The Biosafety Advisory Council issues advices on different types of notification dossiers that are dealt with according to specific regulatory procedures. The texts of the Belgian and European legislations supporting the work of the Council are available here.
Please select one of the links below for a detailed description of the role and interventions of the Council in the corresponding regulatory procedures:
- Deliberate release of GM plants for any other purpose than placing on the market (e.g. field trials with GM plants): Part B of the Royal Decree of 21/02/2005 implementing Directive 2001/18/EC
- Deliberate release of GMOs for any other purpose than placing on the market (other than plants) (e.g. clinical trials with medicinal GMOs): Part B of the Royal Decree of 21/02/2005 implementing Directive 2001/18/EC
- Environmental release of GMOs for their placing on the market: Part C of the Royal Decree of 21/02/2005 implementing Directive 2001/18/EC
- Genetically modified food and feed: Regulation (EC) 1829/2003
- Genetically modified medicinal products: Regulation (EC) 726/2004