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4. For regulation 11(1)(a) (information to be contained in an application for consent to release), substitute—
“(a)the information prescribed in Part 1 of schedule 2, where the application is for consent to release any genetically modified higher plant, or schedule 3 in any other case, to the extent that such information is—
(i)appropriate to the nature and scale of the release or application, and
(ii)in the case of schedule 2, relevant and necessary for the purposes of the environmental risk assessment referred to in sub-paragraph (c), in view particularly of the characteristics of the genetically modified organism and of the scale and conditions of the release or of its intended conditions of use;
(aa)where the application is for consent to release a genetically modified higher plant, summaries and results of studies referred to in the application for consent to release, including an explanation of their relevance to the environmental risk assessment under sub-paragraph (c), where applicable,”.
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