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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2003-1830/article-4A",
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  "legislation": "eur/2003/1830",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001/18/EC",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2003-1830",
  "path": "article/4A",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4A",
  "heading": "Amending thresholds",
  "text": "(1.) In relation to the thresholds provided for in Article 21 of Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC or established by virtue of any other relevant assimilated law, an appropriate authority may, by regulations, make provision establishing or amending, where relevant, thresholds mentioned in or established under Article 21(2) or (3) of that Directive.\n(2.) Before making regulations under paragraph 1, the appropriate authority must consult the relevant food standards authority.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 4A inserted (31.12.2020) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/778), regs. 1, 7(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in Art. 4A(1) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 64(2)(c)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2003/1830/article/4A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:55:53.335506+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."
}