PART 4Amendments to retained direct EU legislation
CHAPTER 2EU Decisions
Commission Decision 94/730/ECI17
1
Commission Decision 94/730/EC establishing simplified procedures concerning the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified plants pursuant to Article 6(5) of Council Directive 90/220/EEC is amended as follows.
2
For Article 1 substitute—
Article 1
1
Applications for consent to release genetically modified plants for any other purpose than marketing may be made in accordance with the simplified procedures set out in the Annex.
3
Omit Article 2.
4
The Annex is amended in accordance with paragraphs (5) to (17).
5
In paragraph 1—
a
for “notification dossier” substitute “
application
”
;
b
omit “pursuant to Part B of Directive 90/220/EC”.
6
In paragraph 2, for “A notifier” substitute “
An applicant
”
.
7
For paragraph 3 substitute—
The information required in the application is that specified in—
1
in the case of an application to release in England, Schedule 1 to the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 2002;
2
in the case of an application to release in Wales, Schedule 1 to the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Wales) Regulations 2002;
3
in the case of an application to release in Scotland, Schedule 2 to the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2002;
4
in the case of an application to release in Northern Ireland, Schedule 1 to the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003.
8
In paragraph 4—
a
in the first sentence, for “notification” substitute “
application
”
;
b
omit the second sentence.
9
In paragraph 5—
a
for “notification”, in the first and second places it occurs, substitute “
application
”
;
b
omit the words from “, and the appropriate” to the end.
10
In paragraph 6—
a
for “A notifier” substitute “
An applicant
”
;
b
for “notification” substitute “
application
”
.
11
In paragraph 6.1—
a
for “notification”, in both places it occurs, substitute “
application
”
;
b
for “initially notified plants” substitute “
plants contained in the initial application
”
;
c
for “initially notified recipient plant species” substitute “
recipient plant species contained in the initial application
”
.
12
In paragraph 7, in the first sentence, for “notifier” substitute “
applicant
”
.
13
Omit paragraph 7.1.
14
In paragraph 7.2, for “notifier” substitute “
applicant
”
.
15
In paragraph 7.3—
a
for “notifier” substitute “
consent holder
”
;
b
for “notification” substitute “
application
”
;
c
for the words from “consent is granted” to the end substitute “
new consent is applied for and granted that does not rely on the simplified procedures provided for in this Decision
”
.
16
In paragraph 8, omit the second sentence.
17
In paragraph 9—
a
in the first sentence, for “notifier” substitute “
consent holder
”
;
b
in the second sentence, for “a notification” substitute “
an application
”
.