New Zealand Gazette – 1998 – No. 101

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✨ Genetically Modified Organisms Approvals



31 JULY NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2401

  1. Corson Grains shall supply written verification to the IAG that all seed originating from each trial has been shipped overseas or destroyed by incineration, after completion of each trial;

  2. Corson Grains shall submit any changes in the basic trial design to the IAG for approval;

  3. An annual written report shall be provided to the IAG within one month of harvest;

  4. A final report shall be provided to be provided to the IAG on completion of the field trial;

  5. The IAG, or its successor may inspect the trial site by arrangement with the applicants.

Trial start date
December 1995
Completion date
April 1998
Post harvest monitoring completion date
30 April 1999

Trial Number
39
Project title
Production of hybrid and inbred maize of a European corn borer tolerant maize: field trial on isolated plot

Application approved
7 November 1995
Approved trial period
October-April 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98
Organism Common name
Maize
Organism Scientific Name
Zea mays
Modified by:

  1. CryIA(b) gene from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) for European Corn Borer tolerance
  2. Phosphinothricin acetyl transferase gene (bar) derived from Streptomyces hygroscopicus (conferring resistance to phosphinothricin herbicides)
  3. Ξ²-lactamase gene

Locations of field trial
Corson Grains Research Station, near Gisborne
Institution / Company
Corson Grain Ltd, P O Box 1046, Gisborne on behalf of Novartis (previously Ciba Geigy Ltd)
Institution / Company Contact(s)
N. Koevoet, Research and Production Manager

Conditions on approval

  1. The trial is limited to three consecutive seasons, commencing with the 1995/96 growing season;

  2. Only persons authorised by Neil Koevoet shall be admitted to the trial site;

  3. In growing season 2 and 3 (1996/97 and 1997/98) non-transgenic maize shall be incorporated in the trial design to act as a refuge for susceptible invertebrates;

  4. The non-transgenic refuge shall surround the transgenic crop on not less than 3 sides, be no more than 5 metres distance from trial crop and be no less than 10% of the number of plants in the transgenic maize field trial;



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πŸ₯ Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Genetically Modified Organisms Approvals) Order 1998 (continued from previous page)

πŸ₯ Health & Social Welfare
Genetically Modified Organisms, Approvals, Researcher approvals, Plant species, Containment categories
  • N. Koevoet, Research and Production Manager