S.L. 549.60 Art. 19Saving.

(1) Where, as a result of new or additional information made available since the date of the consent and affecting the environmental risk assessment or reassessment of existing information on the basis of new or additional scientific knowledge, the competent authority has detailed grounds for considering that a GMO as or in a product which has been properly notified and has received written consent under these regulations constitutes a risk to human health or the environment, the competent authority may provisionally restrict or prohibit the use or sale of that GMO as or in a product.

(2) The competent authority shall ensure that in the event of a severe risk, emergency measures, such as suspension or termination of the placing on the market, shall be applied, including giving information to the public.

(3) For the purposes of sub-regulation (1), the procedures mentioned in regulation 17 shall be adopted.