E-mail:
Country:
Greece
Organization/agency name (Full name):
Ministry of Rural Development and Food (MRDF)/ Hellenic Food Authority (EFET)
Contact person name:
Karavangeli Margarita
Website:
Physical full address:
Phone number:
00302310486057
Fax number:
Country introduction
Summary:
Greece is a Member State of the European Union and the placing on the market of GM foods in its territories is regulated by the European Union legislation. According to this legislation GM foods can only be allowed on the EU market once they have received authorisation following an approval process described in the relevant EU legal framework. This process is a central procedure that takes place at EU level and involves the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority, as well as the Member States. The final decision is applied to all EU Member States. The main EU regulations for authorisation and risk assessment procedures, for GM food, are: Regulation (EC) 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council, Commission Regulation (EC) 641/2004 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 503/2013.
Framework
Regulatory framework:
My country has a regulatory framework that requires the competent authority to conduct safety assessment of GM food.
Structure for GM food safety assessment:
My country has competent authority, agency, organization, ministry, department, committee, commission or a system/mechanism that is tasked to conduct or review GM food safety assessment.
Supplemental information:
Contact details of the competent authority(s) responsible for the safety assessment and the product applicant:
1. Stefanitsi Dionysia, Independent Authority for Public Revenue, Directorate General of the General Chemical State Laboratory, [email protected] 2. Karavangeli Margarita, Ministry of Rural Development and Food (MRDF)/Hellenic Food Authority (EFET), [email protected], [email protected]
Assessment
GM food safety assessment guidelines:
My country follows the relevant Codex Guidelines or national/regional guidelines that are in line with the Codex Guidelines in conducting safety assessment of GM food.
Conduct of GM food safety assessment:
My country does not regularly conduct food safety assessment of GM food, but has conducted at least once in the past.
Supplemental information on the implementation:
Stacked events
Regulation of stacked events:
In my country, GM food/feed that contains stacked event(s) is considered as a new product even if all single events that are stacked have already approved.
Supplemental information on the stacked events:
It is important to be mentioned that, according to the EU legislation, stacked events need to be authorized as such, even if single events are authorized. The Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 503/2013 describes the minimum requirements for the risk assessment of stacked events.
Production and trade
GM food/feed production:
My country does not produce any GM food or feed.
GM food/feed imports:
My country allows imports GM food or feed upon authorization.
Supplemental information on the production and trade:
LLP/AP incidents
LLP/AP incidents:
My country has not faced any LLP/AP situations in the last 10 years.
Supplemental information on the LLP/AP incidents:
Labelling requirement
Labelling requirement:
My country has a mandatory and positive labeling regulation on GM food (i.e., It contains GMO).
Supplemental information on the Labelling requirement:
Relevant links to documents and information prepared by the competent authority responsible for the safety assessment
Other relevant documents:
Country information last modified:
25/02/2024
