# The Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 16: Amendment of Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003


In Article 12—
(a) in the opening words of paragraph 1, for “Community”, substitute “United Kingdom”;
(b) for paragraph 4, substitute—
“4. The appropriate authority may prescribe amendments to non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it and establishing lower thresholds, in particular in respect of foods containing or consisting of GMOs, or taking account of advances in science and technology.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111180273/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-genetically-modified-food-and-feed-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-16
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