# Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC, Article 48: Placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing a genetically modified organism

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

1. A plant protection product which contains a genetically modified organism shall be examined in respect of the genetic modification in accordance with the examination legislation, in addition to the assessment under this Chapter.
An authorisation under this Regulation shall not be granted for such a plant protection product unless written consent to market the genetically modified organism under section 111(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 has been granted for it.
2. Unless otherwise specified, all provisions relating to authorisations under this Regulation shall apply.
3. In paragraph 1, “the examination legislation” means—
(a) in relation to England, regulation 23(1)(c) of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 2002;
(b) in relation to Wales, regulation 24(1)(c) of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Wales) Regulations 2002;
(c) in relation to Scotland, regulation 23(1)(c) of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2002.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1107/article/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1107/article-48
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