# 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, Division 3: Exposure characterisation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The likelihood or probability of each identified potential adverse effect occurring shall be evaluated to provide, where possible, a quantitative assessment of the exposure as a relative measure of probability, or otherwise a qualitative assessment of the exposure. The characteristics of the receiving environment(s) and the scope of the notification shall be taken into consideration.
Where the evaluation is expressed in qualitative terms, a categorical description ( ‘ high ’ , ‘ moderate ’ , ‘ low ’ or ‘ negligible ’ ) of the exposure shall be used and an explanation of the scale of effect represented by each category shall be provided.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2001/18/annex/II/division/C/division/C.3/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2001-18/annex-II/division-C/division-C.3/division-3
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