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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-genetic-technology-precision-breeding-regulations-2025/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2025/9780348269123",
  "legislation_title": "The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-genetic-technology-precision-breeding-regulations-2025",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations are made under powers in the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 (c. 6) (“the Act”) in connection with the coming into force of provisions of the Act in respect of precision bred plants. The Act provides for the regulation of precision bred organisms released or marketed in England.\nRegulation 3 and Schedules 1 and 3 set out the notification requirements for the release of precision bred plants and the content of release notices.\nRegulation 4 makes transitional provision relating to regulation 3 concerning the release of qualifying higher plants already notified under the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2443) (as to which, see also regulation 55).\nRegulations 5 and 6 and Schedules 2 and 3 provide for the content of marketing notices and the process and procedure for making an application to the Secretary of State for precision bred confirmation in respect of a precision bred plant.\nRegulation 7 sets out the process for revoking a precision bred confirmation.\nRegulations 8 and 9 provide for the review and appeal of a decision not to issue a precision bred confirmation or a decision to revoke a precision bred confirmation.\nRegulations 10 and 11 provide for the precision breeding register.\nRegulation 12 sets out the risk assessment requirements for precision bred plants imported into, and acquired in, England, for contained use.\nPart 6 provides for the monitoring and inspection of precision bred organisms.\nRegulations 18 to 25 and Schedule 4 set out the processes for applying for marketing authorisations for food and feed produced from precision bred plants and the required information for inclusion in an application made under regulation 20 or 22. An application under regulation 22 requires additional information to enable a safety assessment to be carried out by the Food Standards Agency.\nRegulations 26 to 29 provide for the assessment of applications for food and feed marketing authorisations by the Food Standards Agency, including obtaining expert advice and the provision of reports to the Secretary of State.\nRegulations 30 and 31 set out the requirements for the consideration of marketing authorisation applications, and the issuing of marketing authorisations, by the Secretary of State.\nRegulations 32 and 33 record the duties on the authorisation-holders of marketing authorisations and other persons proposing to place authorised food and feed on the market and sets out the circumstances and process for varying and revoking food and fees marketing authorisations.\nRegulation 34 provides a process for the management of commercially confidential information under Part 7. Regulation 35 provides for a food and feed register.\nPart 9 provides for the monitoring and inspection of food and feed marketing authorisations.\nPart 10 provides for enforcement by way of civil enforcement notices including monetary penalty notices and for reviews and appeals against such notices.\nRegulations 53 and 54 and Schedule 5 make general provision in relation to notices and consequential amendments. Regulation 55 revokes the Genetically Modified Organisms ) (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/347) and removes the amendments made by those Regulations to the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 2002.\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. A de minimis assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the cost of business has been prepared and is available from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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