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In accordance with the horizontal Management of Genetically Modified Organisms Act (Official Gazette of the RS 23/2005 and 21/10), the Ministry of Health is competent for decisions regarding placing GMOs as products or in products on the market.

The issuing of authorization for placing GMOs as products or in products on the market is within the competency of the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, but it makes the decisions on placing GMOs as products or in products on the market in agreement of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food and the Ministry of Health.  

 

The Ministry of Health is also competent for decisions regarding some areas of the use of GMOs, which are excluded by the provisions of the Management of Genetically Modified Organisms Act (food, medicinal products). In accordance with the Decree implementing Regulation (EC) on genetically modified food and feed and Regulation (EC) concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms(Official Gazette of the RS No. 84/2005), the Ministry of Health is the competent authority for the implementation of theRegulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed and Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 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 in the part dealing with food. The Ministry of Health accepts applications for the issuing of an authorisation, with which putting food on the market is approved. It must send the applications to the European Food Safety Authority.

 

In accordance with the Decree implementing Regulation (EC) on transboundary movements of genetically modified organisms (Official Gazette of the RS 72/2005), the Ministry of Health is also competent for the implementation of the Regulation (EC) No 1946/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003 on transboundary movements of genetically modified organisms, as it must send suitable information to the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning. 

 

At the Ministry of Health, the area of GMOs is dealt with by the Sector for Food Safety and Suitability.