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BCH-DEC-ZA-278012-1   |   PDF   |   Print   |  
last updated: 03 Apr 2025
Amendment
No
General Information
Conditional commodity clearance of maize stack event MON87427 x MON87460 x MON89034 x MIR162 x NK603
EN
20 Apr 2018
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)
  • Decision on import of LMOs (Article 11.4)
LMOs for direct use as food or feed, or for processing (LMOs-FFP)
  • LMOs for direct use as food
  • LMOs for direct use as feed
  • LMOs for processing
No
  • - Organization: Monsanto South Africa (Pty) Ltd () | BCH-CON-ZA-243982-1
    Organization:
    Monsanto South Africa (Pty) Ltd ()
    Private sector (business and industry)
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    , South Africa
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Result of the decision
Approval of the import and/or use of the LMO(s) with conditions
Import permit is still required for transboundary movement of this event.
The procedure to follow is to complete the application form for importation of a GMO that has obtained general release or commodity clearance under the GMO Act. 

The applicant still needs to comply with any other relevant legislation in South Africa, with particular reference to phytosanitary requirements.

The application form for importation of a GMO that has general release or commodity clearance status in SA is available on the website of the Department of Agriculture at http://www.daff.gov.za/daffweb3/Branches/Agricultural-Production-Health-Food-Safety/Genetic-Resources/Biosafety/Services/Word-Application-Forms
EN
MON87427 x MON87460 x MON89034 x MIR162 x NK603 has obtained commodity clearance under the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Act, 1997 (Act No. 15 of 1997).
EN
Information sharing with other databases
No
LMO identification & risk assessment
  • BCH-LMO-SCBD-115672-1 Living Modified Organism MON-87427-7 × MON-8746Ø-4 × MON-89Ø34-3 × SYN-IR162-4 × MON-ØØ6Ø3-6 - Maize modified for herbicide tolerance, insect resistance and drought tolerance
    Syngenta Seeds GmbH, Bayer CropScience Deutschland GmbH | Resistance to antibiotics (Kanamycin), Resistance to diseases and pests (Insects, Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)), Resistance to herbicides (Glufosinate, Glyphosate), Selectable marker genes and reporter genes, Tolerance to abiotic stress (Cold / Heat, Drought)
  • BCH-RA-ZA-278010-1 Risk Assessment generated by a regulatory process Risk assessment for commodity clearance of maize stack event MON87427 x MON87460 x MON89034 x MIR162 x NK603
    MON-87427-7 × MON-8746Ø-4 × MON-89Ø34-3 × SYN-IR162-4 × MON-ØØ6Ø3-6 - Maize modified for herbicide tolerance, insect resistance and drought tolerance | Resistance to diseases and pests, Resistance to herbicides, Resistance to antibiotics, Tolerance to abiotic stress, Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Document on the decision, communication, notification or declaration