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Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (Text with EEA relevance)
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CHAPTER II GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD
Article 33.Consultation with the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies
Article 44.Information to be provided in accordance with the Cartagena Protocol
Article 46.Transitional measures for requests, labelling and notifications
Article 47.Transitional measures for adventitious or technically unavoidable presence of genetically modified material which has benefited from a favourable risk evaluation
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