Department of the Environment

The Department of the Environment has made a Statutory Rule entitled The Genetically Modified Organisms (Traceability and Labelling) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R 2005 No271).

The Rule comes into operation on 30 June 2005.

The Rule is made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

These Regulations put in place supporting measures for the domestic implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms. EC Regulation 1830/2003 provides a harmonised EU system on the documentation required to account for and identify GM products throughout the supply chain with the objective of facilitating accurate labelling.

Copies of the Rule may be purchased from the Stationery Office, 16 Arthur Street, Belfast, BT1 4GD.