These Regulations implement Article 5(1)(a) of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, which restricts the import and acquisition, release and marketing of genetically modified organisms. The Regulations prescribe the period for which records must be kept of risk assessments required to be carried out under Article 5(1)(a) of the Order before importing or acquiring GMOs, and they exempt persons who import or acquire GMOs from the requirements of Article 5(1) (a) of the Order where the GMOs to be imported or acquired are GMOs specified in these Regulations (including genetically modified micro-organisms).
Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии · 1996-09-23