Legal Aspects of Trading Genetically Modified Food in the European Union and Poland Cover Image

Prawne aspekty obrotu żywnością genetycznie modyfikowaną w Unii Europejskiej i Polsce
Legal Aspects of Trading Genetically Modified Food in the European Union and Poland

Author(s): Cezary Zapała
Subject(s): National Economy, Supranational / Global Economy, Agriculture, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: genetically modified organism (GMO); food law; opt-out clause

Summary/Abstract: The topic of this article concerns the notion of the release of genetically modified food in the European Union and Poland. The author of this work touches upon the problem concerning the origin of GMO regulations in UE and Poland based on the substantive and procedural rules. The aim of this consideration is to determine the way of how applicable provisions affect business activities regarding the branch of biotechnology and how these provisions comply with the rule of caution, being the part of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (one of the basic and applicable rules concerning appropriate frames of health and animal safety). The author also concentrates on the problem of opt-out clause with reference to GMO provisions.

  • Issue Year: 19/2016
  • Issue No: 30
  • Page Range: 105-122
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish