Orden APA/1083/2018, de 8 de octubre, por la que se dictan medidas para evitar la contaminación transfronteriza derivada del cultivo de maíz modificado genéticamente hacía los estados miembros vecinos en los que esté prohibido el cultivo de dichos organismos modificados genéticamente. | APA/1083/2018 — Spain law | Esheria

Orden APA/1083/2018, de 8 de octubre, por la que se dictan medidas para evitar la contaminación transfronteriza derivada del cultivo de maíz modificado genéticamente hacía los estados miembros vecinos en los que esté prohibido el cultivo de dichos organismos modificados genéticamente.

This order requires farmers growing GM maize near the French border to keep a 20-meter isolation distance, and requires the regional authority to carry out monitoring and report the information annually to the agriculture ministry.

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APA/1083/2018
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GM crop cultivation biosafety compliance monitoring crop cultivation cross-border coexistence cross-border contamination prevention genetically modified maize cultivation inspection and reporting reporting

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This order requires farmers growing GM maize near the French border to keep a 20-meter isolation distance, and requires the regional authority to carry out monitoring and report the information annually to the agriculture ministry. La orden empieza a surtir efectos al día siguiente de su publicación en el Boletín Oficial del Estado. This provision says the order’s purpose is to prevent cross-border contamination from genetically modified maize cultivation, and it applies to commercial cultivation of approved genetically modified maize events in the border area between France and Spain. Farmers growing genetically modified maize must keep a 20-meter isolation distance from the French border. The competent authority of each Autonomous Community must monitor and control declared GM maize parcels, and send the resulting information to the Ministry each year before 1 December.