# The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 1992, Paragraph 1: Characteristics of the donor, recipient or (where appropriate) parental organism


The following matters shall be investigated and assessed in relation to any organism which is or will be a donor, recipient or parental organism—
(a) the name, species, subspecies and strain of the organism;
(b) the degree of relatedness between the donor, recipient (and where appropriate the parental) organism in relation to which the assessment is being carried out;
(c) the sources of the organism;
(d) the reproductive cycle of the organism;
(e) history of prior genetic modifications to the organism;
(f) the stability of the genetic traits of the organism;
(g) the nature of the pathogenicity, virulence, infectivity, toxicity, and vectors of disease transmission of the organism;
(h) the base sequence, frequency of mobilisation and specificity of the organism’s indigenous vectors;
(i) the presence in the organism of genes which confer resistance;
(j) the host range of an organism which is a parasite or pathogen;
(k) the organism’s other potentially significant physiological traits, and the stability of those traits;
(l) the organism’s natural habitat and geographic distribution;
(m) the climatic characteristics of the organism’s natural habitat;
(n) the significant involvement of the organism in environmental processes, including nitrogen fixation and pH regulation;
(o) the interaction of the organism with other organisms in the environment and its effect on those organisms, including its likely competitive or symbiotic properties;
(p) the ability of the organism to form survival structures, including seeds, spores or sclerotia.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3217/schedule/3/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-contained-use-regulations-1992/schedule-3/paragraph-1
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