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Australian OGTR: DIR 073/2007 - Limited and Controlled release of GM insect resistant and insect resistant/herbicide tolerant cotton

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Australia
September 11, 2007

DIR 073/2007 - Limited and Controlled release of GM insect resistant and insect resistant/herbicide tolerant cotton

DECISION ON ISSUING A LICENCE FOR APPLICATION DIR 073/2007

The Gene Technology Regulator has made a decision to issue a licence in respect of application DIR 073/2007 from Deltapine Australia Pty Ltd. The applicant has received approval for the limited and controlled release of GM cotton lines containing introduced genes for insect resistance and insect resistance and herbicide tolerance in combination.

The trial is authorised to take place at up to 50 sites of no more than 10 hectares each (maximum total area of 500 hectares), in up to 20 shires in New South Wales and Queensland over a three year period (2007-2010).

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 Water Resources, the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee and the relevant local councils, as required by the Gene Technology Act 2000 and corresponding State and territory laws.

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 finalised RARMP, together with the licence conditions and a set of Questions and Answers on this decision can be obtained on-line from the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator’s website or requested via the contacts detailed below.

The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator
PO Box 100
Woden, ACT, 2606
www.ogtr.gov.au
Telephone: 1800 181 030
Facsimile: 02 6271 4202
E-mail: ogtr@health.gov.au

(Dr) Sue D Meek
Gene Technology Regulator

DIR 073/2007 Notification of decision to issue a licence on application - posted 11 September 2007

DIR 073/2007 - Questions & Answers

DIR 073/2007 - Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan (RARMP) Executive Summary

DIR 073/2007 - Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan (RARMP) Technical Summary

DIR 073/2007 - Full Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan (RARMP) for Limited and Controlled Release of GM Insect Resistant and Insect Resistant/Herbicide Tolerant Cotton

DIR 073/2007 - GM Cotton Licence Conditions

DIR 073/2007 - Cotton Licence Application Summary

Reference material

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

Related document - The Biology and Ecology of Cotton

Map of Local Government Areas where cotton is grown

 

 

 

 

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