Taipei, Taiwan
October 29, 2007USDA/FAS
GAIN report TW 7037
Original:
http://www.fas.usda.gov/gainfiles/200710/146292850.pdf
Report
Highlights
Taiwan
grants an approval license to Agrisure MIR604 corn for
food, feed and processing use. The license is valid for
five years, effective October 22, 2007. Taiwan biotech
regulations require a renewal process before the license
expires. Licenses for RRS40-3-2 and MON810 corn have been
renewed for another five years until 2012.

Taiwan grants approval to Agrisure MIR604 Corn
and renewal approvals to RRS40-3-2 soybean and Mon810 Corn
Taiwan granted
an approval license to Agrisure MIR604 corn for food, feed and
processing use. The license is valid for five years, effective
October 22, 2007. Taiwan biotech regulations require a renewal
process before the license expires. Approval licenses for
RRS40-3-2 and MON810 corn have been renewed for another five
years until 2012.
Table: Taiwan Approved
Biotech Products
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Current Approvals of Genetically Modified Foods in
Taiwan |
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Update: 22 October 2007
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UNIQUE IDENTIFIER
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PRODUCT
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NAME
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EVENT
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APPLICANT
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DATE OF APPROVAL
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NOTE
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MON-04032-6 |
Soybean |
Glyphosate tolerant
Roundup Ready Soybean
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40-3-2 (RRS) |
Monsanto Far East Ltd.,
Taiwan Branch |
July 22 , 2002 |
Expiration:
July 22, 2012 |
MON-00810-6 |
Corn |
Insect-resistant
YieldGard Corn |
MON810 |
Monsanto Far East Ltd.,
Taiwan Branch |
October 15 , 2002 |
Expiration: October 15,
20012 |
MON-00021-9 |
Corn |
Glyphosate tolerant
Roundup Ready Corn |
GA21 |
Monsanto Far East Ltd.,
Taiwan Branch |
July 22 , 2003 |
Expiration:
July 22,2008 |
MON-00603-6
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Corn |
Glyphosate tolerant
Roundup Ready Corn |
NK603 |
Monsanto Far East Ltd.,
Taiwan Branch |
April 11 , 2003 |
Expiration:
April 11, 2008 |
SYN-
BT011-1 |
Corn |
Insect-resistant &
Glufosinate tolerant corn |
Bt11 |
Syngenta Taiwan Ltd. |
June 2 , 2004 |
Expiration:
June 2 , 2008 |
SYN-EV176-9 |
Corn |
Insect-resistant &
Glufosinate tolerant corn |
Event176 |
Syngenta Taiwan Ltd. |
June 2 , 2004 |
Expiration:
June 2 , 2008 |
ACS-ZM003-2 |
Corn |
Glufosinate tolerant corn |
T25 |
Bayer CropScience
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August 16, 2002 |
Expiration:
August 16, 2012 |
DAS-
01507-1 |
Corn |
Insect-resistant &
Glufosinate tolerant corn |
TC1507 |
DuPont Taiwan |
November 17, 2003 |
Expiration: Nov. 17, 2008 |
DKB-
89614-9 |
Corn |
Insect-resistant &
Glufosinate tolerant corn |
DBT418 |
Monsanto Far East Ltd.,
Taiwan Branch |
October 16, 2003 |
Expiration:
October 16, 2008 |
DKB-
89790-5 |
Corn |
Glufosinate tolerant corn |
DLL25 |
Monsanto Far East Ltd.,
Taiwan Branch |
October 20, 2003 |
Expiration:
October 20, 2008 |
MON-00863-5 |
Corn |
Insect-resistant,
YieldGard Rootworm Corn
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MON863 |
Monsanto Far East Ltd.,
Taiwan Branch |
October 16, 2003 |
Expiration:
October 16, 2008 |
DAS-
59122-7 |
Corn |
Insect-resistant &
Glufosinate tolerant corn
B.t Cry34/35Ab1 |
59122 |
DuPont Taiwan
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December 21, 2005
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Expiration:
December 21, 2010 |
MON-88017-3 |
Corn |
YieldGard Rootworm/
Roundup Ready Corn |
MON88017 |
Monsanto Far East Ltd.,
Taiwan Branch |
March 20, 2006
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Expiration:
March 20, 2011 |
REN- OOO38 -3
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Corn |
Lysine Maize
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LY038 |
Monsanto Far East Ltd.,
Taiwan Branch |
November 20, 2006
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Expiration:
November 20, 2011 |
ACS-GM005-3
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Soybean
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Glufosinate tolerant
Soybean |
A2704-12
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Bayer CropScience
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May 1,2007
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Expiration:
May 1, 2012 |
SYN-IR604-5
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Corn |
Resistance to corn root
worm |
MIR604
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Syngenta Taiwan Ltd.
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October 22, 2007
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Expiration:
October 22, 2012 |
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