European biosafety / biosecurity legislation

Animals

• EU Directive 2003/85 on Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease

Animal by-products

• EU Regulation 1069/2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption
• Commission Regulation 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption

Contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms

• EU Directive 2009/41  on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms

Deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms

• EU Directive 2001/18 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms
• Commission Decision 2002/263 establishing guidance notes supplementing AnnexII to Directive 2001/18
• Commission Decision 2002/811 establishing guidance notes supplementing AnnexVII to Directive 2001/18
• Commission Decision 2002/812 establishing pursuant to Directive 2001/18/ the summary information format relating to the placing on the market of genetically modified organisms as or in products
• Commission Decision 2002/813 the summary notification information format (SNIF) for notifications concerning the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms for purposes other than for placing on the market
• EU Regulation 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
• Commission Decision 2003/701 establishing pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council a format for presenting the results of the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified higher plants for purposes other than placing on the market

Dual-use items

• Council Regulation 428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items

Genetically modified food and feed

• EU Regulation 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed
• EU Regulation 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
• Commission Regulation 1981/2006 on detailed rules for the implementation of Article 32 of Regulation 1829/2003

Plants

• EU Regulation 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants

Protection of workers exposed to biological agents at work

• EU Directive 2000/54 on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work
• EU Directive 2019/1833 amending Annexes I, III, V and VI to Directive 2000/54/EC

Transboundary movements of GMO

• EU Regulation 1946/2003 on transboundary movements of genetically modified organisms
• Council Decision 2002/628 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Miscellaneous

• EU Directive 2004/23 on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells
• EU Regulation726/2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency