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Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament & of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the Deliberate Release into the Environment of Genetically Modified Organisms & Repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC

Year of current version:	2001
Date of entry into force of original text:	March 17, 2001
Date of Text (Enacted):	March 12, 2001
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Genetic Resources
Notes:	For date of entry into force: see Article 37 for further details
Available Texts:
English	Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament & of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the Deliberate Release into the Environment of Genetically Modified Organisms & Repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
French	Directive 2001/18/CE du Parlement Européen et du Conseil du 12 mars 2001 relative à la dissémination volontaire d'organismes génétiquement modifiés dans l'environnement et abrogeant la Directive 90/220/CEE du Conseil
Spanish	Directiva 2001/18/CE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de 12 de marzo de 2001 sobre la liberación intencional en el medio ambiente de organismos modificados genéticamente y por la que se deroga la Directiva 90/220/CEE del Consejo (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Legislative Decree No. 224 of July 8, 2003 Implementation of Directive 2001/18/EC on the Deliberate Release of Genetically Modified Organisms (IT137)
WIPO Lex No.:	EU161