Abstract
The EU-Directive 90/220/EEC [1] regulating the deliberate release of transgenic organisms contains a list of criteria and in some cases assessment endpoints to consider in the risk assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms (i.e. GMOs). We compared this list with EU- Directive 91/414/EEC [1] regulating risk assessment of chemical and microbiological pesticides, in order to analyse differences between both directives and to find out where comparable experience with conventional organisms and appropriate test methods is available. For this purpose it is helpful to distinguish between different (albeit interlinked) categories of risks that are discussed in the following: “genetic” risks, risks from the gene product, risks with regard to adverse agrosystem effects, and socio-economic risks.
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Mueller, W., Torgersen, H., Gaugitsch, H. (1999). Risk assessment of transgenic plants — a comparison with pesticide regulation. In: Ammann, K., Jacot, Y., Kjellsson, G., Simonsen, V. (eds) Methods for Risk Assessment of Transgenic Plants. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8700-7_21
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