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The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Wales) Regulations 2002
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Environmental risk assessment
7.—(1) An environmental risk assessment contained in an application for consent to release or market genetically modified organisms shall—
(a)identify and evaluate the potential damage to the environment, whether direct or indirect, immediate or delayed, which may arise from the release or marketing of genetically modified organisms;
(b)be carried out in accordance with Annex II of the Deliberate Release Directive and contain the conclusions required in section D of that Annex; and
(c)include any bibliographic reference and indications of the methods used where applicable.
(2) Where the genetically modified organisms contain antibiotic resistance markers, the environmental risk assessment shall include an examination of the particular risks of damage to the environment which may be posed by the deliberate release or marketing of those genetically modified organisms.
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