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Biotechnology in Switzerland

Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). Biotechnology in Switzerland. Activities Responsibilities and Competences Objectives of GMO Regulation Key Elements of Regulation. FOEN. General View. Number of notifications and authorisations. Type. Activities. > 200 per year. A.

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Biotechnology in Switzerland

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  1. Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) Biotechnology in Switzerland • Activities • Responsibilities and Competences • Objectives of GMO Regulation • Key Elements of Regulation FOEN

  2. General View Number of notifications and authorisations Type Activities > 200 per year A Contained Use 1 since 1999 B Experimental Releases C Marketing 0 since 1999 4 0 1 0 • Seeds • Food/Feed • Pesticides • Medical products • Other FOEN G Gene Therapies 5 since 2002

  3. Competent Authorities Experimental Releases Food Biocides Federal Office of Public Health + Swissmedic Federal Office for the Environment Gene Therapies Medicaments Vaccines Federal Veterinary Office Federal Office of Agriculture FOEN Seeds Feed Fertilisers Pesticides Animal Vaccines

  4. FOEN FOEN • Swiss Expert Committee for Biosafety (SECB) • Swiss Ethics Committee on Non-human Gene Technology (ECNH) • Cantonal competent authority Coordination of enforcementFOEN is the competent authority: field release experiments Application SFOA SFOPH FVO Agriculture Human Health Animal Health Applicant Statement Statement Decision

  5. Areas of Activities FOEN Biotechnology Unit Biotechnology Coordination Centre Website Public Information Contained Use Secretariat Experts Committee Accidents Prevention Gene Therapies Swiss Biosafety Clearing House FOEN Ethical Issues Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing Secretariat Ethics Committee Releases and Marketing Environmental GMO Monitoring

  6. Legal Bases Federal Law on Non-human Gene Technology Federal Law on Epidemics Federal Law on the Protection of the Environment Containment Ordinance Release Ordinance FOEN Ordinance on Accident Prevention Ordinance on Transboundary Movements of GMO Experts Committee Ordinance Ethics Committee Ordinance

  7. Objectives of GMO Regulation Safety • Protect humans, animals and the environment • Conserve biodiversity and sustainable use thereof Ethics • Respect the dignity of living beings FOEN Quality • Protect GMO-free production • Enable freedom of choice for consumers • Prevent product fraud Transparency • Allow free access to non-confidential information • Promote public information

  8. Current situation in Switzerland • On November 27, 2005, Switzerland voted a 5-year • moratorium (ban) for commercial cultivation of • genetically engineered plants and animals (= in agriculture). • The moratorium does not apply: • For research using GMOs (even for field trials) • For import of GMOs for food or feed or for processing. FOEN

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