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last updated: 08 Jan 2013

Amendment

Is this an amendment to a decision or communication already published on the BCH?

General Information

Country

Brazil

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

Title / Reference number of the decision or communication

Commercial Release of Genetically Modified Cotton Insect Resistant and Glyphosate Tolerant MON 15985 x MON 88913

Date of the decision

16 Aug 2012

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

Subject of the decision, notification, communication or declaration

Decision on LMOs for direct use as food or feed, or for processing (Article 11, LMOs-FFP)
Decision on LMOs for intentional introduction into the environment (according to Article 10 or domestic regulatory framework)

LMOs for intentional introduction into the environment

Was the decision triggered by a request for a transboundary movement of LMOs into your country?

Does the decision apply to transboundary movements of LMO(s) into the country?

Yes

Applicant’s contact details

Does the decision involve field trials?

Does the decision involve commercial release?

Yes

Will the decision apply to subsequent introductions of the same LMO(s) into the environment?

Yes

LMOs for direct use as food or feed, or for processing (LMOs-FFP)

Use(s) of LMO

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

Result of the decision

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

LMO identification & risk assessment

LMO identification

BCH-LMO-SCBD-15215-11 Living Modified Organism MON-88913-8 × MON-15985-7 - Roundup Ready™ Flex™ Bollgard II™ cotton

Monsanto | Resistance to antibiotics (Kanamycin, Streptomycin), Resistance to diseases and pests (Insects, Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)), Resistance to herbicides (Glyphosate)

Risk assessment

BCH-RA-BR-104585-2 Risk Assessment generated by a regulatory process Commercial Release of Genetically Modified Cotton Insect Resistant and Glyphosate Tolerant MON 15985 x MON 88913

MON-88913-8 x MON-15985-7 - Roundup Ready™ Flex™ Bollgard II™ cotton | Cotton, Resistance to diseases and pests, Resistance to herbicides, Resistance to antibiotics