These regulations were published in August2011 and cover activities involving release of GMOs into the environment; placing on the market and during  commercialization.
The objective of these
regulations is to ensure that potential adverse effects of genetically modified organisms are addressed so as to protect human health and the environment when conducting environmental release- availing GM products for use by the public.
These regulations have been put in place in preparation for GMO commercial release.
Environment Release Regulation 2011