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Australian OGTR: Decision on issuing a license for application No. DIR 062/2005 - Commercial release of herbicide tolerant Liberty Link® cotton for use in the Australian cropping system
Woden ACT, Australia
August 8, 2006

Source: Australian Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR)

Application for Licence for Commercial Release of GMOs Into the Environment: Application No. DIR 062/2005 Commercial release of herbicide tolerant Liberty Link® Cotton for use in the Australian cropping system

DECISION ON ISSUING A LICENCE FOR APPLICATION DIR 062/2005

The Gene Technology Regulator (the Regulator) has made a decision to issue a licence in respect of application DIR 062/2005 from Bayer CropScience Pty Ltd. The applicant has received approval for the unrestricted commercial release of a GM cotton in Australia.

Liberty Link® Cotton is tolerant to the application of glufosinate ammonium, the active ingredient in the herbicide Liberty®, which allows the herbicide to be applied for in-crop weed control.

The decision to issue the licence was made after extensive consultation on the Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan (RARMP) with the public, State and Territory governments, Australian Government agencies, the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee and all local councils, as required by the Gene Technology Act 2000.

Issues relating to the health and safety of people and the protection of the environment raised during the consultation process on this application were considered in finalising the RARMP and in making the decision to issue the licence.

The Executive Summary, Technical Summary, the complete finalised RARMP, together with the licence conditions, a set of Questions and Answers on this decision and a map of current cotton growing shires can be obtained on-line from the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator’s website or requested via the contacts detailed below.

Office of the Gene Technology Regulator
MDP 54
PO Box 100
WODEN  ACT  2606
Australia
Telephone: 1800 181 030
Facsimile: 02 6271 4202
http://www.ogtr.gov.au

Original notice in PDF format: http://www.ogtr.gov.au/pdf/ir/dir062notific.pdf

RELATED DOCUMENTS (PDF format)

DIR 062/2005 - GM Cotton RARMP Executive Summary

DIR 062/2005 - GM Cotton RARMP Technical Summary

DIR 062/2005 - Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan (RARMP) for Commercial Release of Herbicide Tolerant GM Cotton

DIR 062/2005 - GM Cotton Licence Conditions

DIR 062/2005 - GM Cotton Licence Application Summary

Questions & Answers on Licence Application DIR 062/2005: Commercial Release of GM Herbicide Tolerant Cotton

Related document - The Biology and Ecology of Cotton

Map of Local Government Areas where cotton is grown

Risk Analysis Framework for Licence Applications to the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (2nd Edition) 2005

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