Norway
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Oppland County is declared GMO-free.
Seeds from genetically modified (GM) plants can currently not be accepted for storage in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. According to Norwegian national legislation, the import to and storage of GMO seeds in Norway requires, inter alia, approval in advance from Norwegian authorities and storage in a “contained use” facility meeting certain standards.
Organisations and institutions active on GMO
Farmers' Rights Project (English) Ren mat / Gennytt (Norwegian) Norges Naturvernforbund (friends of the Earth Norway) (Norwegian, English, Russian) Greenpeace (Norwegian) Norwegian Farmers’ and Smallholders’ Union (Norwegian)
Official and institutional links
Ministry of Environment (English, Norwegian) Norwegian Food Safety Authority (English, Norwegian)
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs Directorate for Nature Management (English, Norwegian) Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board (English, Norwegian) GenØk is the national centre for biosafety (English, Norwegian) Gensidene (Norwegian)
Legal documents
Gene Technology Act (1993, The Act relating to the production and use of genetically modified organisms)
Petitions
Legalisering ggo-vrije zones: Petitie aan de Europese Commissie. Download in 
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Other background information
Comments - open consultation on GMO guidance documents from EFSA, 09.2008, by the Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board Farmers' Rights' resource pages for decision makers and practitioners Genmodifisering - en utfordring, GMO-hefte utgitt av Norsk Bonde- og Småbrukarlag (2007)(Norwegian)
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