BELGIAN BIOSAFETY SERVER : Directive 90/220/EEC
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Article 1

1. The objective of this Directive is to approximate the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States and to protect human health and the environment:

- when carrying out the deliberate release of genetically modified organisms into the environment,

- when placing on the market products containing, or consisting of, genetically modified organisms intended for subsequent deliberate release into the environment.

2. This Directive shall not apply to the carriage of genetically modified organisms by rail, road, inland waterway, sea or air.

BELGIAN BIOSAFETY SERVER : Directive 90/220/EEC
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