Activities/Thematic Focus

• Basic issues in genetic engineering and nature conservation
• General issues of genetic engineering and related law
• Identifying and assessing impacts of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on nature and the environment, including environmental impact assessments
• Examining and assessing applications for permission to release and place on the market GMOs and GM foods and feeds
• Planning measures to minimise risk and for safety research
• Developing and updating the legal framework for genetic engineering
• National coordinating body of the OECD working group on regulatory harmonisation in biotechnology
• General management of KoGen, the BfN centre of expertise on genetic engineering