Annual Report for the contained use of Genetically Modified Microorganisms (GMMs) for 2008
A completed Annual Report for the year 2008 must be submitted to the EPA before
31st March 2009.
Annual reporting requirements
(refer to notes 1 – 10)
1. Name of user
2. Contact e-mail address
3. Address of premises
4. GMO Register No.
5. Project number (if applicable)
6. Class of GMM activity
Annual reporting information
7. Has there been any change to

GMO Register Entry

Risk Assessment

Classification

Containment measures
applied
8. If you have answered ‘Yes’ to any
of the points under Item 7, please
provide details.
9. Are these GMMs being inoculated
into

GM animals

Non GM animals
10. If you have answered ‘Yes’ to any
of the points under Item 9, please
provide details.
Notes
1. In addition to the name of the user, please provide the name of the Principal Investigator
under whose name the GMM contained use facility is registered.
2. Contact e-mail address such that the Agency may revert to you should further
clarification be required.
3. Address of premises where GMM activity is carried out.
4. GMO Register No - This number may be referenced on the cover of the GMM consent
issued by the Agency in respect of the GMM contained use activity.
5. Where a number of different projects exist on your GMO Register Entry, please reference
the project to which you are referring. If necessary use a different form for each project
number.
6. Indicate whether your current GMM activity is classified as a Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 or
Class 4 GMM activity.
7. Respond ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to each of the four bullet points.
8. Where new Class 1 GMM project work is being/has been undertaken, a Risk Assessment
completed in respect of the new Class 1 GMM must accompany this form.
Where new Class 2 / 3 or 4 project work is being planned, a new notification must be
submitted to the Agency in advance of starting any new Class 2 – 4 GMM work. Please
refer to the Guidance note entitled ‘How to apply for a consent for the contained use of a
GMM’ on our webpage www.epa..ie/Licensing/GMO Licensing/Contained use of GMOs.
9. Respond ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to each of the two bullet points.
10. Where the GMMs are being inoculated into a GM animal, simultaneously submit an
Annual Report in respect of that GMO (Refer to ‘Annual Reporting Form GMOs (GM
Animals)’.
Where the GMMs are being inoculated into a non-GM animal, provide details of the
decontamination of the animal remains. If the animal remains are being sent off site for
purposes of decontamination provide details of the healthcare waste contractor employed.
Please forward form to: Office of Climate, Licensing & Resource Use,
Environmental Protection Agency, PO Box 3000, Johnstown Castle Estate, County
Wexford.