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38 I EUROPEAN SEED I EUROPEAN-SEED.COM REGULATORY KEEPING YOU INFORMED OF LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY CHANGES IN EUROPE AND ABROAD FROM LAWSUITS TO APPROVALS TO OTHER REGULATORY ISSUES AFFECTING YOUR BUSINESS. NATIONAL EUROPEAN COMMISSION AUTHORISES 17 GMOS FOR FOODFEED USES TWO GM CARNATIONS The European Commission adopted 10 new authorisations for Genetically Modified Organisms GMOs for foodfeed use seven renewals of existing authorisations and also the authorisation for the importation of two GMO cut flowers not for food or feed. These GMOs had gone through a full authorisation procedure including a favourable scientific assessment by the European Food Safety Authority EFSA. The authorisation decisions do not cover cultivation. The GMOs adopted are as follows Ten new authorisations MON 87460 maise MON 87705 soybean MON 87708 soybean MON 87769 soybean 305423 soybean BPS- CV127-9 soybean MON 88302 oilseed rape T304-40 cotton MON 88913 cotton LLCotton25xGHB614 cotton Seven renewals T25 maise NK603 maise GT73 oilseed rape MON 531 x MON 1445 cotton MON 15985 cotton MON 531 cotton and MON 1445 cotton Two GM cut flowers carnations line IFD-25958-3 and line IFD- 26407-2 ESA OPPOSES RE-NATIONALISING AUTHORISATION OF GM IMPORTS In an open statement the European Seed Association ESA opposes the European Commissions move to re-nationalise the authorisation of GM food imports for processing food and feed use. Following the agreement of member states and the European Parliament to re-nationalise the authorisation of GMOs for cultivation the European Commission is taking the same approach for decisions on GMO imports such as corn and soybeans notes Garlich Von Essen ESA secretary general. EU member states would be allowed to ban these imports to their territories on so-called compelling grounds grounds that the commission itself seems unable to quite define he says. While banning the cultivation of GM crops is considered justifiable on grounds of specific landscapes town and country planning or ethical concerns criteria sufficiently vague to cover most member states future decisions the commission appears to find it difficult to find any compelling grounds for the ethical concerns of the millions of pigs hens and cows that apparently healthily and happily eat imported GM feed year after year. And of course this is not to mention the 500 million EU citizens that enjoy the resulting dairy and meat products. BREEDERS AND IP EXPERTS DEBATE GENERAL PBR APPROVE CIOPORA NEW STRATEGY CIOPORA the International Association of Breeders of Asexually Reproduced Ornamental and Fruit Varieties hosted more than 100 plant breeders and intellectual property experts in Hamburg Germany as part of the 54th Annual General Meeting AGM April 27-30. In addition to general PBR matters AGM participants unanimously approved a strategy proposal that recommends that CIOPORA broaden its focus toward patents and biodiversity increases educational activities for members and provides assistance in enforcement activities of groups of members. NEW POLICY FOR USE OF DUS MATERIAL In the breeding sector technological advances such as the use of DNA are introduced in quick succession. These developments require amended policies regarding the ownership and use of DUS samples and the DNA of these samples during and after DUS testing. The Board for Plant Varieties has agreed to adopt a new policy regarding the use of DUS material. For some time there has been a debate surrounding the BY MARC ZIENKIEWICZ