Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (Text with EEA relevance)
- In force
- CELEX number: 32003R1829
- Official Journal: JOL_2003_268_R_0001_01
- Form: Regulation
- Procedure number: 2001/0173(COD), 2001/0173/COD
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Dates
Date of document: - September 22, 2003
- October 18, 2003
- July 11, 2003
- Entry into force - Date pub. + 20 See Art 49
- April 18, 2004
- Application - Date pub. + 6 Months See Art 49
Modified by
Modified by:
- Regulation (EC) No 298/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission - detail
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1981/2006 of 22 December 2006 on detailed rules for the implementation of Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Community reference laboratory for genetically modified organisms (Text with EEA relevance) - detail
- Regulation (EU) 2019/1381 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 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 (Text with EEA relevance.) - detail
All documents based on this document:
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 641/2004 of 6 April 2004 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the application for the authorisation of new genetically modified food and feed, the notification of existing products and adventitious or technically unavoidable presence of genetically modified material which has benefited from a favourable risk evaluation (Text with EEA relevance)
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1981/2006 of 22 December 2006 on detailed rules for the implementation of Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Community reference laboratory for genetically modified organisms (Text with EEA relevance)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 503/2013 of 3 April 2013 on applications for authorisation of genetically modified food and feed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 641/2004 and (EC) No 1981/2006 Text with EEA relevance
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 120/2014 of 7 February 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1981/2006 on detailed rules for the implementation of Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council as regards the Community reference laboratory for genetically modified organisms Text with EEA relevance
Modifies
Modifies:
- Council Directive 82/471/EEC of 30 June 1982 concerning certain products used in animal nutrition
- Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients
- Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC - Commission Declaration
- Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 April 1968 on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine
- Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed
- Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species
Repeal:
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 50/2000 of 10 January 2000 on the labelling of foodstuffs and food ingredients containing additives and flavourings that have been genetically modified or have been produced from genetically modified organisms
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 49/2000 of 10 January 2000 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1139/98 concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs produced from genetically modified organisms of particulars other than those provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC
- Council Regulation (EC) No 1139/98 of 26 May 1998 concerning the compulsory indication of the labelling of certain foodstuffs produced from genetically modified organisms of particulars other than those provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC
Affected by case
- Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 8 May 2013. Procura della Repubblica v Fidenato Giorgio. Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure — Directive 2002/53/EC — Common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species — Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) entered in the common catalogue — Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 — Article 20 — Existing products — Directive 2001/18/EC — Article 26a — Measures to avoid the accidental presence of genetically modified organisms. Case C‑542/12.
- A20
- Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 6 September 2012. Pioneer Hi Bred Italia Srl v Ministero delle Politiche agricole alimentari e forestali. Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato. Agriculture — Genetically modified organisms — Council Directive 2002/53/EC — Common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species — Genetically modified organisms accepted for inclusion in the common catalogue — Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 — Article 20 — Existing products — Directive 2001/18/EC — Article 26a — Measures to avoid the unintended presence of genetically modified organisms — National measures prohibiting the cultivation of genetically modified organisms accepted for inclusion in the common catalogue and authorised as existing products pending measures based on Article 26a of Directive 2001/18/EC. Case C‑36/11.
- A20
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 7 July 2022. PH v Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia and Direzione centrale risorse agroalimentari, forestali e ittiche - Servizio foreste e corpo forestale della Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale ordinario di Pordenone. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Agriculture – Genetically modified food and feed – Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 – Deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms – Directive 2001/18/EC – Article 26a – Possibility for Member States to take appropriate measures to avoid the unintended presence of genetically modified organisms in other products – Conditions of application – Principle of proportionality – Guidelines for the development of national coexistence measures to avoid the unintended presence of genetically modified organisms in conventional and organic crops – Measure adopted by an infra-State body prohibiting on its territory the cultivation of genetically modified maize. Case C-24/21.
- Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 8 September 2011. Monsanto SAS and Others v Ministre de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche. References for a preliminary ruling: Conseil d'État - France. Agriculture - Genetically modified animal feed - Emergency measures - Measure adopted by a Member State - Provisional suspension of an authorisation granted pursuant to Directive 90/220/EEC - Legal basis - Directive 2001/18/EC - Article 12 - Sectoral legislation - Article 23 - Safeguard clause - Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 - Article 20 - Existing products - Article 34 - Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 - Articles 53 and 54 - Conditions of application. Joined cases C-58/10 to C-68/10.
- A20
- A34
- Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 September 2011. Karl Heinz Bablok and Others v Freistaat Bayern. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof - Germany. Genetically modified food for human consumption - Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 - Articles 2 to 4 and 12 - Directive 2001/18/EC - Article 2 - Directive 2000/13/EC - Article 6 - Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 - Article 2 - Apicultural products - Presence of pollen from genetically modified plants - Consequences - Placing on the market - Definition of ‘organism’ and ‘food for human consumption containing ingredients produced from genetically modified organisms’. Case C-442/09.
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- A03P1LC
- A02PT10
- A02PT1
- A02PT5
- A12P2
- A03P1
- A04P2
- Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 September 2017. Criminal proceedings against Giorgio Fidenato and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Udine. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Agriculture — Genetically modified food and feed — Emergency measures — National measure seeking to prohibit the cultivation of genetically modified maize MON 810 — Maintenance or renewal of the measure — Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 — Article 34 — Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 — Articles 53 and 54 — Conditions of application — Precautionary principle. Case C-111/16.
- A34
- Order of the Court (Third Chamber) of 23 November 2017. Criminal proceedings against Giorgio Fidenato. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Pordenone. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Agriculture — Genetically modified food and feed — Emergency measures — National measure seeking to prohibit the cultivation of genetically modified maize MON 810 — Adoption and maintenance of the measure — Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 — Article 34 — Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 — Articles 53 and 54 — Conditions of application — Precautionary principle. Case C-107/16.
- A34
- Case C-111/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Udine (Italy) lodged on 24 February 2016 — Criminal proceedings against Giorgio Fidenato and Others
- article 34
- Case C-364/24, Dalfardo: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 17 May 2024 – PH, on his own account and as owner of the agricultural holding In Trois v Ministero dell’Agricoltura, della Sovranità Alimentare e delle Foreste
- article 34
- Case C-24/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale ordinario di Pordenone (Italy) lodged on 14 January 2021 — PH v Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Case C-107/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Pordenone (Italy) lodged on 22 February 2016 — Criminal proceedings against Giorgio Fidenato
- article 34
Legal basis
- Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title VI: Common rules on competition, taxation and approximation of laws Chapter 3: Approximation of laws Article 95 Article 100a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
- Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part Five: Institutions of the Community Title I: Provisions governing the institutions Chapter 2: Provisions common to several institutions Article 251 Article 189b - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
- Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title II: Agriculture Article 37 Article 43 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) Article 43 - EEC Treaty
- Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title XIII: Public health Article 152 Article 129 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) Article 129 - EEC Treaty
EuroVoc Vocabulary
- Consumer information
- Marketing standard
- Foodstuffs
- Health control
- Labelling
- Animal feedingstuffs
- Genetically modified organism
- Consumer protection
- Animal feedingstuffs
- Human nutrition
- GMOs
- Protection of health and safety
- Market approval
- Animal feedingstuffs
- Foodstuffs