Brussels, Belgium
May 19, 2004
The European Commission authorised today the
placing on the market of sweet corn from genetically modified
maize line Bt11. This decision is valid for 10 years and
addressed to the company Syngenta. Any imports of the canned
vegetable will have to show clearly on the labelling that the
corn has been harvested from a genetically modified plant. Grain
from the GM maize line Bt11 has been authorised for import into
Europe since 1998 and is widely used in the EU in feed(1)
and in derived food products(2),
e.g. maize oil, maize flour, sugar and syrup, snack foods, baked
foods, fried foods, confectionary and soft drinks. The
authorisation today covers the specific use for imports of
canned or fresh sweet corn (maize). The labelling will have to
show clearly that the corn is a GMO in line with the new EU
legislation. An authorisation for cultivation for Bt11 maize is
pending and has not yet been granted.
David Byrne,
Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, said: "GM sweet
corn has been subject to the most rigorous pre-marketing
assessment in the world. It has been scientifically assessed as
being as safe as any conventional maize. Food safety is
therefore not an issue, it is a question of consumer choice. The
new EU rules on GMOs require clear labelling and traceability.
Labelling provides consumers with the information they need to
make up their own mind. They are therefore free to choose what
they want to buy. The Commission is acting responsibly based on
stringent and clear legislation."
The
sweet corn from the GM maize Bt11 will be labelled in accordance
with new laws agreed by Council and European Parliament over the
past years and in force since 18 April 2004(3).
Bt 11 sweet corn has undergone thorough safety assessment for
any adverse impact on public health on the basis of
international guidelines. It has been assigned a unique
identifier to allow traceability and will be entered in the
Community Register of genetically modified food and feed. The
authorisation is valid for 10 years. The Commission took the
decision as required in cases where the Council has neither
adopted the Commission proposal, nor indicated its opposition to
it.
The EU has
put in place a clear, transparent and stringent system to
regulate genetically modified food, feed and plants over the
past four years. The legislation ensures that GMOs authorised in
the EU are safe for human consumption and for release into the
environment. Clear labelling rules allow farmers to choose what
to plant and consumers to choose what to buy. It is therefore
only logical that this safe system is applied in practice. Each
authorisation is granted on its own merits and requests for
authorisations which do not fulfil all criteria were and will be
rejected. The decision enters into force the day when it is
notified to the applicant. The decision enters into force the
day when it is notified to the applicant.
Further
information:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/food/biotechnology/index_en.htm
and MEMO/04/102
(Questions and
Answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU)
ANNEXES:
Authorised GMOs in the EU and pending applications
BACKGROUND
On 11
February 1999, Novartis (in the meantime: Syngenta), submitted a
request to the competent authorities of the Netherlands for
placing sweet maize from genetically modified maize line Bt11 on
the market as a novel food or as a novel food ingredient. The
corn has been harvested from a plant genetically modified to
produce Bt toxin, which is similar to that produced by bacteria
and widely used as a natural insecticide for many years..
The
Netherlands' competent food assessment body came to the
conclusion that Bt11 sweet maize is as safe as conventional
sweet maize as did the EU Scientific Committee on Food. The EU
scientific opinion focused on the issues raised by Member
States' authorities (e.g molecular characterisation and as well
as toxicity studies as raised in the opinion of the "Agence
française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments" (AFSSA).
The
methodology used for the safety assessment of Bt11 was also in
line with the recent guidelines prepared by the EU Scientific
Steering Committee concerning the assessment of GMOs, GM food
and GM feed and with the Codex Principles and Guidelines on
Foods Derived from Biotechnology.
The Joint
Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, in
collaboration with the European Network of GMO Laboratories
(ENGL), has carried out a full validation study (ring-trial)
following internationally accepted guidelines to test the
performance of a quantitative event-specific method to detect
and quantify the Bt11 transformation event in sweet maize. The
method validated had been developed by the National Veterinary
Institute of Norway and INRA, France. Both the method and the
results of the validation have been made publicly available.
Sweet maize
from genetically modified maize line Bt11 and food containing
sweet maize from genetically modified maize line Bt11 as an
ingredient shall be labelled in accordance with the provisions
of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and shall be subject to the
traceability requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No
1830/2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of
genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and
feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and
amending Directive 2001/18/EC.
Information
on the identification of sweet maize from genetically modified
maize line Bt11, including the validated detection method and
the reference material, contained in the annex, shall be
retrievable from the Register to be established by the
Commission in accordance with Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No
1829/2003.
Genetically
modified maize Bt11 has been notified to the Biosafety
Clearing-House, pursuant to Articles 11(1) and 20(3)(c) of the
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological
Diversity.
The Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has not given an
opinion. The Commission has therefore submitted a proposal to
the Council on 4 February 2004 pursuant to Article 13, paragraph
4 b) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 and in accordance with Article
5, paragraph 4 of the Council Decision 1999/468/EC, the Council
being required to act within 3 months.
The proposal
was considered by the Agriculture Council on 26 April 2004. At
that meeting Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden
and the UK voted in favour. Denmark, Greece, France, Luxembourg,
Austria and Portugal voted against. Belgium, Germany and Spain
abstained. Since the Council had not acted within the required
time limit, the Decision must now to be adopted by the
Commission.
Under the
rules of Regulation 1830/2003 on labelling and traceability,
business operators must transmit and retain information about
products that contain or are produced from GMOs at each stage of
the placing on the market. Traceability provides the means to
trace products containing or produced from GMOs through the
production and distribution chains.
Regulation
1829/2003 on GM food and feed provides for comprehensive
information by labelling all food and feed containing,
consisting of or produced from a GMO. All food, including soya
or maize oil produced from GM soya and maize, and food
ingredients, such as biscuits with maize oil produced from GM
maize must be labelled. The label has to indicate "This product
contains genetically modified organisms" or "produced from
genetically modified (name of organism)".
Annex 1
GMO
PRODUCTS
APPROVED
UNDER DIRECTIVE 90/220/EEC AS OF MARCH 2001
|
Product |
Notifier |
Date of Commission Decision(4)
/ Member State Consent(5) |
|
1. Vaccine against Aujeszky's
disease |
Vemie
Veterinär Chemie GmbH |
18.12.92 |
|
2. Vaccine against rabies |
Rhône-Mêrieux C/B/92/B28 & C/F/93/03-02 |
19.10.93 |
|
3. Tobacco tolerant to bromoxynil |
SEITA
C/F/93/08-02 |
08.06.94 |
|
4. Vaccine against Aujeszky's disease (further uses)(6) |
Vemie Veterinär Chemie GmbH
C/D/92/I-1 |
18.07.94 |
|
5. Male
sterile swede rape resistant to glufosinate ammonium (MS1,
RF1) Uses : breeding activities |
Plant
Genetic Systems C/UK/94/M1/1 |
06.02.96 |
|
6. Soybeans tolerant to glyphosate Uses : import and
processing |
Monsanto
C/UK/94/M3/1 |
03.04.96 |
|
7. Male
sterile chicory tolerant to glufosinate ammonium Uses :
breeding activities |
Bejo-Zaden BV C/NL/94/25 |
20.05.96 |
|
8. Bt-maize tolerant to glufosinate ammonium (Bt-176) |
Ciba-Geigy C/F/94/11-03 |
23.01.97 |
|
9. Male
sterile swede rape tolerant to glufosinate ammonium (MS1,
RF1)(7)
Uses : import and processing |
Plant
Genetic Systems C/F/95/05/01/A |
06.06.97
(not finally approved by F) |
|
Product |
Notifier |
Date of Commission Decision(8)
/ Member State Consent(9) |
|
10. Male sterile swede rape
tolerant to glufosinate ammonium (MS1, RF2)(10) |
Plant
Genetic Systems C/F/95/05/01/B |
06.06.97
(not finally approved by F) |
|
11. Test
kit to detect antibiotic residues in milk |
Valio Oy C/F1/96-1NA |
14.07.97 |
|
12. Carnation lines with modified flower colour |
Florigene
C/NL/96/14 |
01.12.97
(MS
consent) |
|
13. Swede
rape tolerant to glufosinate ammonium (Topas 19/2) Uses :
import and processing |
AgrEvo
C/UK/95/M5/1 |
22.04.98 |
|
14. Maize
tolerant to glufosinate ammonium (T25) |
AgrEvo
C/F/95/12/07 |
22.04.98 |
|
15. Maize
expressing the Bt cryIA(b) gene (MON 810) |
Monsanto
C/F/95/12-02 |
22.04.98 |
|
16. Maize
tolerant to glufosinate ammonium and expressing the Bt
cryIA(b) gene (Bt-11) Uses : import and processing |
Novartis
(formerly Northrup King) C/UK/96/M4/1 |
22.04.98 |
|
17. Carnation lines with improved vase life |
Florigene
C/NL/97/12 |
20.10.98
(MS
consent) |
|
18. Carnation lines with modified flower colour |
Florigene
C/NL/97/13 |
20.10.98
(MS
consent) |
Annex 2
GMO
PRODUCTS
NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED BY THE COMMISSION
UNDER
DIRECTIVE 2001/18/EC
|
Product notification details |
Company |
Stage |
|
1. Maize
hybrid MON810 x NK603 (glyphosate-tolerant and containing Bt
toxin)
Received
by UK under Dir 90/220/EC. (C/GB/02/M3/03)
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18 : 15/01/03
Uses:
import and use in feed and industrial processing, not for
cultivation. |
Monsanto
|
Consideration of assessment report and notification by
Member States (60 day period) |
|
2. Oil
seed rape - herbicide resistant GT 73
Received
by the Netherlands (C/NL/98/11) under Dir 90/220/EC.
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18 : 16/1/03
Uses:
import and uses in feed and industrial processing, not
for cultivation. |
Monsanto |
EFSA
Opinion published. Draft Decision pending submission to
Regulatory Committee. |
|
3. Maize
Roundup Ready NK603, tolerant to glyphosate herbicide
Received
by Spain (C/ES/00/01) under Dir 90/220 : 21/12/2000
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18 : 17/01/03
Uses:
import and use in feed and industrial processing, not for
cultivation. |
Monsanto |
Draft
Proposal with Council |
|
4. Potato
with altered starch composition from Sweden (C/SE/96/3501)
Received
by the Commission under Dir 90/220: 20.05.98 Favourable
opinion of EU Scientific Committee 18.07.02
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18/EC: 24/01/03
Uses:
for cultivation and production of starch, not for use as
human food. |
AMYLOGENE
HB |
Consideration of assessment report and notification by
Member States (60 day period) |
|
5.
Oilseed rape (Ms8, Rf3) from Belgium (C/BE/96/01)
Received
by the Commission: under Dir 90/220 16.01.97
Favourable opinion of EU Scientific Committee 19.05.98
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18: 5/02/03
Uses:
import and cultivation in the EU, uses in feed and
industrial processing. |
Bayer
CropScience |
Consideration of assessment report and notification by
Member States (60 day period) |
|
6.
Soybeans Glufosinate tolerant (Events A 2704-12 & A
5547-127)
from
Belgium (C/BE/98/01) Received by the Commission under Dir
2001/18: 5/02/03
Uses:
import only, not for cultivation |
Bayer
CropScience |
Application to be transformed into an application under
Regulation 1829/2003 on GM Food and Feed |
|
7.
Roundup Ready sugar beet (event T9100152), glyphosate
tolerant
from
Belgium C/BE/99/01
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18: 5/02/03
Uses: for
cultivation and use in animal feed, processing of
sugar and other products. |
Monsanto/
Syngenta |
Withdrawn |
|
8.
Oilseed rape tolerant for glufosinate-ammonium herbicides.
(FALCON GS40/90pHoe6/Ac) from Germany (C/DE/96/5)
Received
by the Commission under Dir 90/220: 25.11.96
Opinion
of EU Scientific Committee 27.07.98
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18: 7/02/03
Uses: for
import and cultivation |
Bayer
CropScience |
Application to be transformed into an application under
Regulation 1829/2003 on GM Food and Feed |
|
9.
Oilseed rape tolerant for glufosinate (Liberator pHoe6/Ac)
from Germany (C/DE/98/6)
Received
by the Commission under Dir 90/220: 29.10.98
Favourable opinion of EU Scientific Committee 30.11.00
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18: 7/02/03
Uses: for
import and cultivation |
Bayer
CropScience |
Application to be transformed into an application under
Regulation 1829/2003 on GM Food and Feed |
|
10.
Roundup Ready Sugar Beet event H7-1 (tolerant to glyphosate)
from
Germany C/DE/00/8
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18: 7/02/03
Uses: for
cultivation and use in processing of sugar and other
processed products. |
KWS SAAT
AG/Monsanto |
Application to be transformed into an application under
Regulation 1829/2003 on GM Food and Feed |
|
11. Maize
MON 863 X MON 810 (protection against certain insect pests)
from
Germany C/DE/02/9 (6788-01-09)
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18: 7/02/03
Uses:,
for import and use of grain and grain products, not for
cultivation. |
Monsanto
|
EFSA
Opinion published. Draft Decision pending submission to
Regulatory Committee. |
|
12.
Oilseed rape (event T45) tolerant for glufosinate-ammonium
herbicide
from UK
C/GB/04/M5/4 (Replacing C/GB/99/M5/2 received by the
Commission on 10/2/03 and withdrawn on 26/3/04).
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18: 30/03/04
Uses:
import and use in feed and industrial processing, not for
cultivation. |
Bayer
CropScience |
Application to be transformed into an application under
Regulation 1829/2003 on GM Food and Feed |
|
13. Maize
herbicide and insect resistant (line 1507 -- CRY1F)
Received
by the Netherlands (C/NL/00/10) under Dir 90/220/EC.
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18 : 12/02/03
Uses:
import and processing, not for cultivation |
Pioneer/
Mycogen Seeds |
Submitted
to EFSA for Opinion |
|
14.
Insect-protected Cotton expressing the Bt cryIA(c)
gene (line 531) from Spain (C/ES/96/02)
Received
by the Commission under Dir 90/220: 24.11.97
Favourable opinion of EU Scientific Committee 14.07.98
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18: 12/2/03
Uses: for
import, processing and cultivation |
Monsanto |
Application to be transformed into an application under
Regulation 1829/2003 on GM Food and Feed |
|
15.
Roundup Ready Cotton tolerant to herbicide (line 1445) from
Spain (C/ES/97/01)
Received
by the Commission under Dir 90/220: 24.11.97
Favourable opinion of EU Scientific Committee 14.07.98
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18: 12/2/03
Uses: for
import, processing and cultivation |
Monsanto |
Application to be transformed into an application under
Regulation 1829/2003 on GM Food and Feed |
|
16. Maize
1507 (or Bt Cry1F 1507)
Received
by Spain (C/ES/01/01) 11/7/2001 under Dir 90/220/EC.
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18: 13/2/03
Uses:
Cultivation |
Pioneer/
Mycogen Seeds |
Consideration of assessment report and notification by
Member States (45 day period) |
|
17.
Roundup Ready Fodder beet (line A5/15) from Denmark
(C/DK/97/01)
Received
by the Commission under Dir 90/220: 09.10.97
Favourable opinion of EU Scientific Committee 23.06.98
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18/EC: 26/02/03
Uses: for
cultivation and animal feed. |
DLF-Trifolium, Monsanto and Danisco Seed |
Application to be transformed into an application under
Regulation 1829/2003 on GM Food and Feed |
|
18. Maize
tolerant to glufosinate ammonium and expressing the Bt
cryIA(b) gene (Bt-11) from France (C/F/96/05-10)
Received
by the Commission under Dir 90/220: 12.04.99 and 03.05.99
respectively
Favourable opinion of EU Scientific Committee 30.11.00
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18/EC: 16.6.2003
Uses :
for cultivation, feed and industrial processing |
Syngenta
Seeds SAS |
Submitted
to EFSA for Opinion |
|
19.
Bromoxynil-tolerant cotton lines 10215 and 10222
from
Spain (C/ES/99/01)
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18/EC: 18.07.2003
Uses :
for importation and processing to non-viable products |
Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Company |
Application to be transformed into an application under
Regulation 1829/2003 on GM Food and Feed |
|
20. NK603
Roundup Ready® maize
from
Spain (C/ES/03/01)
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18/EC : 22/07/2003
Uses:
Cultivation |
Monsanto |
Application with lead competent authority (90 day period) |
|
21. Rice
tolerant to glufosinate-ammonium, event LLRICE62
from UK (C/GB/03/M5/3)
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18/EC : 3/9/2003
Uses:
import and use in feed and industrial processing, not for
cultivation. |
Bayer
CropScience Ltd. |
Consideration of assessment report and notification by
Member States (60 day period) |
|
22. NK603
X MON 810 maize from Spain (C/ES/04/01)
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18/EC : 12/1/2004
Uses:
import and use in feed and industrial processing, and for
cultivation. |
Monsanto |
Application with lead competent authority (90 day period) |
|
23.
Cotton, insect resistant (281-24-236/3006-210-23) from the
Netherlands (C/NL/04/01)
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18/EC : 18/2/2004
Uses:
import and use in feed and industrial processing, not for
cultivation |
Agrigenetics Inc.
d/b/a
Mycogen Seeds, c/o Dow AgroSciences |
Application to be transformed into an application under
Regulation 1829/2003 on GM Food and Feed |
|
24.
Cotton (LLCotton25) glufosinate tolerant from Spain
(C/ES/04/02)
Received
by the Commission under Dir 2001/18/EC : 26/3/2004
Uses:
import and use in feed and industrial processing, not for
cultivation |
Bayer
CropScience |
Application to be transformed into an application under
Regulation 1829/2003 on GM Food and Feed |
Annex 3
Genetically modified (GM) foods authorised in the European Union
|
|
EVENT |
CROP |
APPLICANT |
TRAIT |
POTENTIAL FOOD USES |
DATE
|
LEGAL
BASIS |
|
1 |
GTS
40/3/2 |
Soybean |
Monsanto |
Insect
protection and herbicide tolerance |
Soy
foods. Soy foods include soy beverages, tofu, soy oil, soy
flour, lecithin. |
03.04.1996 |
Dir.
90/220/EEC Art. 13 |
|
2 |
Bt 176 |
Maize |
Ciba-Geigy |
Insect
protection and herbicide tolerance |
Maize
foods. Maize foods include kernels, oil, maize flour, sugar,
syrup. |
23.01.1997 |
Dir.
90/220/EEC Art. 13 |
|
3 |
TOPAS
19/2 |
Oilseed
rape |
AgrEvo
|
Herbicide
tolerance |
|
24.06.1997 |
Reg. (EC)
258/97 Art. 5 |
|
4 |
MS1 / RF2 |
Oilseed
rape |
Plant
Genetic Systems |
Herbicide
tolerance |
Rapeseed
oil. Products made with rapeseed oil may |
24.06.1997 |
Reg. (EC)
258/97 Art. 5 |
|
5 |
MS1 / RF1 |
Oilseed
rape |
Plant
Genetic Systems |
Herbicide
tolerance |
include
fried foods, baked products and snack foods. |
24.06.1997 |
Reg. (EC)
258/97 Art. 5 |
|
6 |
GT 73 |
Oilseed
rape |
Monsanto |
Herbicide
tolerance |
|
21.11.1997 |
Reg. (EC)
258/97 Art. 5 |
|
7 |
MON 810 |
Maize |
Monsanto |
Insect
protection |
|
06.02.1998 |
Reg. (EC)
258/97 Art. 5 |
|
8 |
T 25 |
Maize |
AgrEvo |
Herbicide
tolerance |
Maize
derivatives. These may include maize oil, maize flour, sugar
and syrup. Products made with maize |
06.02.1998 |
Reg. (EC)
258/97 Art. 5 |
|
9 |
Bt 11 |
Maize |
Novartis |
Insect
protection |
derivatives may include snack foods, baked foods, fried
foods, confectionary and soft drinks. |
06.02.1998 |
Reg. (EC)
258/97 Art. 5 |
|
10 |
MON 809 |
Maize |
Pioneer |
Insect
protection |
|
23.10.1998 |
Reg. (EC)
258/97 Art. 5 |
|
11 |
Falcon GS
40/90 |
Oilseed
rape |
Hoechst /
AgrEvo |
Herbicide
tolerance |
|
08.11.1999 |
Reg. (EC)
258/97 Art. 5 |
|
12 |
Liberator
L62 |
Oilseed
rape |
Hoechst /
AgrEvo |
Herbicide
tolerance |
Rapeseed
oil. Products made with rapeseed oil may include fried
foods, baked foods and snack foods. |
08.11.1999 |
Reg. (EC)
258/97 Art. 5 |
|
13 |
MS8/RF3 |
Oilseed
rape |
Plant
Genetic Systems |
Herbicide
tolerance |
|
26.04.2000 |
Reg. (EC)
258/97 Art. 5 |
|
14 |
1445 |
Cotton |
Monsanto |
Herbicide
tolerance |
Cottonseed oil. Products made with cottonseed oil may
|
19.12.2002 |
Reg. (EC)
258/97 Art. 5 |
|
15 |
531
|
Cotton |
Monsanto |
Insect
protection |
include
fried foods, baked foods and snack foods. |
19.12.2002 |
Reg. (EC)
258/97 Art. 5 |
|
16 |
pRF69/pRF93 |
Bacillus
subtilis |
F.
Hoffmann - La Roche |
Riboflavin |
Vitamin
B2 |
23.03.2000 |
Reg. (EC)
258/97 Art. 5 |
Annex 4
GENETICALLY MODIFIED (GM) FOODS PENDING AUTHORISATION IN THE
EUROPEAN UNION
|
|
EVENT |
CROP |
APPLICANT |
TRAIT |
FOOD
USES |
INITIAL ASSESSMENT |
SCIENTIFIC OPINION |
LEGAL
BASIS / Stage of procedure |
|
1 |
Bt 11 |
Maize |
Syngenta |
Insect
resistance |
Processed
sweet maize. |
NL
27/04/2000 |
SCF
13.03.2002 |
Reg. (EC)
No. 258/97 Art. 7
Back to
Commission on 4 May 2004, since no qualified majority was
reached in Council |
|
2 |
GA 21 |
Maize |
Monsanto |
Herbicide
tolerance |
Maize and
maize derivatives |
NL
21/12/1999 |
SCF
02.02.1999 |
Reg. (EC)
No. 258/97 Art. 7
Awaiting
validation of detection method |
|
3 |
NK 603 |
Maize |
Monsanto |
Herbicide
tolerance |
Maize and
maize derivatives |
NL
13/08/2002 |
EFSA
04.12.2003 |
Reg. (EC)
No. 258/97 Art. 7
Opinion
by Member States on Commission proposal scheduled for the
meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and
Animal Health on 30 April 2004 |
|
4 |
MON 863 |
Maize |
Monsanto |
Insect
protection |
Maize and
maize derivatives |
DE
08/04/2003 |
EFSA
Opinion adopted on 2April 2004 |
Reg. (EC)
No. 258/97 Art. 7
Awaiting
validation of detection method |
|
5 |
MON 863 x
MON 810 |
Maize |
Monsanto |
Insect
protection |
Maize and
maize derivatives |
DE
08/04/2003 |
EFSA -
pending |
Reg. (EC)
No. 1829/2003 Art. 46.1 |
|
6 |
1507 |
Maize |
Pioneer |
Insect
protection |
Maize and
maize derivatives |
NL
04/11/2003 |
EFSA -
pending |
Reg. (EC)
258/97 Art. 7 |
|
7 |
MaisGard/RoundupReady |
Maize |
Monsanto |
Insect
protection and herbicide tolerance |
Maize and
maize derivatives |
NL
pending |
|
Reg. (EC)
No. 1829/2003 Art. 46.1 |
|
8 |
RoundupReady Sugar Beet |
Sugar
Beet |
Monsanto |
Herbicide
tolerance |
Sugar
Beet derivatives |
NL
pending |
|
Application withdrawn on 16 April 2004 |
|
9 |
Liberty
Link Soybean |
Soybean |
AgrEvo |
Herbicide
tolerance |
Soybean
derivatives |
B pending |
|
Reg. (EC)
No. 1829/2003 Art. 46.1 |
FOOTNOTES
(1)
Authorisation granted on 22 April 1998 in accordance with
Council Directive 90/220/EC
(2) Notification of 6 February 1998
pursuant to Article 5 (substantial equivalence) of Regulation
(EC) 258/97
(3) Regulation
(EC) No 1829/2003 on GM food and feed Regulation (EC) No
1830/2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of
genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and
feed products produced from genetically modified organisms
(4) where objections were raised by Member State authorities
(5) in the absence of objections by Member State authorities
(6) linked to item 1 (same product, further uses)
(7) linked to item 5 (same product, further uses)
(8) where objections were raised by Member State authorities
(9) in the absence of objections by Member State authorities
(10) this product is the result of a different transformation
event to that of No. 9. |
