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3.The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 26 amending the criteria of equivalence of NGT plants to conventional plants laid down in Annex I in order to adapt those criteria to scientific and technological progress, to the extent justified by advances in scientific knowledge as regards the types and extent of genetic modification which can occur naturally or through conventional breeding.When adopting delegated acts under this paragraph, the Commission shall publish a report to justify that, on the basis of scientific evidence, the criteria of equivalence laid down in Annex I no longer reflect what can occur naturally or through conventional breeding. The report shall include an up-to-date scientific literature review as regards the types and extent of genetic modification which can occur naturally or through conventional breeding. The report must justify that, following the intended amendment to Annex I, NGT plants meeting the equivalence criteria will remain equivalent to plants occurring naturally or obtained through conventional breeding in terms of similarity of genetic modifications and similarity of potential risk.When preparing delegated acts under this paragraph, the Commission shall take into account any relevant new or updated scientific opinions from the European Food Safety Authority (the ‘Authority’).
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