PART 2

Risk Assessment and Notification of Contained Use

Notification of contained use involving larger GMOs
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1
A user must not undertake a contained use involving larger GMOs unless the provisions of this regulation have been complied with.
2
A person responsible for the contained use must submit a notification to the competent authority containing the information specified in Schedule 6.
3
The Executive must send an acknowledgement of receipt to the notifier within 10 working days of the competent authority receiving the notification.
4
A user may undertake the contained use if—
a
45 days have elapsed since the acknowledgement of receipt was received, provided that the competent authority has not informed the notifier that the contained use may not be undertaken; or
b
the competent authority has agreed in writing that the contained use may commence sooner.
5
This regulation does not apply to a contained use which results in a larger GMO that poses no greater risk to humans than its unmodified parental organism.