1 / 10

International Liability for Environmental Damage Caused by Genetically Modified Organisms

Explore the legal framework on liability for environmental damage caused by GMOs, including field trials and marketing, and the channelling of liability to seed producers. Learn about the Swiss Solution and right of recourse against seed producers. Understand compliance with international agreements and protocols.

gretel
Download Presentation

International Liability for Environmental Damage Caused by Genetically Modified Organisms

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. A B International law on Liability 1

  2. Damage 2

  3. Baia Mare Hungary Yugoslavia 3

  4. Kiev-Protocol Damage 4

  5. Contained use of organisms Release of organisms into the environment Release for experimental purposes with genetically modified organisms (field trials) Marketed genetically modified organisms (seeds, commodities) 5

  6. Contained use of organisms field trials 6

  7. GMO-Farmer GMO-Farmer GMO-Farmer organic farmer GMO-Farmer GMO-Farmer GMO-Farmer 7

  8. Channelling of the liability GMO-farmer Marketed genetically modified organisms (seeds) causing a damage seedproducer No liabilityNo compensation 8

  9. seedproducer Swiss Solution Right of recourse against Marketed genetically modified organisms (seeds) causing a damage Persons who have handled such organisms inappropriatly or have otherwise contributed to the occurrance or exacerbation of the damage (GMO-farmer) 9

  10. Compliance Parties (States) Compliance CommitteeConference of the Parties How the Convention is being implemented 10

More Related