S.L. 549.31 Art. 2Objective.

The objective of these regulations is to set up a committee with the aim to achieve an integrated approach on biosafety, the contained use of genetically-modified micro-organisms, the deliberate release into the environment of genetically-modified organisms and the placing of the market of genetically-modified organisms, in order to achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment taken as a whole, without prejudice to other relevant regulations.