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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-damage-prevention-and-remediation-england-regulations-2015/schedule-2/paragraph-9",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/810",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-damage-prevention-and-remediation-england-regulations-2015",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/9",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Genetically modified organisms",
  "text": "(1) Any contained use, including transport, involving genetically modified organisms (including genetically modified micro-organisms as defined by Council Directive 90/219/EEC on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms) excluding precision bred plants within the meaning of section 1, as read with section 2(1), of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023.\n(2) Any deliberate release into the environment, transport and placing on the market of genetically modified organisms as defined by Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms excluding precision bred plants within the meaning of section 1, as read with section 2(1), of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 9(2) inserted (13.11.2025) by The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/581), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 para. 14(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "OJ No. L 117, 8.5.1990, p.1; repealed by Directive 2009/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L 125, 21.5.2009, p.75)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "OJ No. L 106, 17.4.2001, p.1; last amended by Directive 2008/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L 81, 20.3.2008, p.45)."
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}