# Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC, Article 1: Objective

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In accordance with the precautionary principle, the objective of this Directive is to approximate the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States and to protect human health and the environment when:
carrying out the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms for any other purposes than placing on the market within the Community,
placing on the market genetically modified organisms as or in products within the Community.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2001/18/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2001-18/article-1
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