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September 29th, 2005

Simon Barber, Plant Biotechnology Unit

Directive 2001/18/EC – 12 March 2001[amending Directive 1990/220]

Deliberate Release into the Environment of Genetically Modified Organisms

• Part B – Deliberate release for any other purpose than for placing on the market [primarily a MS activity]

– Risk assessment (Annex II)– Information required (Annex III)– Standard authorisation procedure– Notification of Commission and other MS– Public consultation– Etc.

Safety Considerations for Biotechnology: 1992

This report, published by the OECD in 1992, is a follow-up to the 1986 publication "Recombinant DNA Safety Considerations" This report deals with two priority issues which are connected with the important development of biotechnology industrial production and field experiments in Member countries. Namely, it elaborates the initial scientific criteria set forth in 1986 for the safe development, under "Good Industrial Large-Scale Practice" (GILSP), of fermentation-derived biotechnology products and defines "Good Developmental Principles" (GDP) for the design of safe small-scale field research with plants and micro-organisms with newly introduced traits.

From the JRC website

Total: 1,920 To end 2004

Common Name African violet, Apple, Barley, Beet (26), Black nightshade, Broccoli, Cabbage,

Cantaloupe, Carnation, Carrot, Cauliflower, Chicory (31),Chrysanthemum, Corn, Cotton (33), Eggplant, Eucalyptus, European aspen, European aspen (alba x tremula), European plum, Field corn, Flax, Fodder beet (29), Grape, Green hearted chicory, Hybrid aspen, Indian mustard, Kiwi, Lemon, Lettuce, Lily, Limonium, Maize (512), Marigold, Melon, Norway spruce, Oilseed rape (368), Olive, Paradise apple, Pea, Pear, Petunia, Poplar, Potato (232), Quaking aspen, Raspberry, Red hearted chicory, Rice (33), Robusta, Rose gum , Ryegrass, Sand grape, Scented pelargonium, Scotch pine, Sea beet, Silver birch, Soybean, Spinach beet, Spring turnip rape, Squash, Strawberry, Sugar beet (248), Sunflower, Sweet cherry, Sweet orange, Tall fescue, Tasmanian blue gum, Thale cress, Tobacco (56), Tomato (75), Watermelon, Wheat (31), Wine grape