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The regulation of genetically modified organisms in the European Union is varied. ==Overview of regulatory process== ;Scope In its regulations the European Union considers genetically modified organisms only to be food and feed for all intents and practical purposes,〔European Commission (Fact Sheet: Questions and Answers on EU's policies on GMOs ) Press release Database, 22 April 2015, retrieved 25 October 2015〕 in difference to the definition of genetically modified organisms which encompasses animals. ;Approach The EU uses the precautionary principle demanding a pre-market authorisation for any GMO to enter the market and a post-market environmental monitoring. Both the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the member states author a risk assessment. This assessment must show that the food or feed is safe for human and animal health and the environment "under its intended conditions of use".〔 As of 2010, the EU treats all genetically modified crops (GMO crops), along with irradiated food as "new food". They are subject to extensive, case-by-case, science-based food evaluation by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). This agency reports to the European Commission, which then drafts proposals for granting or refusing authorisation. Each proposal is submitted to the "Section on GM Food and Feed of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health". If accepted, it is either adopted by the EC or passed on to the Council of Agricultural Ministers. The Council has three months to reach a qualified majority for or against the proposal. If no majority is reached, the proposal is passed back to the EC, which then adopts the proposal.〔 , 49 GMO crops, consisting of eight GM cottons, 28 GM maizes, three GM oilseed rapes, seven GM soybeans, one GM sugar beet, one GM bacterial biomass, and one GM yeast biomass have been authorised.〔Staff (EU register of genetically modified food and feed ) European Commission, Health and Consumers, EU register of authorised GMOs, Retrieved 30 September 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Regulation of genetically modified organisms in the European Union」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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