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Country's Decision or any other Communication (DEC)
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BCH-DEC-BG-11592-7   |   PDF   |   Print   |  
published: 01 Feb 2006 last updated: 06 Aug 2019
Amendment
No
General Information
Domestic regulations that apply with respect to specific imports
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01 Jun 2005
No
Subject of the decision, notification, communication or declaration
  • Notification that domestic regulations shall apply with respect to specific imports of LMOs (Article 14.4)
Document on the decision, communication, notification or declaration
Additional Information
Article 83 of the Bulgarian Genetically Modified Organisms Act stipulates that the import of GMO and of GMO as products or ingredient of products can be done after a permit by the Minister of Environment and Water or by the Minister of Agriculture, Foods and Forestry is acquired following the procedures set in Chapter Three (for GMOs intended for contained use) or Chapter Four (for GMOs intended for release into the environment or for placing on the market).  That means that proper authorisation should be  obtained from the relevant national authority before proceeding with the import.
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