http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2003/1830/article/4Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001/18/ECRegulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001/18/ECKing's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02003R1830-20190726texttext/xmlen2026-01-06Expert Participation2025-11-13 Traceability and labelling requirements for products consisting of or containing GMOsArticle 4A.TRACEABILITY1At the first stage of the placing on the market of a product consisting of or containing GMOs, including bulk quantities, operators shall ensure that the following information is transmitted in writing to the operator receiving the product:athat it contains or consists of GMOs;bthe unique identifier(s) assigned to those GMOs ....2At all subsequent stages of the placing on the market of products referred to in paragraph 1, operators shall ensure that the information received in accordance with paragraph 1 is transmitted in writing to the operators receiving the products.3In the case of products consisting of or containing mixtures of GMOs to be used only and directly as food or feed or for processing, the information referred to in paragraph 1(b) may be replaced by a declaration of use by the operator, accompanied by a list of the unique identifiers for all those GMOs that have been used to constitute the mixture.4Without prejudice to Article 6, operators shall have in place systems and standardised procedures to allow the holding of information specified in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) and the identification, for a period of five years from each transaction, of the operator by whom and the operator to whom the products referred to in paragraph 1 have been made available.5Paragraphs 1 to 4 shall be without prejudice to other specific requirements in assimilated law.B.LABELLING6For products consisting of or containing GMOs, operators shall ensure that:afor pre-packaged products consisting of, or containing GMOs, the words ‘This product contains genetically modified organisms’ or ‘This product contains genetically modified [name of organism(s)]’ appear on a label;bfor non-pre-packaged products offered to the final consumer the words ‘This product contains genetically modified organisms’ or ‘This product contains genetically modified [name of organism(s)]’ shall appear on, or in connection with, the display of the product.This paragraph shall be without prejudice to other specific requirements in assimilated law.C.EXEMPTIONS7Paragraphs 1 to 6 shall not apply to traces of GMOs in products in a proportion no higher than the thresholds referred to in, or, where relevant, the thresholds established or amended under, Article 4A of this Regulation, provided that these traces of GMOs are adventitious or technically unavoidable.8Paragraphs 1 to 6 shall not apply to traces of GMOs in products intended for direct use as food, feed or for processing in a proportion no higher than the thresholds established for those GMOs in accordance with Articles 12 or 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, provided that these traces of GMOs are adventitious or technically unavoidable.Words in Art. 4(1)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/90), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(4)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Words in Art. 4(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/90), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(4)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Words in Art. 4(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/90), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(4)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Words in Art. 4(8) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/90), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(4)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Words in Art. 4(7) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/778), regs. 1, 7(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Word in Art. 4(5) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 64(2)(b)Word in Art. 4(6) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 64(2)(b)