# The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 1992, Paragraph 4: Environmental considerations


The following matters shall also be investigated and assessed in relation to an organism in relation to which a risk assessment under regulation 7 is carried out—
(a) the factors affecting survival, multiplication and dissemination of the modified organism in the environment;
(b) the available techniques for detection, identification, and monitoring of the modified organism in the environment;
(c) the available techniques for detecting transfer of the new genetic material to other organisms;
(d) the known and predicted habitats of the modified organism;
(e) the ecosystems to which the modified organism could be disseminated as a result of an escape;
(f) the anticipated mechanism and result of interaction between the modified organism and the organisms which might be exposed in case of the escape of the organism;
(g) the known or predicted effects of the organism on plants and animals, including pathogenicity, infectivity, toxicity, virulence, vector or pathogen allergenicity, colonisation, predation, parasitism, symbiosis and competition;
(h) the known or predicted involvement of the organism in biogeochemical processes, including nitrogen fixation and pH regulation;
(i) the availability of methods for decontamination of the area in case of release to the environment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3217/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-contained-use-regulations-1992/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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