All information received in respect of a Part B Deliberate Release with the exception of confidential information will be posted on the EPA website.
In accordance with Article 15 of the Genetically Modified organisms, (Deliberate Release) Regulations S.I. No 500 of 2003, an applicant proposing to carry out a Part B Deliberate Release Field Trial is required to place an advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the area of the proposed deliberate release.
This advertisement invites members of the public to make representations to the EPA in relation to the proposed deliberate release. Representations must be made in writing to EPA Headquarters within 28 days of publication of the notice. Persons making representations are required to pay a fee of €10 in accordance with the Regulations.
The Agency is required to acknowledge receipt of representations received from members of the Irish public. The Inspector must consider all comments and observations before making a recommendation to the Board of the Agency. The Agency is obliged to take representations into account in reaching its decision.
The Agency is required to inform persons who have made representations of their decision within 14 days of informing the notifier. The decision will also be made available on the EPA website.
