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BCH-DEC-GH-265876-1   |   PDF   |   Print   |  
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last updated: 20 Nov 2023
Amendment
No
General Information
Decision on an Application from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) for the Environmental Release of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) Genetically Modified for Resistance to Maruca Pod Borer (Maruca vitrata) Event AAT-Ø245F-3 (hereafter referred to as Cowpea Event 245F) in Ghana.
EN
31 Oct 2023
No
Subject of the decision, notification, communication or declaration
  • Decision on LMOs for intentional introduction into the environment (according to Article 10 or domestic regulatory framework)
LMOs for intentional introduction into the environment
No
No
No
Yes
No
Result of the decision
Approval of the import and/or use of the LMO(s) with conditions
The approval of the environmental release of Cowpea Event 245F is to be used as a breeding parent together with previously authorized Event 709A (AAT-7O9AA-4) to create new combined-event or stack varieties expressing both the Cry1Ab and Cry2Ab insecticidal proteins. This approval does not include the placement of Cowpea Event 245F and the resulting breeding stack on the market without prior approval from the NBA.
EN
To ensure adequate level of protection in the field of safe development transfer, handling and use of genetically modified organisms resulting from biotechnology that may have an adverse effect on health and the environment.
EN
Information sharing with other databases
Yes
Yes
No
LMO identification & risk assessment
  • BCH-LMO-SCBD-114508-2 Living Modified Organism AAT-7Ø9AA-4 × AAT-Ø245F-3 - Cowpea resistant to maruca pod borer
    The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) | Resistance to antibiotics (Kanamycin, Neomycin), Resistance to diseases and pests (Insects, Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)), Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
  • BCH-RA-GH-265875-1 Risk Assessment generated by a regulatory process Review of Risk Assessment on an Application from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) for the Environmental Release of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) Genetically Modified for Resistance to Maruca Pod Borer (Maruca vitrata) Event AAT-Ø245F-3 (hereafter referred to as Cowpea Event 245F) in Ghana.
    Cowpea resistant to Lepepidoptera pests | Cowpea, Black eyed pea, Resistance to diseases and pests, Resistance to antibiotics
Document on the decision, communication, notification or declaration