9. GMO risk assessment in the EU: interplay between science, policy and politics

J.M. Casacuberta; F. Nogué; P. du Jardin

9. GMO risk assessment in the EU: interplay between science, policy and politics

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J.M. Casacuberta

J.M. Casacuberta Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics, CRAG (CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB), Campus UAB, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.

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F. Nogué

F. Nogué INRA AgroParisTech, IJPB, UMR 1318, INRA centre de Versailles, route de Saint Cyr, 78026 Versailles CEDEX, France.

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P. du Jardin

P. du Jardin Université de Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, 2 Passage des Déportés, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium³.

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Pages:: 141–154

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-845-2_9

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This chapter analyses the evolution of GMO risk assessment in the EU from the first discussions within the scientific community until now, situating as landmarks in the analysis the reforms that have taken place within the legal framework. After an introduction there is a presentation of the key elements of GMO risk assessment in the 1990s directives, which typically situated Member States as crucial components of the system. This is followed by analysis of the adoption of the second regulatory framework for GMOs in the EU, the keys of which were Directive 2001/18/EC, Regulation 1829/2003 and the creation of the European Food Safety Authority. The third section details the significant differences that in the application of this second legal framework begin to appear in the 2000s between imported GM products and GMO cultivation in the EU. This analysis is followed by a discussion, finally and prior to the conclusions, of how with regard to risk assessment the balance between the roles of the different actors, as well as between different values at stake (such as scientific soundness, independency, transparency, consistency) has evolved.

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Towards a new regulatory framework for GM crops in the European Union

Scientific, ethical, social and legal issues and the challenges ahead

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Publisher:: Wageningen Academic

Print Publication Date:: 11 Sep 2017

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