Record details

General information

Country submitting the decision or communication

European Union

Competent National Authority(ies) responsible for the decision or communication

Record #49387

European Commission - Health and Food Safety Directorate General SANTE

Rue Belliard, B232

Brussels

Belgium, 1040

Phone:	+32 2 29 20485
Email:	anastasia.pagida@ec.europa.eu
Url:	European Commission - Health and Food Safety Directorate General SANTE

Title / Reference number of the decision or communication

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1390 of 17 August 2021 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MZIR098 (SYN-ØØØ98-3), pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Date of the decision

2021-08-17

Is the decision taken prior to entry into force of the Protocol?

Is this an amendment to a previous decision / communication?

Decision or communication details

Subject(s) of the decision

Decision on LMOs for direct use as food or feed, or for processing (Article 11, LMOs-FFP)
- Decision on domestic use of an LMO, including its placing on the market (Article 11.1)

Uses of the LMO(s)

LMOs for direct use as food
LMOs for direct use as feed
LMOs for processing

Has the decision been taken in the absence of a domestic regulatory framework and in accordance with Article 11.6?

Importer’s or Applicant’s contact details

Record #112253

Esteban ALCALDE

Syngenta Crop Protection NV/SA

Avenue Louise, 489

Brussels

Belgium, B-1050

Phone:	+32 2 642 2727
Email:	esteban.alcalde@syngenta.com

Result of the decision

Approval of the import and/or use of the LMO(s) without conditions

LMO identification

Record #111968

SYN-ØØØ98-3 - Insect resistant herbicide tolerant maize

Syngenta (Novartis (Ciba-Geigy)) Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Coleoptera (beetles) - Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera), Northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica barberi) Resistance to herbicides - Glufosinate

Risk assessment

Record #116342

Assessment of genetically modified maize MZIR098 for food and feed uses, under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 (application EFSA-GMO-DE-2017-142)

SYN-ØØØ98-3 - Insect resistant herbicide tolerant maize
Syngenta (Novartis (Ciba-Geigy))

Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Coleoptera (beetles) - Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera), Northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica barberi)
Resistance to herbicides - Glufosinate

Decision document

EUR-Lex

EU register of GM Food and Feed

EU Decision 2021/1390.pdf

Additional Information

Detection methods for the maize MZIR098 respectively validated and verified by the European Union Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed (EURL GMFF) available at http://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/StatusOfDossiers.aspx.

Other relevant website address or attached documents

EURL GMFF

GMOMETHODS European Union database of reference methods for GMO analysis

EU Detection Method maize MZIR098.pdf