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MON863 x NK603
Maize
ID-Number  MON-ØØ863-5 x MON-ØØ6Ø3-6
International AGBIOS: MON863 x NK603
Scope
Trait  Insect resistance, Herbicide tolerance
Status
Risk assessment report
Application
Company Monsanto
Presented in United Kingdom
Date 10/11/2004
Legislation Regulation 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed
Scope of application Import in the EU;
Food and feed
GM plant Brief description
  Summary of application
Assessment
Status Checked for completeness and accepted on January 14th, 2005 by EFSA.
EFSA Risk assessment is completed
EFSA opinion Scientific report  to questions of the safety on July 6th, 2005 by GMO-Panel.

Conclusion: MON863 x NK603 is safe as conventional maize.

Brief description

EFSA: Scientific Opinion
Decision
Current status A final statement of the EFSA is available.
Standing Commitee Coordination: No qualified majority (10/10/2007)
Council of Ministers Coordination: No qualified majority (18/02/2008)
Commission Safety of the used Marker gene will again be examined by EFSA (May 7, 2008).
Conditions or restrictions Method of detection available and validated.

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