IP/04/663
Brussels, 19 May 2004
Commission authorises import of canned GM-sweet corn under new strict labelling conditions – consumers can choose
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, 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://ec.europa.eu/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
Note to the editors:
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
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
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
|
[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
