Woden, ACT, Australia
May 28, 2004
DECISION ON ISSUING A
LICENCE FOR APPLICATION DIR 044/2003
http://www.health.gov.au/ogtr/ir/dir044.htm
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DIR 044/2003 |
Dow AgroSciences Australia
Pty Ltd |
Agronomic assessment and
seed increase of transgenic cottons expressing
insecticidal genes (cry1Ac and cry1Fa) from Bacillus
thuringiensis |
Cotton |
Gossypium hirsutum L |
Insecticidal and herbicide
tolerance |
28-May-2004 |
Current |
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The
Office of the Gene Technology
Regulator (the
Regulator) has made a decision to issue a licence in respect of
application DIR 044/2003 from Dow AgroSciences Australia
Limited. The application requested approval to undertake a
limited and controlled release of three genetically modified
(GM) insecticidal/herbicide tolerant cotton lines on up to 30
sites covering a total area of 12.2 hectares in New South Wales,
Queensland and Western Australia over four cotton growing
seasons (two summer and two winter, 2004-2006).
The decision to issue the licence was made after extensive
consultation on the Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan
(RARMP) with the public, State and Territory governments,
Australian Government agencies, the Minister for the Environment
and Heritage, the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee
and the relevant local councils, as required by the
Gene Technology Act 2000.
Issues relating to
the health and safety of people and the protection of the
environment raised during the consultation process on this
application were considered in finalising the RARMP and in
making a decision on whether to issue the licence.
The licence has been issued with specific licence conditions
that will ensure effective implementation of the risk management
plan. The specific conditions include containment measures,
restrictions on the use of the GM cottonseed, research
requirements and post-harvest cleaning and monitoring of the
trial sites.
The Executive Summary and the complete finalised RARMP, together
with the licence conditions, can be obtained on-line from the
Office of the Gene Technology Regulator’s website or at the
address below.
Office of the
Gene Technology Regulator
MDP 54, PO Box 100
WODEN ACT 2606
Telephone: 1800 181 030
Facsimile: 02 6271 4202
http://www.ogtr.gov.au
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