# The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 1992, Paragraph 1: Recipient or parental organism


(a) non-pathogenic;
(b) no adventitious agents;
(c) proven and extended history of safe use or built-in biological barriers, which, without interfering with optimal growth in the reactor or fermenter, confer limited survivability and replicability, without adverse consequences in the environment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3217/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-contained-use-regulations-1992/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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