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1830欧盟第1830号指令
Regulation(EC)No1830/2003oftheEuropeanParliamentandoftheCouncil
of22September2003
concerningthetraceabilityandlabellingofgeneticallymodifiedorganismsandthetraceabilityoffoodandfeedproductsproducedfromgeneticallymodifiedorganismsandamendingDirective2001/18/EC
THEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTANDTHECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANUNION,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanCommunity,andinparticularArticle95
(1)thereof,HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission
(1),HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanEconomicandSocialCommittee
(2),HavingregardtotheopinionoftheCommitteeoftheRegions(3),ActinginaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle251oftheTreaty(4),
Whereas:
(1)Directive2001/18/ECoftheEuropeanParliamentandoftheCouncilof12March2001onthedeliberatereleaseintotheenvironmentofgeneticallymodifiedorganisms(5)requiresMemberStatestotakemeasurestoensuretraceabilityandlabellingofauthorisedgeneticallymodifiedorganisms(GMOs)atallstagesoftheirplacingonthemarket.
(2)Differencesbetweennationallaws,regulationsandadministrativeprovisionsconcerningtraceabilityandlabellingofGMOsasproductsorinproductsaswellastraceabilityoffoodandfeedproducedfromGMOsmayhindertheirfreemovement,creatingconditionsofunequalandunfaircompetition.AharmonisedCommunityframeworkfortraceabilityandlabellingofGMOsshouldcontributetotheeffectivefunctioningoftheinternalmarket.Directive2001/18/ECshouldthereforebeamendedaccordingly.
(3)TraceabilityrequirementsforGMOsshouldfacilitateboththewithdrawalofproductswhereunforeseenadverseeffectsonhumanhealth,animalhealthortheenvironment,includingecosystems,areestablished,andthetargetingofmonitoringtoexaminepotentialeffectson,inparticular,theenvironment.Traceabilityshouldalsofacilitatetheimplementationofriskmanagementmeasuresinaccordancewiththeprecautionaryprinciple.
(4)TraceabilityrequirementsforfoodandfeedproducedfromGMOsshouldbeestablishedtofacilitateaccuratelabellingofsuchproducts,inaccordancewiththerequirementsofRegulation(EC)No1829/2003oftheEuropeanParliamentandoftheCouncilof22September2003ongeneticallymodifiedfoodandfeed(6),soastoensurethataccurateinformationisavailabletooperatorsandconsumerstoenablethemtoexercisetheirfreedomofchoiceinaneffectivemanneraswellastoenablecontrolandverificationoflabellingclaims.RequirementsforfoodandfeedproducedfromGMOsshouldbesimilarinordertoavoiddiscontinuityofinformationincasesofchangeinenduse.
(5)ThetransmissionandholdingofinformationthatproductscontainorconsistofGMOs,andtheuniquecodesforthoseGMOs,ateachstageoftheirplacingonthemarketprovidethebasisforappropriatetraceabilityandlabellingforGMOs.ThecodesmaybeusedtoaccessspecificinformationonGMOsfromaregister,andtofacilitatetheiridentification,detectionandmonitoringinaccordancewithDirective2001/18/EC.
(6)ThetransmissionandholdingofinformationthatfoodandfeedhavebeenproducedfromGMOsalsoprovidethebasisfortheappropriatetraceabilityofproductsproducedfromGMOs.
(7)TheCommunitylegislationconcerningGMOsasorinfeedshouldalsoapplytofeedintendedforanimalswhicharenotdestinedforfoodproduction.
(8)Guidanceonsamplinganddetectionshouldbedevelopedinordertofacilitateacoordinatedapproachforcontrolandinspectionandprovidelegalcertaintyforoperators.AccountshouldbetakenofregisterscontaininginformationongeneticmodificationsinGMOsestablishedbytheCommissioninaccordancewithArticle31
(2)ofDirective2001/18/ECandArticle29ofRegulation(EC)No1829/2003.
(9)MemberStatesshouldlaydownrulesonpenaltiesapplicabletoinfringementsoftheprovisionsofthisRegulation.
(10)CertaintracesofGMOsinproductsmaybeadventitious(外来的、偶然的)ortechnicallyunavoidable.SuchpresenceofGMOsshouldthereforenottriggerlabellingandtraceabilityrequirements.Itisthereforenecessarytofixthresholdsfortheadventitiousortechnicallyunavoidablepresenceofmaterialconsisting,containingorproducedfromGMOsbothwhenthemarketingofsuchGMOsisauthorisedintheCommunityandwhentheiradventitiousortechnicallyunavoidablepresenceistoleratedbyvirtueofArticle47ofRegulation(EC)No1829/2003.Itisalsoappropriatetoprovidethat,whenthecombinedlevelofadventitiousortechnicallyunavoidablepresenceoftheabovematerialinafoodorfeedorinoneofitscomponentsishigherthantheaforesaidlabellingthresholds,suchpresenceshouldbeindicatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegulationanddetailedprovisionstobeadoptedforitsimplementation.
(11)ItisnecessarytoensurethatconsumersarefullyandreliablyinformedaboutGMOsandtheproducts,foodsandfeedproducedtherefrom,soastoallowthemtomakeaninformedchoiceofproduct.
(12)ThemeasuresnecessaryfortheimplementationofthisRegulationshouldbeadoptedinaccordancewithCouncilDecision1999/468/ECof28June1999layingdowntheproceduresfortheexerciseofimplementingpowersconferredontheCommission(7).
(13)SystemsforthedevelopmentandassignmentofuniqueidentifiersforGMOsshouldbeestablishedbeforethemeasuresrelatingtotraceabilityandlabellingcanbeapplied.
(14)TheCommissionshouldsubmitareporttotheEuropeanParliamentandtheCouncilontheimplementationofthisRegulationand,morespecifically,ontheeffectivenessoftherulesontraceabilityandlabelling.
(15)ThisRegulationrespectsthefundamentalrightsandobservestheprinciplesrecognisedinparticularbytheCharterofFundamentalRightsoftheEuropeanUnion,
HAVEADOPTEDTHISREGULATION:
Article1
Objectives
ThisRegulationprovidesaframeworkforthetraceabilityofproductsconsistingoforcontaininggeneticallymodifiedorganisms(GMOs),andfoodandfeedproducedfromGMOs,withtheobjectivesoffacilitatingaccuratelabelling,monitoringtheeffectsontheenvironmentand,whereappropriate,onhealth,andtheimplementationoftheappropriateriskmanagementmeasuresincluding,ifnecessary,withdrawalofproducts.
Article2
Scope
1.ThisRegulationshallapply,atallstagesoftheplacingonthemarket,to:
(a)productsconsistingof,orcontaining,GMOs,placedonthemarketinaccordancewithCommunitylegislation;
(b)foodproducedfromGMOs,placedonthemarketinaccordancewithCommunitylegislation;
(c)feedproducedfromGMOs,placedonthemarketinaccordancewithCommunitylegislation.
2.ThisRegulationshallnotapplytomedicinalproductsforhumanandveterinaryuseauthorisedunderRegulation(EEC)No2309/93(8).
Article3
Definitions
ForthepurposeofthisRegulation:
1."Geneticallymodifiedorganism"or"GMO"meansgeneticallymodifiedorganismasdefinedinArticle2
(2)ofDirective2001/18/EC,excludingorganismsobtainedthroughthetechniquesofgeneticmodificationlistedinAnnexIBtoDirective2001/18/EC;
2."ProducedfromGMOs"meansderived,inwholeorinpart,fromGMOs,butnotcontainingorconsistingofGMOs;
3."Traceability"meanstheabilitytotraceGMOsandproductsproducedfromGMOsatallstagesoftheirplacingonthemarketthroughtheproductionanddistributionchains;
4."Uniqueidentifier"meansasimplenumericoralphanumericcodewhichservestoidentifyaGMOonthebasisoftheauthorisedtransformationeventfromwhichitwasdevelopedandprovidingthemeanstoretrievespecificinformationpertinenttothatGMO;
5."Operator"meansanaturalorlegalpersonwhoplacesaproductonthemarketorwhoreceivesaproductthathasbeenplacedonthemarketintheCommunity,eitherfromaMemberStateorfromathirdcountry,atanystageoftheproductionanddistributionchain,butdoesnotincludethefinalconsumer;
6."Finalconsumer"meanstheultimateconsumerwhowillnotusetheproductaspartofanybusinessoperationoractivity;
7."Food"meansfoodasdefinedinArticle2ofRegulation(EC)No178/2002(9);
8."Ingredient"meansingredientasreferredtoinArticle6(4)ofDirective2000/13/EC(10);
9."Feed"meansfeedasdefinedinArticle3(4)ofRegulation(EC)No178/2002;
10."Placingonthemarket"meansplacingonthemarketasdefinedinthespecificCommunitylegislationunderwhichtherelevantproducthasbeenauthorised;inothercases,itisdefinedasinArticle2(4)ofDirective2001/18/EC;
11."Thefirststageoftheplacingonthemarketofaproduct"meanstheinitialtransactionintheproductionanddistributionchains,whereaproductismadeavailabletoathirdparty;
12."Pre-packagedproduct"meansanysingleitemofferedforsaleconsistingofaproductandthepackagingintowhichitwasputbeforebeingofferedforsale,whethersuchpackagingenclosestheproductcompletelyoronlypartially,providedthatthecontentscannotbealteredwithoutopeningorchangingthepackaging.
Article4
TraceabilityandlabellingrequirementsforproductsconsistingoforcontainingGMOs
A.TRACEABILITY
1.AtthefirststageoftheplacingonthemarketofaproductconsistingoforcontainingGMOs,includingbulkquantities,operatorsshallensurethatthefollowinginformationistransmittedinwritingtotheoperatorreceivingtheproduct:
(a)thatitcontainsorconsistsofGMOs;
(b)theuniqueidentifier(s)assignedtothoseGMOsinaccordancewithArticle8.
2.Atallsubsequentstagesoftheplacingonthemarketofproductsreferredtoinparagraph1,operatorsshallensurethattheinformationreceivedinaccordancewithparagraph1istransmittedinwriti