Archived discussions

Discussions held from 18 July to 17 September 2011

• Topic 1: Revision of the "Guidance on Risk Assessment of LMOs" (revised on 4 July 2011)
• Topic 2: Comments on the first draft on "Post-release Monitoring and Long-term Effects of LMOs Released into the Environment"
• Topic 3: Comments on the first draft on "Risk Assessment of Living Modified Trees"

Discussions held from 28 March to 18 April 2011

• Topic 1: Revision of the "Guidance on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms"
• Topic 2: Possible mechanisms, including criteria, for future updates of the lists of background materials
• Topic 3: New specific topics of risk assessment for the development of further guidance

Discussion groups held from 23 November to 14 December 2009

• Testing of the Roadmap for Risk Assessment
• Further drafting of the guidance on risk assessment and risk management of LMOs with stacked genes or traits
• Further drafting of the guidance on risk assessment and risk management of LM crops with resistance or tolerance to abiotic stress
• Further drafting of the guidance on risk assessment and risk management of LM mosquitoes
• Modalities for cooperation in identifying living modified organisms or specific traits that may have adverse effects

Discussion group held from 7 to 14 December 2009

• The way forward for the development of further guidance on risk assessment and risk management of LMOs

Discussion groups held from 22 June to 12 July 2009

• Development of the Roadmap for Risk Assessment
• RA&RM of Living Modified Crops Resistant or Tolerant to Abiotic Stress
• RA&RM of Living Modified Mosquitoes
• RA&RM of LMOs with Stacked Genes or Traits

Discussion groups held from 1 to 19 December 2008

• Risk assessment and risk management of LMOs with stacked genes or traits
• Post-release monitoring and long-term effects of LMOs released into the environment
• Risk assessment and risk management of specific receiving environments
• Flowchart ("Roadmap") for risk assessment: the necessary steps to conduct risk assessment according to Annex III of the Protocol

Discussion groups held from 10 to 28 November 2008

• Risk assessment and risk management of transgenic fish
• Risk assessment and risk management of transgenic trees
• Risk assessment and risk management of transgenic microorganisms and viruses
• Risk assessment and risk management of transgenic pharmaplants