year date adopt direct ec march vast major sourc refer bibliographi publish prior adopt direct ec core studi appear valid previou work materi identifi specif problem aris adopt direct ec austrian author provid scientif evid specif concern protect environ work environ appear austrian concern coexist relat socio econom problem protect environ work environ assess confirm efsa opinion state quot evid present report show coexist environment human health risk issu efsa ask commiss comment manag coexist genet modifi genet modifi crop panel recognis import agricultur issu quot basi line definit coexist contain recommend issu commiss consid concern relat coexist rais austria specif regard protect environ work environ mean articl ec treati commiss consid measur coexist introduc region basi context econom risk proportion accord articl direct ec commiss recommend coexist measur account specif crop type ii specif crop iii suffici level puriti achiev mean light document provid austria excerpt müller studi includ notif clear small structur farm system specif region exist member state accept act regard articl treati found justif efsa opinion corrobor austrian justif quot scientif evid present contain uniqu local scientif inform environment human health impact exist futur gm crop anim scientif evid present show area austria unusu uniqu ecosystem requir separ risk assess conduct austria similar area europ specif case present impact gmo biodivers directli agricultur practic quot argument view austrian author justifi recours precautionari principl commiss point quot recours precautionari principl presuppos potenti danger effect deriv phenomenon product process identifi scientif evalu risk determin suffici certainti quot commun court interpret precautionari principl prevent measur risk realiti extent thereof quot fulli quot demonstr conclus scientif evid appear adequ back scientif data time measur prevent measur properli base pure hypothet approach risk found mere conjectur scientif verifi commiss consid alleg made recours precautionari principl gener lack substanc efsa identifi risk justifi take action basi precautionari principl commun nation level result case justif appli precautionari principl iv conclus articl ec treati requir member state deem introduc nation provis derog commun harmonis measur nation provis justifi scientif evid relat protect environ work environ problem specif state make request problem arisen adopt harmonis measur case examin austrian request commiss consid austria provid scientif evid relat protect environ work environ demonstr specif problem territori upper austria aros adopt direct ec deliber releas environ gmo make introduc notifi nation measur request austria introduc nation measur aim prohibit gmo upper austria fulfil condit set articl articl ec treati commiss approv reject draft nation provis question verifi mean arbitrari discrimin disguis restrict trade member state constitut obstacl function intern market request made austria fulfil basic condit set articl commiss verifi notifi nation provis mean arbitrari discrimin disguis restrict trade member state constitut obstacl function intern market light element assess merit justif put forward nation measur notifi light consider set commiss consid austria request introduc nation provis derog direct ec submit march admiss fulfil condit set articl ec treati austria provid scientif evid relat protect environ work environ ground problem specif upper austria commiss ground nation provis notifi approv accord articl treati adopt decis articl nation provis ban gmo upper austria notifi austria pursuant articl ec treati reject articl decis address republ austria brussel septemb commiss margot wallström member commiss oj oj oj oj oj oj oj oj oj oj oj oj provinci act prohibit cultiv genet modifi seed plant materi transgen anim breed purpos releas transgen anim purpos hunt fish upper austrian act prohibit genet engin report committe nation econom affair provinci act prohibit cultiv genet modifi seed plant materi transgen anim breed purpos releas transgen anim purpos hunt fish upper austrian act prohibit genet engin oj releas direct defin prior committe report direct ec quot genet modifi free area farm concept analysi scenario step realis quot werner müller april carri behalf depart environ region upper austria feder ministri social secur gener oj comment receiv itali netherland europabio context import mention seed direct stipul adopt measur ensur high level puriti basic certifi seed distinct made admixtur convent genet modifi varieti document letter date februari ref verf gm quot notif commiss introduct nation provis draft committe report prohibit cultiv genet modifi seed propag materi transgen anim breed purpos releas transgen anim hunt fish purpos upper austria genet engin prohibit act oö gtvg accord articl ec treati quot quot report committe nation econom affair provinci act prohibit cultiv genet modifi seed plant materi transgen anim breed purpos releas transgen anim purpos hunt fish upper austrian act prohibit genet engin quot quot gmo free agricultur area design analysi scenario implement measur quot studi engin werner müller quot green report report econom social situat upper austrian agricultur forestri quot quot report implement natura upper austria year quot question efsa oj opinion scientif panel genet modifi organ question commiss relat austrian notif nation legisl govern gmo articl treati efsa journal recit commiss commun recours precautionari principl final judgment case court instanc ecr ii