Record details

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General information

Country

Austria

Name of the Competent National Authority

Environment Agency Austra

Website

EN		Environment Agency Austria
DE		Umweltbundesamt

Coordinates

Environment Agency Austra

Spittelauer Laende 5

Vienna

Austria, A-1090

Phone:	+43-1-31304-3133
Fax:	+43-1-31304-3700
Email:	helmut.gaugitsch@umweltbundesamt.at
Url:	Environment Agency Austria

Regulatory function

Administrative functions

All functions pursuant to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Detailed description of the regulatory functions

National Focal Point for Cartagena Protocol in Austria.
National Focal Point for Biosafety Clearing House.
National Competent Authority concerning deliberate release and placing on the market of GMOs.

Types of LMOs under its jurisdiction

Animals
Plants

Additional contact information

Contact person

Record #101449

Dr. Helmut Gaugitsch

Head of Unit

Landuse & Biosafety

Umweltbundesamt (Environment Agency Austria) (EAA)

Spittelauer Laende 5

Vienna

Austria, A-1090

Phone:	+43-1-31304-3133
Fax:	+43-1-31304-3700
Email:	helmut.gaugitsch@umweltbundesamt.at
Url:	Biosafety pages at the Umweltbundesamt Homepage (German language),Austrian Biosafety Clearing House

Additional Information

Biosafety information at the Environment Agency Austria Website (in German Language)
http://www.umweltbundesamt.at/umweltschutz/gentechnik