Legal Aspects of Gene TechnologyThis book examines the interface between the development of gene technology and the law, in terms of the regulation of the use and release for marketing of genetically modified organisms and also its impact in other areas such as employment, health and safety, insurance and food retail. It covers developments in case law and legislation in the United Kingdom including the new regulations on the deliberate release and marketing of genetically modified products and includes recent developments in the United States and European Union on patenting genetic technology. |
Contents
Chapter | 1 |
Contained Use of GMOs 2001 | 9 |
Outline of Consent Procedures 3011 | 54 |
Part B NonCommercial Releases 3033 | 68 |
Part C Commercial Releases 3064 | 82 |
Conditions in Consents | 91 |
Proposed Environmental Liability Directive 3122 | 122 |
Patent Protection | 131 |
Plant Varieties 4067 | 160 |
Chapter 5 | 173 |
Genetic Technology and Consumers 5001 | 184 |
GM Food | 193 |
Appendix 3 | 202 |
Appendix 4 | 215 |
Recommendations of Nuffield Council on Bioethics and Patents | 221 |
Further Reading | 233 |
Common terms and phrases
activity involving adverse effects Annex antibiotic antibiotic resistance application for consent appropriate biological biotechnology cell characteristics claim Commission competent authority consent to market considered Contained Use Regulations context criteria damage decision Deliberate Release Regulations DNA or RNA duty employer ensure environment exploit food ingredients genetic information genetic material genetic technology genetic test genetically modified organisms genetically modified plant GM plants GM products GMMs GMSC granted harm human health inserted inserted genetic intellectual property Interbrew inventive step labelling liability licence licensee marker genes matter measures methods microorganisms monitoring natural notification novel food nucleic acid nucleotide obligation particular patent protection person plants and animals plants or animals plasmids potential procedures protein purposes recipient regime relation release of GMOs release or marketing relevant result risk assessment safety Secretary sequence specific technical techniques transfer Transferor transgenic vector vitro fertilisation