Legal Texts Relevant to Genetic Resources

European Union (EU)

Date of Text	Title
Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
March 12, 2001	Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament & of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the Deliberate Release into the Environment of Genetically Modified Organisms & Repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC
July 6, 1998	Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of July 6, 1998, on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions
December 9, 1996	Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein
Implementing Rules/Regulations
Date of Text	Title
September 27, 2000	Commission Decision of 27 September 2000 Concerning the Guidance Notes for Risk Assessment Outlined in Annex III of Directive 90/219/EEC on the Contained Use of Genetically Modified Micro-organisms