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56SEEDWORLD.COMREGULATORYROUNDUPKeepingyouinformedoflegislativeandregulatorychangesatthestatenationalandinternationallevelsfromlawsuitstoapprovalstootherregulatoryissuesaffectingyourbusiness.NATIONALARRESTOFSEEDCONSPIRATORSAmericanSeedTradeAssociationpresidentandCEOAndrewLaVignereleasedthefollowingstatementontherecentannouncementbytheU.S.attorneygeneralaboutindividualschargedwithconspiringtostealseedandtradesecretsofseveralU.S.-basedseedmanufacturingcompaniesASTAisdeeplyconcernedbytheactionthathasledtothearrestofindividualsconspiringtostealandexportseedproductsseedtechnologyandtradesecretsdevelopedbyU.S.agriculturecompanies.ASTAhaslongsupportedinnovationintheU.S.seedandagricultureindustryandtheprotectionofintellectualpropertyrightsfortheseinventionsandtheirinventorssaysLaVigne.WeareextremelypleasedtoseethatthematterathandisbeingtakenseriouslybytheU.S.government.Theswiftactionsendsthemessagethatnomatterthenationalityeitherdomesticorinternationalthispracticeisunacceptable.ENLISTE3SOYBEANSCOMPLETEFDACONSULTATIONDowAgroSciencesLLCandMSTechnologieshaveannouncedthattheUnitedStatesFoodandDrugAdministrationhascompleteditsconsultationforEnlistE3soybeans.TheagencyhasnofurtherquestionsbasedonsubmitteddatathatconcludedEnlistE3soybeansarenotdifferentincompositionsafetyandotherrelevantparametersfromsoybean-derivedfoodandfeedcurrentlyonthemarket.TheEnlistE3soybeaneventincludesforthersttimethreeherbicide-tolerantgenesstackedtogetheraspartofasinglegeneticeventinthesoybeangenome.ThesegenesprovidetolerancetoDASnew24-Dproductglyphosateandglufosinate.TheinnovativeproductisbeingdevelopedthroughacollaborationbetweenMSTechnologiesandDAS.TheUSDAiscurrentlyassessingtheEnlistcornandsoybeantraitsandisconductinganenvironmentalimpactstatementaspartofthereviewprocess.MARRONEBIOSUBMITSNEMATICIDEFORU.S.EPAAPPROVALMarroneBioInnovationsInc.aleadingproviderofbio-basedpestmanagementandplanthealthproductshassubmittedMBI-302abiologicalnematicideforregistrationwiththeUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.Theproductutilizesanewpatent-pendingspeciesofbacteriaFlavobacteriumsp.strainH492discoveredinMBIsdiscoveryscreenforsuppressionofnematodesinagriculturalandhorticulturalcrops.Itisactiveagainstabroadrangeofplantparasiticnematodespecies.Fieldtrialsconductedin2013showthatMBI-302whenappliedasaseedtreatmentreducedsoybeancystnematodenumbersandenhancedsoybeanyields.MBIisdevelopingtheproductasaseedtreatmentandasaliquidtobeappliedviabroadcastin-furrowshankbandedorchemigationmethods.KEYGENEISSUEDU.S.PATENTKeyGenehasbeenissuedU.S.patent8614073entitledHighThroughputScreeningofMutagenizedPopulationsbytheUnitedStatesPatentandTrademarkOfce.ThepatentprotectsmethodsfordetectinginducedandnaturalgeneticvariationinlargeplantpopulationsthatformthecornerstoneofKeyGenesKeyPointMBprograms.TheissuanceoftheU.S.patentfollowsearliergrantsinAustraliaEuropeJapanandChinasecuringbroadpatentprotectionforthemethodsinimportantareasforcropimprovement.KeyPointMBdeliversgeneticvariationinimportantcroptraitssuchasyieldabioticstressresistancesandplantreproduction.KeyPointMBhasenabledKeyGenetoproducepre-breedingmaterialsforcanolacornsoybeanwheatandanumberofvegetablecropswithintimeframesofmonths.ApplicationofKeyPointMBdoesnotfallunderGMOlegislationtherebyleadingtofurthercostsavingsandbroadeningtheapplicationspaceofKeyPointMBforgeneticimprovementofawidevarietyofcrops.USDAREVIEWINGDEREGULATIONREQUESTTheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturesAnimalandPlantHealthInspectionServicehasreleaseditsDraftEnvironmentalImpactStatementaspartofitsreviewtodeterminewhethertoderegulategeneticallyengineeredcornandsoybeanplantsthatareresistanttoseveralherbicidesincluding24-D.APHISisperforminganassessmentoftheseGEplantswhiletheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyisconductingaconcurrentreviewoftherelatedherbicides.APHISwillconsiderallpubliccommentssubmittedduringthecommentperiodbeforenalizingtheDEISandplantpestriskassessmentandthenbasedonthesemakingitsnalregulatorydecisiononDASderegulationrequest.DASGEcornandsoybeanplantsaretherstdevelopedtoberesistantto24-Dandareintendedtoprovidefarmerswithnewplantstohelpaddresstheproblemofweedsthathavedevelopedresistancetootherherbicides.INTERNATIONALCSTAWELCOMESTHEINTRODUCTIONOFBILLC-18TheGovernmentofCanadahastakenaverysubstantialstepforwardwiththeintroductionofBillC-18theCanadianAgriculturalGrowthAct.IncludedinthislegislationareamendmentstoCanadasPlantBreedersRightsActtobringitintocompliancewiththe1991ConventionoftheInternationalUnionfortheProtectionofNewPlantVarieties.TheCanadianSeedTradeAssociationsupportsallofthemeasuresincludedinthisBillastheycontinuetomodernizeregulatoryandpolicymeasuresaffectingagricultureandagri-foodbutweparticularlywelcomethechangestoPlantBreedersRightssaidCSTAPresidentPeterEntz.UpdatedPBRlegislationwillbringCanadasintellectualpropertytoolboxinlinewiththosein