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Record information and status
Record ID
111649
Status
Published
Date of creation
2017-02-06 09:59 UTC (german_bch@bvl.bund.de)
Date of last update
2020-11-05 13:07 UTC (german_bch@bvl.bund.de)
Date of publication
2020-11-06 08:37 UTC (nina.opitz@bmel.bund.de)

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General information
Country submitting the decision or communication
  • Germany
Competent National Authority(ies) responsible for the decision or communication
Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety
Mauerstrasse 39-42
Berlin
Germany, 10117
Phone:+49-(0)3018-445-6500
Fax:+49-(0)3018-445-6099
Email:german_bch@bvl.bund.de
Url:http://www.biosafety-bch.de (english language),BVL Homepage (English)
Title / Reference number of the decision or communication
6786-01-0041 (adv. 42010.0041); Decision regarding the risk assessment of a deliberate release (field trial) of genetically modified tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) XynZ No 34 and XynZ No 46, issued by the German Competent Authority
Date of the decision
1996-04-04
Is the decision taken prior to entry into force of the Protocol?
Yes
Jurisdiction
  • Germany
Is this an amendment to a previous decision / communication?
No
Decision or communication details
Subject(s) of the decision
  • Decision on LMOs for intentional introduction into the environment (according Article 10 or domestic regulatory framework)
Was the decision triggered by a request for a transboundary movement of LMOs into the country?
No
Does the decision apply to transboundary movements of LMO(s) into the country?
No
Importer’s or Applicant’s contact details
Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung
Corrensstrasse 3 
Gatersleben
Germany, 06466
Phone:+49 (0)39482 5-0
Fax:+49 (0) 39482 5139
Email:info@ipk-gatersleben.de
Url:IPK Gatersleben
Result of the decision
  • Approval of the import/use of the LMO(s) with conditions
Conditions
If the tobacco plants are left to flower, a 200 m distance has to be kept to other flowering tobacco plants. Inflorescences removed from the transgenic plants have to be kept safe from insects and destroyed.
Reasons
To comply with requirements of Directive 90/220/EEC, Gentechnikgesetz (German Gene Technology Act): reduce possibility of GMO spread/establishment.
Does the decision involve field trials?
Yes
Does the decision involve commercial release?
No
LMO identification
Tobacco modified for xylanase production
Resistance to antibiotics - Kanamycin Use in industrial applications
Risk assessment
6786-01-0041 (adv. 42010.0041); Summary of the risk assessment of a deliberate release (field trial) of genetically modified tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) XynZ No 34 and XynZ No 46, issued by the German Competent Authority
Tobacco modified for xylanase production
Resistance to antibiotics - Kanamycin
Use in industrial applications
Additional Information
Additional Information
-  type of decision: field trial
-  LMO:  XynZ No 34 und XynZ No 46
-  legal basis: Directive 90/220/EEC, Gentechnikgesetz (German Gene Technology Act)
-  scope: test of field performance of LMO
-  authorization valid from 04 April 1996 to 31 December 1997
-  locations: 1 experimental field located in 1 village in Germany; for details refer to the German LMO/GMO location register ( https://apps2.bvl.bund.de/stareg_web/localeSwitch.do?language=en&page=/showflaechen.do?)
-  size: 575 m²/site/year;
-  max. 400 LMO/site/year

-  There is no Summary Notification Information Format available on the Internet (WebSNIF) B/DE/96/41

The decision on this deliberate release was made by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
The RKI was the competent national authority for the German Gene Technology Act before the competences were transferred to the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit, BVL) on April 1st 2004. Deliberate releases that were authorized by the RKI prior to this date are now handled by the BVL.

   
   
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