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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2001-18/annex-5/division-II/division-B",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2001/18",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2001-18",
  "path": "annex/5/division/II/division/B",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "B",
  "heading": "Characteristics of the vector",
  "text": "1.. nature and source of the vector,\n2.. sequence of transposons, vectors and other non-coding genetic segments used to construct the GMO and to make the introduced vector and insert function in the GMO,\n3.. frequency of mobilisation of inserted vector and/or genetic transfer capabilities and methods of determination,\n4.. information on the degree to which the vector is limited to the DNA required to perform the intended function.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2001/18/annex/5/division/II/division/B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:00.934371+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}