Amendment to the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2002

3.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)in the definition of “approved product”, after “granted” insert “, by a person other than the Scottish Ministers,”,

(b)for the definition of “the Contained Use Directive”, substitute—

“the Contained Use Directive” means Directive 2009/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms(1),,

(c)in the definition of “the Deliberate Release Directive”, for “as amended by” to the end substitute “, as last amended by Commission Directive (EU) 2018/350(2)”,

(d)for the definition of “1990 Directive” substitute—

“1990 Directive” means Council Directive 90/220/EEC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms(3), as it had effect before it was repealed by Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC(4),,

(e)for the definition of “the First Simplified Procedure (crop plants) Decision” substitute—

“the First Simplified Procedure (crop plants) Decision” means Commission Decision 94/730/EC establishing simplified procedures concerning the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified plants pursuant to Article 6(5) of Council Directive 90/220/EEC(5),,

(f)for the definition of “the Food and Feed Regulation” substitute—

“the Food and Feed Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed(6),, and

(g)omit the definition of “Regulation 2309/93”.

(1)

OJ L 125, 21.5.2009, p.75.

(2)

OJ L 67, 9.3.2018, p.30.

(3)

OJ L 117, 8.5.1990, p.15, as amended by Commission Directive 94/15/EC (OJ L 103, 22.4.1994, p.20) and Commission Directive 97/35/EC (OJ L 169, 27.6.1997, p.72).

(4)

OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p.1.

(5)

OJ L 292, 12.11.1994, p.31.

(6)

OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 298/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 97, 9.4.2008, p.64.).