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Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Reference laboratory must resolve disputes over GM food/feed test results Statutory regulator
Retained EU Law
2003
United Kingdom
Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (Text with EEA relevance)
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7 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 3 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Opinion of the Authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Authority must process GM food/feed applications within six months and publish opinion Statutory regulator
Supervision
- Comply with GM food and feed authorisation conditions and monitor safety
Scope
- Identify and evidence accidental GM content below 0.9% threshold
Opinion of the Authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- EFSA must assess GM food/feed applications within 6 months Statutory regulator
Supervision
- Comply with conditions, monitoring and reporting for GM food/feed authorisation
Transitional measures for adventitious or technically unavoidable presence of genetically modified material which has benefited from a favourable risk evaluation
- Prove that accidental GM presence in food or feed is unavoidable
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Objective
Definitions
Scope
Requirements
Application for authorisation
Authorisation
Status of existing products
Supervision: supplementary
Modification, suspension and revocation of authorisations
Renewal of authorisations
Requirements
Implementing measures
Scope
Requirements
Application for authorisation
Authorisation
Status of existing products
Supervision: supplementary
Modification, suspension and revocation of authorisations
Renewal of authorisations
Scope
Requirements
Implementing measures
Products likely to be used as both food and feed
Public access
Confidentiality
Data protection
Community reference laboratory
Consultation with the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies
Emergency measures
Committee procedure
Administrative review
Repeals
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 258/97
Amendment to Directive 82/471/EEC
Amendments to Directive 2002/53/EC
Amendments to Directive 2002/55/EC
Amendment to Directive 68/193/EEC
Amendments to Directive 2001/18/EC
Information to be provided in accordance with the Cartagena Protocol
Penalties
Transitional measures for requests, labelling and notifications
Review
Entry into force
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