# 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 A: Objective

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

The objective of a monitoring plan is to:
confirm that any assumption regarding the occurrence and impact of potential adverse effects of the GMO or its use in the e.r.a. are correct, and
identify the occurrence of adverse effects of the GMO or its use on human health or the environment which were not anticipated in the e.r.a.

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