Information to be contained in applications for consent to release
11.—(1) An application for a consent to release genetically modified organisms must contain –
(a)the information prescribed in –
(i)Schedule 1, where the application is for consent to release any genetically modified higher plant, or
(ii)Schedule 2 in any other case,
to the extent and at the level of detail that such information is appropriate to the nature and scale of the release or application;
(b)information on data or results from any previous release of the organisms, or of the same combination of organisms, which has been carried out by the applicant, and information from any previous application for the release of the organisms, or of the same combination of organisms, which the applicant has made to the Department pursuant to the Order or to another competent authority in accordance with Article 6 of the Deliberate Release Directive;
(c)an environmental risk assessment prepared in accordance with regulation 6;
(d)a summary, in the format established by the Commission under Article 11(1) of the Deliberate Release Directive, of the information contained in the application.
(2) The application may contain –
(a)data or results from an application for consent to release genetically modified organisms previously made by some other person, provided that a copy of that person’s agreement in writing is contained in the application; and
(b)any other information which the applicant considers is relevant.