# The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2002, Paragraph 5: Step 2: Long-term adverse effects and cumulative long-term adverse effects in the environmental risk assessment of applications to which Part 3 of these Regulations applies


(1) Long-term effects of a genetically modified organism are effects resulting either from a delayed response by organisms or their progeny to long-term or chronic exposure to a genetically modified organism or from an extensive use of a genetically modified organism in time and space.
(2) The identification and evaluation of the potential long-term adverse effects of a genetically modified organism on human health and on the environment must take into account the following—
(a) the long-term interactions of the genetically modified organism and the receiving environment,
(b) the characteristics of the genetically modified organism which become important on a long- term basis, and
(c) data obtained from repeated deliberate releases or placings on the market of the genetically modified organism over a long period.
(3) The identification and evaluation of the potential cumulative long-term adverse effects referred to in the introduction of this schedule must also take into account the genetically modified organisms deliberately released or placed on the market in the past.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/541/schedule/1/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organisms-deliberate-release-scotland-regulations-2002/schedule-1/paragraph-5
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