Гражданска отговорност за вреди, причинени от генномодифицирани организми
Civil Liability for damages caused by Genetically Modified Organisms

Summary/Abstract: For the first time in our country the civil liability for damages caused by genetically modified organisms is regulated in art. 144 of the Law on the genetically modified organisms. This is happened in 2010 by the amendment of the Law. (Official Journal Nr. 25/2010). The subject of the new regulation is the tort liability. The function of the liability is to compensate the damages and to prevent further injuries. The new regulation is a result of the implementation of some directives of the European Union on this field. According to art. 144 of the over mentioned Law everyone, who uses Genetically Modified Organisms and causes another persons damages as contamination of agricultural products, situated in the neighborhood is obligated to compensate the damages. The liability is objective and doesn’t depend of the fault of the wrongdoer. The scope of the liability are only material damages. Pain or suffering damages are not covered by this kind of liability. For the first time in our country the civil liability for damages caused by genetically modified organisms is regulated in art. 144 of the Law on the genetically modified organisms. This is happened in 2010 by the amendment of the Law. (Official Journal Nr. 25/2010). The subject of the new regulation is the tort liability. The function of the liability is to compensate the damages and to prevent further injuries. The new regulation is a result of the implementation of some directives of the European Union on this field. According to art. 144 of the over mentioned Law everyone, who uses Genetically Modified Organisms and causes another persons damages as contamination of agricultural products, situated in the neighborhood is obligated to compensate the damages. The liability is objective and doesn’t depend of the fault of the wrongdoer. The scope of the liability are only material damages. Pain or suffering damages are not covered by this kind of liability.

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