{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-503/annex-II/division-II/division-1/division-1.3",
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  "legislation": "eur/2013/503",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 503/2013 of 3 April 2013 on applications for authorisation of genetically modified food and feed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 641/2004 and (EC) No 1981/2006 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-503",
  "path": "annex/II/division/II/division/1/division/1.3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1.3",
  "heading": "Comparative analysis",
  "text": "The comparative analysis of composition and agronomic as well as phenotypic characteristics shall constitute, together with the molecular characterisation, the starting point to structure and conduct the risk assessment of a new genetically modified food and feed.\nIt shall aim at identifying similarities and differences:\n(a)in composition, agronomic performance and phenotypic characteristics (intended and unintended alterations) between the genetically modified plant and its conventional counterpart;\n(b)in composition between the genetically modified food and feed and its conventional counterpart.\nWhere no appropriate conventional counterpart can be identified, a comparative safety assessment cannot be made and consequently a safety and nutritional assessment of the genetically modified food or feed shall be carried out as for novel foods falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council that do not have conventional counterparts (such as where the genetically modified food or feed is not closely related to a food or feed with a history of safe use or where a specific trait or specific traits are introduced with the intention of bringing complex changes in the composition of the genetically modified food or feed).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1."
    }
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:48:39.117159+00:00"
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  "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."
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