Interpretation2

• “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Environmental Protection Act 1990;

• “the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment” (“y Pwyllgor Ymgynghorol ar Ollyngiadau i’r Amgylchedd”) means the Committee appointed by the National Assembly for Wales under section 124 of the Act;

• “antibiotic resistance markers” (“marcwyr ymwrthedd gwrthfiotig”) means genes employed in the modification of an organism to make that organism express resistance to a particular antibiotic or antibiotics;

• “application for consent to release” (“cais am ganiatâd i ollwng”) shall include any notification made under the First Simplified Procedure (crop plants) Decision;

• “approved product” (“cynnyrch wedi’i gymeradwyo”) means a product permitted to be marketed by a consent granted by the National Assembly for Wales under section 111(1) of the Act or in accordance with Article 15(3), 17(6) or 18(2) of the Deliberate Release Directive or Article 13(2) or (4) of the 1990 Directive;

• “the Commission” (“y Comisiwn”) means the European Commission;

• “the Contained Use Directive” (“y Gyfarwyddeb Defnydd Amgaeëdig”) means Council Directive 90/219/EECM1on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms as last amended by F2Directive 2009/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms;

• F5“the Deliberate Release Directive” (“y Gyfarwyddeb Gollyngiadau Bwriadol”) means Council Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms F1as last amended by Directive (EU)F42018/350 amending Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified organisms;

• “the 1990 Directive” (“Cyfarwyddeb 1990”) means Council Directive 90/220/EECM2 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms as amended by Commission Directive 1994/15/ECM3 and Commission Directive 1997/35/ECM4;

• “electronic communication” (“cyfathrebiad electronig”) means the same as in the Electronic Communications Act 2000 M5;

• “environmental risk assessment” (“asesiad risg amgylcheddol”) means the environmental risk assessment required to be contained in an application for consent to release or market genetically modified organisms by regulation 12(1)(c) and regulation 17(2)(c) respectively;

• “the First Simplified Procedure (crop plants) Decision” means Commission Decision 94/730/ECM6;

• F3“the Food and Feed Regulation” (“y Rheoliad Bwyd a Bwyd Anifeiliaid”) means Council Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed;

• “genetically modified feed” (“bwyd anifeiliaid a addaswyd yn enentig”) means —

  1. a

     feed containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified organisms; or

  2. b

     genetically modified organisms for feed use;

• “genetically modified food” (“bwyd a addaswyd yn enetig”) means —

  1. a

     food containing or consisting of genetically modified organisms;

  2. b

     food produced from, or containing ingredients produced from, genetically modified organisms; or

  3. c

     genetically modified organisms for food use;

• “genetically modified organisms” (“organeddau a addaswyd yn enetig”) means a genetically modified organism or a combination of genetically modified organisms;

• “higher plant” (“uwchblanhigyn”) means a plant belonging to the taxonomic groupSpermatophytae (Gymnospermae orAngiospermae);

• “local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means the council of a county or county borough;

• “monitoring plan” (“cynllun monitro”) means the plan required by regulation 17(2)(g);

• “the register” (“y gofrestr”) means the public register kept by the National Assembly for Wales under section 122 of the Act;

• “the 1992 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1992”) means the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 1992 M7.