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Country's Decision or any other Communication (DEC)
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BCH-DEC-BE-39393-7   |   PDF   |   Print   |  
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published: 05 Jun 2007 last updated: 24 Apr 2012
Amendment
No
General Information
ACS-BN005-8 x ACS-BN003-6
EN
No
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)
LMOs for direct use as food or feed, or for processing (LMOs-FFP)
  • LMOs for direct use as feed
  • LMOs for processing
No
Result of the decision
Approval of the import and/or use of the LMO(s) without conditions
LMO identification & risk assessment
  • BCH-LMO-SCBD-14760-9 Living Modified Organism ACS-BNØØ5-8 × ACS-BNØØ3-6 - InVigor™ canola
    Bayer CropScience | Changes in physiology and/or production (Reproduction, Male sterility), Resistance to herbicides (Glufosinate)
  • BCH-RA-BE-39392-8 Risk Assessment generated by a regulatory process Assessment report of notification C/BE/96/01 (Ms8xRf3 oilseed rape)
    ACS-BNØØ5-8 × ACS-BNØØ3-6 - InVigor™ canola | Canola plant, Resistance to herbicides, Changes in physiology and/or production
Additional Information
Suggested methods for safe handling, storage, transport and use: The products may be put to the same uses as any other oilseed rape, with the exception of cultivation and uses as or in food, and may be placed on the market subject to the following conditions:
(a) the period of validity of the consent shall be for a period of 10 years starting from the date on which the consent is issued;
(b) the unique identifiers of the products shall be:
- ACS-BNØØ5-8 for lines containing the Ms8 event alone;
- ACS-BNØØ3-6 for lines containing the Rf3 event alone, and;
- ACS-BNØØ5-8 x ACS-BNØØ3-6 for hybrid lines containing both the Ms8 and Rf3 events;
(c) without prejudice to Article 25 of Directive 2001/18/EC, the consent holder shall, whenever requested to do so, make positive and negative control samples of the products, or their genetic material, or reference materials available to the competent authorities;
d) without prejudice to specific labelling requirements provided by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, the words ‘This product contains genetically modified oilseed rape’ or ‘This product contains genetically modified Ms8 oilseed rape’ or ‘This product contains genetically modified Rf3 oilseed rape’ or ‘This product contains genetically modified Ms8xRf3 oilseed rape’, as appropriate, shall appear either on a label or in a document accompanying the product, except where other Community legislation sets a threshold below which such information is not required; and
(e) as long as the products have not been authorized for the placing on the market for the purpose of cultivation, the words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear either on a label or in a document accompanying the products.
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