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Paragraph 2 F1

The objective of a monitoring plan is to—

(a)

confirm that any assumption regarding the occurrence and impact of potential adverse effects of the genetically modified organism or its use in the environmental risk assessment are correct, and

(b)

identify the occurrence of adverse effects of the genetically modified organism or its use on human health or the environment which were not anticipated in the environmental risk assessment.

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Sch. 5A inserted (31.12.2020) by The Genetically Modified Organisms (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/57), reg. 1(2)(b), sch. 2; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)