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Ministry of the Environment

Regulatory function

  1. The Ministry shall according to the Act 78/2004 Coll.

    1. be the central administrative authority in the area of assessing the impact of genetically modified organisms and genetic products on the environmental components and biological diversity,
    2. carry out supreme state supervision in the area of the use of genetically modified organisms and genetic products concerning the protection of the environment and biological diversity,
    3. establish the Czech Commission for the Use of Genetically Modified Organisms and Genetic Products as its consultative body,
    4. execute the function of the administrative body for international exchange of information in the area of genetically modified organisms and genetic products,
    5. take a decision on appeals against decisions of the Inspection,
    6. conclude in the exercise of its responsibility the contracts of cooperation concerning the laboratory determination of the presence of genetically modified organisms with the laboratories that have established the system of quality according to the Czech Standard CSN EN ISO/IEC 17 025, assessed by the accrediting person authorised pursuant to the special legal regulation (1),
    7. keep the List for placing on the market.


  2. The Minister of the Environment shall designate and recall the chair and members of the Czech Commission for the Use of Genetically Modified Organisms and Genetic Products, with their approval, after consulting with the Ministers of Health and Agriculture, from amongst professionals nominated by the administrative bodies referred to in § 27, by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, by Universities and special research institutes. The Czech Commission for the Use of Genetically Modified Organisms and Genetic Products shall be during the exercise of its activities subject to the rules of procedure, which shall be issued by the Ministry.
(1)§ 15 of the Act No. 22/1997 Coll. on technical requirements on the products and amending some acts, as last amended.

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