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Seite 1 21.04.23
GMO Policy in Austria (national strategy on cultivation and Co-existence, relevant legislation in Austrian
Provinces) by Heinz-Peter ZachInternational Conference in Riga – 10 December 2010
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Austrian Position (milestones)
•Petition for a referendum (Gentechnik-Volksbegehren) 1997:
1,2 Mio. (21% of eligible voters) signed a petition:–No food from GMOs–No deliberate release into the environment of GMOs
•Only 21% of all the Austrians are in favour of GMO food
according to Eurobarometer Special Survey 2005•2005 Upper Austria, Styria, Salzburg & Burgenland joined the
Florence Charter for GMO-free regions. Meanwhile all the
Federal States are declared GMO-free regions•Resolution of all 5 political paties against the application on
genetic Engineering in Austrian agriculture, dated 11 March 2009
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GVO-cultivation: global – EU - Austria
GMO-cutivation
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
global 90 Mio. ha 102 Mio.ha 114 Mio.ha 125 Mio.ha 134 Mio.ha
EU 55.000 ha 62.000 ha 110.000 ha 107.000 ha 95.000 ha
Austria 0 0 0 0 0
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Competences(Constitution; Authorities)
• Marketing of GMOs: State; Federal Ministry of Health
• Cultivation of GMOs: Federal States (die Länder)
• Co-ordination of Co-existence: Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management
• Technical questions of cultivation: Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety
• Environmental risk assessment: Federal Office of Environment (Umweltbundesamt)
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Legal Sources(competences)
• Law on Genetic Engineering (Gentechnikgesetz): Federal Ministry of Health
• Genetic Engineering Precautionary Laws : Federal States (die Länder)
• Act on Seeds/ Regulation on GMO-Seeds/ Regulation on cultivated areas for seed-production : Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management
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National Strategy in Austria – Co-ordination
• Authority for GMOs: Ministry of Health• Working Group in the Federal Ministry for
Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management
• Expert Group for establishing federal guidelines for the management of Co-existence
• Co-operation between the Authorities
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Law on Genetic Engineeringrelevant provisions for Länder
• Federal Register:– Metadata on places of GMO cultivation– Take over of essential data from the provincial
registers (place, area, GMO-UI, source)• Civil Liability:
– Burden of proof is mainly up to GMO-farmer– Compensation for economic damage and
environmental sanitation measures– Dispute settlement by an official mediator before
going to the court
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Legislation – Genetic Engineering Precautionary Laws
• Legal Procedure:– 2 schemes: Legal authorization (Salzburg; NÖ, B, W, ST) or
duty to give notice (Carinthia; T, OÖ)– Conditions by authority or rejection are possible– Financial precaution may be ordered to the applicant
• Transparency:– Information by public registration– Duties of the applicant towards his neighbours
• Compensation:– By the GMO-grower in the case of illegal release– Relates to the caused damage (estimated value of harvest)– Restoration of the state before the release
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Legislation - Act on Seeds (contamination)
• Regulation on GMO-Seeds (Saatgut-Gentechnik-Verordnung)– GMO-labelling of seed of GMO-varieties
and GMO-contaminated seed– Absence of GMOs in basic-seed used for
Austrian seed-multiplication (certificate)– Tolerance level for contamination of 0,1%
GMO within the marketing of certified seed in Austria (in enforcement & post control)
– Monitoring-program by the authority
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Legislation - Act on Seeds (co-existence)
• Regulation for cultivated areas for seed-production (Saatgut-Anbaugebiete-Verordung)– Stipulation of species for closed multiplication
areas (Swedish turnip, Maize, Swede and Turnip Rape, Fodder Turnip, Sugar and Fodder beet, Potato)
– Stipulation of areas by the Länder; assistance by the Seed Authority
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Situation of Scenarios• Present scenario:
– De facto GMO-free zone– Prevention of GMO-contamination in Austrian seed
production– National Bans on GMO concerning cultivation are in
force, also GMO-varieties concerned• Co-existence scenario:
– Regional procedure for cultivation of GMO-varieties– Elaboration of Federal Guidelines for the Management
of Co-existence (Expert-group of AGES) is still outstanding in lack of practice
– Cooperation with neighbouring States – mutual information on GMO-cultivation
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National Strategy in Austria - Cultivation
•2009: Initiative concerning the right of self-determination of
Member States on GMO-free cultivation•Summer 2010: Proposal of the European Commission
for a legally binding right for self-determination•Spring 2011: Statement of European Parliament •Defending of Austrian bans on cultivation in Bruxelles
and perpetuation of very strict formulations of Genetic
Engineering Precautionary Laws in the Länder
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National Strategy in Austria – feeding stuffIntiative on protein crops by advisory service for farmers (Agricultural Chambers):
– first outcome: production of sojabean could be extended from 25.000 to 34.000 ha (+36%) in 2010 (sojabean cannot be replaced in pig and poultry
fattening!)
– moreover: By a third of sojaimports (rund 500.000 t)
can be replaced by DDGS (Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles ), proper for feeding of ruminant animals).
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Competitive without GMOs
•In the last 10 years: seed multiplication tripled (from
2000 up to 6000 ha maize seed multiplication area) due
to increase in demand of guaranteed GMO-free seed
maize. •Futhermore big international seed industries offer GMO-
free varieties for seed multiplication and trade! •Genetically modified seed is more expensive than
conventional seed.•GMO-seed has not made much progress in EU.
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Maize yields per ha in tons: US (GMO) and Austria Source: Austria: Statistik Austria, AMA USA: United States Department of Agriculture
U.S. corn yields _______ Austria ________
0
3
6
9
12
15
1960
/196
1
1965
/196
6
1970
/197
1
1975
/197
6
1980
/198
1
1985
/198
6
1990
/199
1
1995
/199
6
2000
/200
1
2005
/200
6
2010
/11
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Conclusions
• Austrian Legislation safeguards Co-existence and GMO-free cultivation as well.
• So far no disadvantages have appeared from waiving of GMOs in agriculture.
• International engagement is necessary to maintain GMO-free production.
• National initiatives are necessary to be able to offer GMO-free food.
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Thank you for your
attention !