The Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Commission Decision 2003/701/EC

10.—(1) Commission Decision 2003/701/EC establishing pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council a format for presenting the results of the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified higher plants for purposes other than placing on the market is amended as follows.

(2) For Article 1 substitute—

“Article 1

1.   The results of a release of genetically modified higher plants (GMHP) undertaken pursuant to a consent granted—

(a) in relation to England, pursuant to regulation 21 of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 2002,

(b) in relation to Wales, pursuant to regulation 22 of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Wales) Regulations 2002,

(c) in relation to Scotland, pursuant to regulation 21 of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2002,

(d) in relation to Northern Ireland, pursuant to regulation 21 of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003,

must be presented to the relevant competent authority by the consent holder using the format set out in the Annex to this Decision, hereinafter “the report format”.

2.   In this Decision, “constituent nation” means England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, as the case may be.”.

(3) In Article 2, for “notification” substitute “consent”.

(4) In Article 3—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “notification” substitute “consent”;

(ii) for “notifier” substitute “consent holder”;

(b) in paragraph 2, omit paragraph 4.

(5) In Article 4, for “notifier” substitute “consent holder”.

(6) Omit Article 5.

(7) In the Annex—

(a) in the first heading, omit “in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 2001/18/EC”;

(b) omit paragraphs 1.1 and 1.2;

(c) in paragraph 4.1—

(i) in the first sentence, for “under Community legislation(s)” substitute “in the United Kingdom”;

(ii) in the second sentence, for “country(ies) of notification” substitute “constituent nations of the United Kingdom in which the product is intended to be marketed”;

(d) in paragraph 6.1.7, in point (b), in the first sentence, for the words from “measures according” to “2001/18/EC)” substitute “emergency measures”;

(e) in paragraph 6.4.3, omit the footnote;

(f) in the words after paragraph 7, in the first sentence, omit “in accordance with Article 25 of Directive 2001/18/EC”.