What happens to GMAC Category B projects under the new regulatory system?
Under the new regulatory system Category B work will become Notifiable Low Risk Dealings. The categories of Notifiable Low Risk Dealings (NLRDs) are set out in the Gene Technology Regulations. From 21 June 2001 a person conducting a NLRD will be subject to the relevant provisions of the new regulatory system. IMPORTANT NOTE: under the Regulations the ‘Organisation Name’, ‘Title of the Project’ and ‘Kind of NLRD’ will be publicly available on the Record. If information contained on applications to the Gene Technology Regulator (GTR) is considered by you to be commercial in confidence, this should be noted on the application form. On receipt of an applications, the GTR will assess whether the information should be treated as confidential commercial information in accordance with the processes set out under the Gene Technology Act 2000. IMPORTANT NOTE: In transferring Category B work into the Regulations, some minor changes have been made and some work that was previously Category B work
