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40IEUROPEANSEEDIEUROPEAN-SEED.COMREGULATORYEUPARLIAMENTBACKSGMOOPT-OUTFORMEMBERSTATESNewlegislationtoallowEuropeanUnionmemberstatestorestrictorbanthecultivationocropscontaininggeneticallymodiedorganismsontheirownterritoryevenithisisallowedatEUlevelwaspassedbymembers.ThelegislationinormallyagreedonbyParliamentandCouncilinDecemberwasoriginallytabledin2010butwasthendeadlockedorouryearsduetodisagreementbetweenpro-andanti-GMOmemberstates.ThisagreementwillensuremorefexibilityormemberstateswhowishtorestrictthecultivationotheGMOsintheirterritorysaysFrdriqueRieswhoissteeringthelegislationthroughParliament.TheagreementnegotiatedwithEUministerswasapprovedby480votesto159with58abstentions.ThenewruleswouldallowmemberstatestobanGMOsonenvironmentalpolicygroundsotherthantheriskstohealthandtheenvironmentalreadyassessedbytheEuropeanFoodSaetyAuthority.MemberstatescouldalsobanGMOcropsonothergroundssuchastownandcountryplanningrequirementssocio-economicimpactavoidingtheunintendedpresenceoGMOsinotherproductsandarmpolicyobjectives.BanscouldalsoincludegroupsoGMOsdesignatedbycroportrait.Thenewlegislationwillcomeintoorceinspring2015.INTERNATIONALBILLAMENDINGPAKISTANSSEEDACTCLEARSLEGISLATIVEPROCESSThebillamendingPakistans1976SeedActhasclearedtherststepothelegislativeprocessasthecountrysparliamentarycommitteeonNationalFoodSecurityandResearchhasvotedtoapprovetheamendment.IapprovedthebillwouldopenPakistansseedindustrytoprivatesectorparticipationandauthorisetheregistrationobiotechseeds.IthebillclearstheNationalAssemblyitwillundergoadditionallegislativestepsbeorenalapproval.Keyprovisionsincludeallowingtheprivatesectortoregisterseedcompaniesthatproduceandmarketseedsenhancingpenaltiestocurbthesaleosub-standardseedestablishingaccreditedseedtestinglaboratoriesandauthorisingtheregistrationobiotechseeds.FORAGESEEDINDUSTRYWANTSWESTERNCANADATOBEAGMALFALFA-FREEZONEAlalaseedgrowersinAlbertacouldstandtogainahugemarketadvantageovertheirneighbourstothesouthitheindustrycankeepGMalalaoutoWesternCanada.WevegotaccesstopotentialmarketgainsbypickingupmarketsthatarepossiblygoingtobelostintheStatessaidHeatherKerschbaumeraFairview-areaseedgrowerandpresidentoForageSeedCanada.Alalaistheourth-largestcropinacreageandvalueintheU.S.butcontaminationromgeneticallyengineeredcropsinsupposedlyGE-reezonesinCaliorniaandWashingtonareraisingredfagswithEuropeChinaandotherbuyers.InChinazeromeanszeroKerschbaumersaidattheAlbertaForageIndustryNetworkAGMinmid-March.FiveRoundupReadyalalavarietieswereapprovedorCanadain2013andweresettohitshelvesinEasternCanadalastspring.MonsantoandmarketerForageGeneticsInternationalheldoduetopush-backromtheindustrybutalmostadozentestplotswereplantedinOntarioandQuebeclastyearwithmoretocomethisyear.ThatsaproblemorgrowersinWesternCanadawheretheriskocontaminationisgreatersaidKerschbaumer.TheorageseedindustryislookingtohaveWesternCanadadesignatedasaGE-reezonewherecleanseedcanbeproduced.SeedcompaniesarealreadystartingtomoveseedproductionoutotheU.S.upintoCanadabecausetheyneedcleanseedstocksevenortheirownvarietiesthattheyretryingtomarketintoEurope.Theystillneedtohaveasaearea.KerschbaumersaidshesuspectsthatspartlywhyCanadagrew5300moreacresocertiedalalaseedin2014comparedto2013.Theplanhassomeprecedentshesaid.In2011MonsantoandForageGeneticsInternationalagreednottocommercializeRoundupReadyalalainCaliorniasImperialValleythelargestexporterohayintheU.S.AndasseedsuppliersorthehayindustrytheorageseedindustrycouldmakeastrongargumenttokeepGMalalaoutoWesternCanada.SYNGENTARECEIVESCHINESEIMPORTAPPROVALFORCORNTRAITSyngentahasreceivedthesaetycerticateoritsAgrisureVipteratraiteventMIR162romChinasregulatoryauthoritiesormallygrantingimportapproval.Theapprovalcoverscorngrainandprocessingbyproductssuchasdrieddistillersgrainsoroodandeeduse.TheAgrisureVipteratraitisakeycomponentoSyngentasinsectcontrolsolutionsoeringgrowersprotectionagainstthebroadestspectrumoabove-groundcornpestsandenablingsignicantcropyieldgains.AgrisureVipterahasbeenapprovedorcultivationintheU.S.since2010andhasalsobeenapprovedorcultivationinArgentinaBrazilCanadaColombiaParaguayandUruguay.SyngentaoriginallysubmittedtheimportapprovaldossiertoChineseauthoritiesinMarch2010.InadditiontoChinaAgrisureVipterahasbeenapprovedorimportintoAustraliaNewZealandBelarustheEuropeanUnionIndonesiaJapanKazakhstanKoreaMexicoPhilippinesRussiaSouthAricaTaiwanandVietnam.ORIGINAGRITECHRENEWSBIO-SAFETYCERTIFICATEFORGMPHYTASECORNOriginAgritechatechnology-ocusedsupplierocropseedsinChinahasreceivedtherenewedbio-saetycerticateromtheMinistryoAgricultureoritsgeneticallymodiedphytasecornorthenextveyears.Thebio-saetycerticatewasoriginallyreceivedin2009orOriginAgritechsGMphytasecornoraperiodoveyearswhichexpiredinAugust2014.GMseedproductsinChinamustundergoveseparatestagesoapprovalbeginningwithaPhase1laboratoryapprovaltothenalreceiptothebio-saetycerticateinPhase5.InadditiontotheoriginalphytasecornseedOriginAgritechnowhasourcommercialhybridswithphytasetraitsinPhase5thebio-saetycerticatestage.ThecompanyalsoannouncedthatitsnextgenerationGMproductglyphosatetolerancecornseedhaspassedPhase4theproductionteststageandiswaitingorthePhase5thebio-saetycerticate.OriginAgritechsGMcornproductswithstackedtraitsoglyphosatetoleranceandinsectresistanceBthaveprogressedtoPhase3theenvironmentreleaseteststage.MONSANTOCOTTONTRAITCOMESTOMARKETThecottonindustrysnext-generationtraittechnologyhasbeenderegulatedbytheU.S.DepartmentoAgriculturegivingAmericancottonarmersaccesstonewtoolsormanagingtough-to-controlweeds.AlimitedintroductionoBollgardIIXtendFlexcottonisplannedorthe2015plantingseasonthroughtheMonsanto-ownedDeltapinebrandaswellasselectlicenseesinvarietiesthattbroadlyacrosstheentirecottonbelt.Monsantoanticipatesthenewcottonvarietieswillbegrownonmorethanhalamillionacres.BollgardIIXtendFlexcottonpartotheRoundupReadyXtendCropSystemistoleranttothreedierentherbicidesdicambaglyphosateandgluosinate.Glyphosateandgluosinatearecurrentlyapprovedoruseasin-cropherbicideswhileover-the-topdicambauseispendingregulatoryapproval.WeareworkingverycloselywitharmersduringthisyearslimitedintroductionandweretakingactivestepsthroughmultipleavenuestohelpensurethatgrowersandretailersareinormedothistechnologysauthorisedandlabeledusesaidJordanIversoncottontraitsmarketingmanageratMonsantoCompany.ThisnewcottontechnologyprovidesarmersatremendousvalueorweedcontrolbyaddingtolerancetoanadditionalapprovedmodeoactionthroughLibertyherbicide.Onceauthorizeddicambaherbicidewilldeliverathirdmodeoaction.