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		THE 
        E.U. DIRECTIVE GOVERNING MOLECULAR FARMING 
        as of October 17th 2002 
      The PDF. file 
        of this 64 page directive is available HERE. 
      Directive 2001/18/EC 
        of the European Parliament and of the Council covers the deliberate release 
        into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repeals the 
        earlier Council Directive 90/220/EEC  
      It contains the 
        following. 
      Preamble  
        Part A: General Provisions  
        Article 1: Objectives  
        Article 2: Definitions  
        Article 3: Exemptions  
        Article 4: General obligations 
      Part B: Deliberate 
        Release of GMOs for any other purpose than for placing on the market  
        Article 5  
        Article 6: Standard authorisation procedure  
        Article 7: Differentiated procedures  
        Article 8: Handling of modifications and new information  
        Article 9: Consultation of and information to the public  
        Article 10: Reporting by notifiers on releases  
        Article 11: Exchange of information between competent authorities and 
        the Commission Part C: Placing 
        on the Market of GMOs as or in products  
        Article 12: Sectoral legislation  
        Article 13: Notification Procedure  
        Article 14: Assessment report  
		  Article 
        15: Standard procedure  
        Article 16: Criteria and information for specified GMOs  
        Article 17: Renewal of consent  
        Article 18: Community procedure in case of objections  
        Article 19: Consent  
        Article 20: Monitoring and handling of new information  
        Article 21: Labelling  
        Article 22: Free circulation  
        Article 23: Safeguard clause  
        Article 24: Information to the public  
        Part D: Final Provisions  
        Article 25: Confidentiality  
        Article 26: Labelling of GMOs referred to in Article 2(4), second subparagraph 
         
        Article 27: Adaptation of Annexes to technical progress  
        Article 28: Consultation of Scientific Committee(s)  
        Article 29: Consultation of Committee(s) on Ethics  
        Article 30: Committee procedure  
        Article 31: Exchange of information and reporting  
        Article 32: Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on biosafety  
        Article 33: Penalties  
        Article 34: Transposition  
        Article 35: Pending notifications  
        Article 36: Repeal  
        Article 37  
        Article 38  
        It also contains the following annexations 
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