Focal Point Information

E-mail:

[email protected]

Country:

Slovakia

Organization/agency name (Full name):

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic "MPRV SR"

Contact person name:

Petra Vanková

Website:

http://www.mpsr.sk/index.php?navID=47&sID=111&navID2=505

Physical full address:

Dobrovičova 12, 812 66 Bratislava, Slovakia

Phone number:

+421 2 592 66 545

Fax number:

Country introduction

Summary:

Slovak Republic is a Member State of the European Union, and the regulation of GM foods takes place at EU level. Safety assessments are carried out by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and authorisations are issued on an EU-wide basis. Assessments include a detailed study of potential for toxic, nutritional and allergenic effects.

Framework

Regulatory framework:

My country has a regulatory framework that requires the competent authority to conduct safety assessment of GM food.

Structure for GM food safety assessment:

My country has competent authority, agency, organization, ministry, department, committee, commission or a system/mechanism that is tasked to conduct or review GM food safety assessment.

Supplemental information:

Contact details of the competent authority(s) responsible for the safety assessment and the product applicant:

Assessment

GM food safety assessment guidelines:

My country follows the relevant Codex Guidelines or national/regional guidelines that are in line with the Codex Guidelines in conducting safety assessment of GM food.

Conduct of GM food safety assessment:

My country does not regularly conduct food safety assessment of GM food, but has conducted at least once in the past.

Supplemental information on the implementation:

Stacked events

Regulation of stacked events:

In my country, GM food/feed that contains stacked event(s) is considered as a new product even if all single events that are stacked have already approved.

Supplemental information on the stacked events:

Production and trade

GM food/feed production:

My country does not produce any GM food or feed.

GM food/feed imports:

My country allows imports GM food or feed upon authorization.

Supplemental information on the production and trade:

Only those GMOs which are authorised for the food and feed purposes in the territory of the EU may be present on the market of the Slovak Republic

Authorised commodities are regularly updated within GMO register: http://ec.europa.eu/food/dyna/gm_register/index_en.cfm

LLP/AP incidents

LLP/AP incidents:

My country has faced LLP/AP situations in the last 10 years.

Supplemental information on the LLP/AP incidents:

Labelling requirement

Labelling requirement:

My country has a mandatory and positive labeling regulation on GM food (i.e., It contains GMO).

Supplemental information on the Labelling requirement:

Relevant links to documents and information prepared by the competent authority responsible for the safety assessment

European Food Safety Authority

European Commission