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Contained
Use of GMOs and pathogens
Procedures in the Walloon
Region
(Last revised:
June 3, 2009
)
Contained uses of genetically modified organisms and pathogens are activities mentioned in the list of classified activities subjected to environmental permit (class 1 and 2) * or to declaration (class 3) *. (decree of 4/7/2002 defining the list of projects subjected to incidence studies and installations and classified activities - section 73).
Before any application for environmental permit, the user submits a biosafety dossier (technical dossier only) to the SBB. The SBB sends her advice on the risk assessment of the user. The user will join the advice to the application form of the environmental permit (Decree of 5/6/2008 amending the Decree of 4/7/2002 related to the procedure and diverse enforcement measures of the Decree of 11 March 1999 concerning the environmental permit).
In Walloon Region, the competent authority is the College of the Mayor and Deputy mayors of the municipality.
In case of contained use of risk class 1
- an environmental permit is not required but the user must make a simple declaration to the municipality. The declaration form must be accompanied by the Appendix IXbis (Informations relatives aux OGM) containing the SBB advice, a summary of the risk assessment, the coordinates of the biosafety officer and information on the waste management.
- the dossiers for installations subjected to declaration are treated by the municipality within 15 to 30 days.
- the contained use can start 15 days after the biosafety dossier is submitted and on the condition the proposed containement measures are applied.
- the declaration has a validity period of maximum 10 years.
In case of contained use of class 2, 3 and 4
- the user submits an application for an environmental permit. The application form should include annex VII (formulaire relatif aux OGM et organismes pathogènes) containing the SBB advice, a short risk assessment, an emergency plan project and the coordinates of the biosafety officer.
- the environmental permit dossier is sent to the Municipality which is in charge to transmit this request to the administration (DGRNE-DPA which acts as technical civil servant ). This one delivers its decision within 90 to 120 days. For these deadlines, it is however necessary to add upstream the times to judge admissibility of the notification (20 days) and the times related to posting.
- the authorization is delivered for a period of maximum 10 years.
- the contained use can start after the delivery of the authorization.
* Caution! Do not confuse classes 1, 2 and 3 of the environmental permit with the classes of biological risk of the contained uses.
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