This step is based on recommendations in the methodology outlined in Annex III of the Protocol which indicate:

1. That once risks are identified it is recommended that they be categorized as to whether or not they are acceptable and/ or manageable; and
2. Recommendations for strategies that can be used to manage and monitor these risks.

Annex III of the Protocol states that the risk assessment methodology may entail “a recommendation as to whether or not the risks are acceptable or manageable, including, where necessary, identification of strategies to manage these risks” and “where there is uncertainty regarding the level of risk, it may be addressed by requesting further information on the specific issues of concern or by implementing appropriate risk management strategies and/or monitoring the living modified organism in the receiving environment”