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Do you wish to carry out genetic engineering work that has already been notified, registered or approved in another genetic engineering facility? Then you must inform the competent authority before starting the work.

Genetic engineering work is subject to high safety standards. The aim of these standards is to limit the contact of the organisms used with humans and the environment and thus ensure a high level of safety.

Genetic engineering work is divided into different safety levels. The safety levels are differentiated according to the degree of risk to human health and the environment:

• Safety level 1: no risk
• Safety level 2: low risk
• Safety level 3: moderate risk
• Safety level 4: high risk

You must notify the competent authority if you wish to carry out genetic engineering work of safety levels 2 or 3 in another facility of the same operator. The prerequisite is that both the genetic engineering work and the facility have already been notified, registered or approved for the first time.

You do not have to notify changes to genetic engineering work at safety level 1. Changes to safety level 4 work must always be notified or approved again.

You must notify the competent authority of the change before you start the activity.

• The change concerns genetic engineering work of safety levels 1, 2 and 3.
• Both the genetic engineering work and the genetic engineering facility have already been notified, registered or approved.
• The change only concerns the change of location. The operator must remain the same.
  

• You make the informal notification and send it to the competent authority.
• You then start the genetic engineering work.

You must submit the notification before the start of the genetic engineering work.

You are in breach of the regulations if you intentionally or negligently fail to submit a notification or fail to do so correctly or on time. This can be punished with a fine of up to EUR 50,000.

No legal remedy is provided for.

• Notification on the operation of genetic engineering facilities Acceptance
• The competent authority must be notified of any changes in the operation of genetic engineering facilities
• Change means: genetic engineering work is to be carried out in another registered or approved facility
• The operator may not change
• Modification only possible for genetic engineering work that has already been notified, registered or approved
• applies to genetic engineering work of safety levels 2 and 3
• Changes to safety level 1 work do not have to be notified
• Changes to safety level 4 work must be newly notified or newly approved
• The competent authority must be notified before work commences
• Responsible: competent authority