Act No. 151/2002 Coll. On use of genetic technologies and genetically modified organisms (thereinafter "Act on GMOs") came into force as of April 1st 2002 and the Implementing regulation No. 252/2002 Coll. Of the Act on GMOs as of June 1st 2002. Both documents were prepared by the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic as component authority on biosafety. In accordance with the mentioned Act some related acts were amended: the Act on seeds, the Act on food, the Act on feed, the Act on public health, etc. Within the structure of the MoE, the Biosafety Department was established and currently it is in the process of development and organizational strengthening. By the Act on GMO, the new Biosafety Inspection department was created at the Slovak Environmental Inspection and it is also in the process of development. In accordance with the Act on GMOs the Slovak Biosafety Committee (SBC) has been established as an advisory body to the MoE. Members of the SBC are representatives from Ministries of Agriculture, Health and Education, but also scientists, representatives of NGOs, and business sector.