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

Commission Regulation (EC) No 65/2004

6.—(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 65/2004 establishing a system for the development and assignment of unique identifiers for genetically modified organisms is amended as follows.

(2) For Article 1 substitute—

“Article 1

1.   This Regulation applies to genetically modified organisms, hereinafter ‘GMOs’, authorised for placing on the market in accordance with Regulation 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and—

(a) in England, the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 2002,

(b) in Wales, the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Wales) Regulations 2002,

(c) in Scotland, the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2002,

(d) in Northern Ireland, the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003,

and applications for placing on the market under such legislation.

2.   This Regulation does not apply to medicinal products authorised under the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 or the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, or applications for authorisation under those Regulations.”.

(3) In Article 2(2), after “Biosafety clearing house” insert “established by the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (the “Biosafety clearing house”)”.

(4) In Article 3—

(a) in point (b), for the words from “Commission” to “original application” substitute “Secretary of State”;

(b) for point (c) substitute—

“(c) for GMOs authorised under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, the unique identifier must be recorded in the register maintained in accordance with Article 28 of that Regulation.”.

(5) Omit Articles 4 to 6.

(6) After Article 7, omit the words from “This Regulation” to “Member States.”.

(7) In the Annex—

(a) in Section A, in paragraph 1, in the first subparagraph, omit “under Community legislation”;

(b) in section B, for “endorsed at Community level” substitute “implemented in the United Kingdom”.