GMO-free europe

Organisations and institutions active on GMO

GLOBAL 2000
Greenpeace Austria
Öko-web
genfood - nein danke
Bio Alpe Adria: three-country GE-free region Carinthia/Austria, Slovenia, Friaul/Italy
ARGE GE-free
Bio Austria

Official and institutional links

Federal Environment Agency
Federal Ministry for Health and Women - Sept. N/B/12 Gene- and Biotechnological Affairs)
Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture
Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water
Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety
Federal Institute for Less-Favoured and Mountainous Areas

Legal documents

OECD: Regulatory Developments in Biotechnology in Austria
Description of Austrian Regulations on Genetic Engineering (English)
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms on a question from the Commission related to the Austrian notification of national legislation governing GMOs (July 4, 2003)
SOS-Dossier: Das neue Österreichische Gentechnikgesetz (September 13, 2004)

For an extensive list of national and regional legal texts from Austria please check http://www.gmo-free-regions.org/gmo-free-regions/austria.html

Other background information

Austrian Farmers Organisation to EU Commission on GE Seed Contamination
Austrian "Purity Requirement" successful for past three years by Greenpeace
No genetically contaminated seeds: Austrian Regulation leads EU way to Pure Seeds by Thomas Fertl, Greenpeace Austria
Bilanz über die Entwicklung bzgl. gentechfreier Futtermittel in Österreich by Greenpeace, April 2005
Bilanz über den österr. Lebensmittelmarkt nach 1 Jahr Kennzeichnungspflicht by Greenpeace, April 2005
Auszüge der Studie Koexistenz von gentechnisch veränderten, konventionellen und biologisch angebauten Kulturpflanzen in der Österreichischen Landwirtschaft Dr. Kathrin Pascher und Mag. Marion Dolezel
Support the Österreichische Charta für Gentechnikfreiheit