Regulation 22 Application for a food and feed marketing authorisation - where a Food Standards Agency assessment is required
A person may apply for a food and feed marketing authorisation under this regulation if—
the precision bred organism is an organism in respect of which a precision bred confirmation is in force;
the person reasonably concludes that—
the precision bred organism does not belong to a species that has a history of safe food use as defined in regulation 20(2);
the application of modern biotechnology to the precision bred organism may introduce genetic changes such that any of paragraphs (i) to (iv) of regulation 20(1)(c) apply or might apply to the precision bred organism.
A person may apply to the Food Standards Agency for a food and feed marketing authorisation under this regulation by making an application containing the information specified in Schedule 4.
The information provided pursuant to paragraph (2) must be sufficiently detailed to allow the Food Standards Agency to assess the application having regard to the nature and scale of the application.
If an applicant is not established in Great Britain, the applicant must appoint a representative who is established in Great Britain in the application.
The application may be accompanied by—
any previous application made under this Part by any other person provided that the agreement in writing of that other person is obtained;
any other information that the applicant considers relevant.