Contained Use of Genetically Modified Micro-Organisms

L.N. 265 of 2010

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT

(CAP. 435)

Contained Use of Genetically Modified Micro-Organisms

(Amendment) Regulations, 2010

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 9 of the

Environment Protection Act, the Prime Minister has made the

following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Contained Use of

Genetically Modified Micro-Organisms (Amendment) Regulations,

2010 and shall be read and construed as one with the Contained

Use of Genetically Modified Micro-Organisms Regulations, 2008,

hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

For sub-regulation (2) of regulation 2 of the principal

regulations, there shall be substituted the following

“(2) These regulations provide the provisions required

for the implementation in Malta of the European Council

Directive 2009/41/EC of 6th May 2009 on the contained use

of genetically modified micro-organisms (recast) and shall be

read and construed as one with such legal instrument.”.

For sub-regulations (1) and (2) of regulation 10 of the

principal regulations, there shall be substituted the following

“(1) The person submitting a notification in order to

obtain a permit for activities referred to in regulations 6, 7, 8

and 9, hereinafter referred to as the applicant, shall submit his

request in writing to the competent authority prior to carrying

out such activities.

(2) In order to enable the competent authority to

adequately assess a notification and issue a permit, the

application shall be accompanied by the relevant documents

and any other requisite information as specified and required

by the competent authority. The applicant shall clearly

indicate whether the application prejudices any enforcement

case, court case or other causes currently sub-judice.”.

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