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Sweden: Biosafety-related Web sites
(Last revised: May 30, 2006 )

Regulatory Framework

Competent Authorities	Contained use	Deliberate release	Placing on the market
Swedish Work Environment Authority	GMM	-	-
National Board of Fisheries	Water living GMOs	Water living GMOs	Water living GMOs
National Board of Forestry (in Swedish)	-	GM forest trees	GM forest trees
National Chemicals Inspectorate	-	GMM, nematodes, arachnids and insects	GMM, nematodes, arachnids and insects
Medical Products Agency	-	Medical products	Medical products
Swedish Board of Agriculture	Other GMOs	Other GMOs	Other GMOs
National Food Administration	-	-	GM Foods

EU-legislation:

• Directive 2001/18/EC on Genetically Modified Organisms
• Directive 90/219/EEC on Contained Use of Genetically Modified Organisms amended by Directive 98/81/EC
• Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed
• Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001/18/EC

National legislation

• The Environmental Code, Chapter 13 (SFS 1998:808, in Swedish)
• Ordinance on Release into the Environment of Genetically Modified Organisms (SFS 2002:1086, in Swedish)
• Ordinance on Contained Use of Genetically Modified Organisms (SFS 2000:271, in Swedish)

Specific legislation (regulations issued by the Competent Authorities respectively):

n.a. = not applicable

GMO regulation in Sweden - website of the authorities responsible for regulation of activities involving GMO’s

The Swedish Gene Technology Advisory Board

Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

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