Use of GMOs and pathogens
All contained uses of pathogenic and/or genetically
modified micro-organisms must be performed inside a relevant installation covered
by an environmental permit.
The request for a certificate or for an environmental permit for the
above-mentioned installations shall contain a risk assessment of the contained
use of GMOs and/or pathogenic organisms as regards risks for human health and
the environment, and shall indicate the maximum level of containment that could
be reached in the installation.
The whole information that has to be given to ask for an authorisation or to notify a contained use activity represents the biosafety dossier. In order to facilitate the information and notification procedures and to limit at the minimum the administrative constraints for the notifiers, the SBB has, in collaboration with the Regional competent authority, developed notification forms and a user guide, on the basis of the requirements of the regional decree but also of the experience gained as regards implementation of this regulation.