[30 August 2006]
[SUBMISSION:ENGLISH]
SWEDEN
[19 November 2007]
[SUBMISSION:ENGLISH]
1. Does your country have any plantations, either commercial or experimental, of genetically modified trees?
Plantations:
Apple rootstocks, 0,16 ha (Location: SLU-Alnarp)
Indoor growth facilities
Hybrid aspen, (Location: Umeå university)
Hybrid aspen, Birch (Location: SLU-Umeå)
Hybrid aspen, (Location: SwedTree genomics-Umeå)
Norway spruce, and Scotch pine (Location: SLU-Uppsala)
Apple rootstocks, Pears rootstocks, (Location: SLU-Alnarp)
If yes, please answer all remaining questions.
If no, please state the reason why:
2. Has your country developed any platform/discussion forum/national committee etc. dealing with genetically modified trees?
The Gene Technology Advisory Board
The Gene Technology Advisory Board monitors development in the field of gene technology, oversees ethical issues, and gives advice on use of gene technology to other government agencies. Thus the Board has an overall responsibility in the field of gene technology.
According to its instructions the Board shall keep abreast of the national and international developments in the field of gene technology, in order to be able to evaluate the effect of new applications of gene technology on health and the environment and to be able to make an ethical assessment of new aspects of development. It is to promote an ethically defensible and safe use of gene technology by the provision of advice. The Board shall in that connection take into consideration the importance of maintaining a good research policy climate. The Board shall report to the government if any use, or planned use of gene technology is questionable from ethical or humanitarian point of view or if the range of government supervision needs to be expanded to include questions other than those now subject to public control.
Discussions between the government and NGOs
The Swedish government has continuous discussions and meetings with environmental and industrial organizations. These dialogues take place before the meetings with the Council of the European Union, where the agenda for the meeting is discussed. NGOs and the industry may therefore express their opinions and discuss relevant topics with the government, such as GM-technologies and GM-trees.
If yes, please answer the remaining questions.
If no, please state the reason why:
3. Does your country have any guidelines or regulations for minimizing the impacts of genetically modified trees for scientific and/or commercial purposes?
Yes
If yes, please list them according to the categories below:
If no, please explain the reason why here:
Environmental impacts of genetically modified trees
(Example: effects on native ecosystems, use of herbicide)
EC directives and regulations.
2001/18/EC
Directive on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms
Swedish acts and ordinances
The list below provides information on Swedish texts of legislation concerned.
SFS 1998:808 The Swedish Environmental Code, chapter 13
SFS 2002:1086
Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Ordinance. (Implementing directive 2001/18/EC)
SFS 2000:271
Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Ordinance. (Implementing directive 20/219/EC)
SFS 1998:900
The Swedish Environmental Code (Supervision) Ordinance.
Regulations issued by Swedish authorities
SJVFS 2001:20 The Swedish Board of Agriculture's Regulations on the Contained Use of Genetically Modified Plants
SJVFS 2003:5 The Swedish Board of Agriculture's Regulations on the Deliberate Release of Genetically Modified Plants
SKSFS 1996:1
The National Board of Forestry's Regulations on the Deliberate Release and Placing on the Market of Genetically Modified Forest Trees.
Cultural impacts of genetically modified trees
(Example: positive or negative impacts on indigenous and local communities and their traditional knowledge)
Swedish acts and ordinances
SFS 1998:808
The Swedish Environmental Code, chapter 13
SFS 1994:902
Gene Technology Advisory Board (Duties) Ordinance.
Socio-economic impacts of genetically modified trees
(Example: positive or negative effects on quantity, quality and economic value of forest production; positive or negative impacts on livelihoods of communities)
Swedish acts and ordinances
SFS 1998:808
The Swedish Environmental Code, chapter 13
SFS 1994:902
Gene Technology Advisory Board (Duties) Ordinance.
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