New Zealand Gazette – 1998 – No. 101

Page 2403

✨ Genetically Modified Organisms Approvals



31 JULY NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2403

Modified by:
Locations of field trial
Institution / Company

DNA sequences encoding human alpha-1-antitrypsin (hAAT)
Whakamaru, Main Road RD 1, Mangakino
Mitchell Partners New Zealand on behalf of PPL Therapeutics plc, Scotland

Institution / Company Contact(s)
G. Mitchell, Mitchell Partners (Tauranga)
M. Aitkenhead, Farm Manager, PPL Therapeutics (NZ) Ltd, Whakamaru.

Conditions on approval

  1. The approval is valid for 5 years from October 1996;
  2. The trial shall be performed in an isolation ground approved by the IAG or its successor;
  3. The IAG or its successor shall be advised of the start date of the trial and of any changes to the timetable of the trial as indicated in the application;
  4. PPL shall prepare, for IAG approval, a contingency plan covering matters such as breaches of security and the consequences of stock escape;
  5. For the purpose of security, and to prevent unauthorised entry, the main access to the isolation ground shall be subject to regular surveillance by people associated with the project;
  6. Entry to the isolation ground is prohibited to all people and vehicles unless permitted by the manager;
  7. No live transgenic animals shall be permitted to leave the isolation ground without the approval of the IAG or its successor;
  8. Animals shall be fitted with tags for visible identification and implanted with microchips for electronic identification;
    6. The identification system for transgenic animals shall enable the following information to be derived from a database:
    i) Genotype;
    ii) Generation (F0, F1, etc);
    iii) Ownership.
  9. All embryos, ova and semen which has been genetically modified, or collected from transgenic animals shall be identified and stored at a secure site;
  10. A register of transgenic animals must be maintained which records the identity and fate of all animals on the isolation ground;
  11. The Manager shall report immediately to the IAG or its successor on any event that is likely to be in the public interest, e.g. unexpected mortality in several transgenic animals or intruders break security and jeopardise health of animals;
  12. The isolation ground shall be enclosed by double perimeter fences, a minimum of 2 metres apart. One of the fences shall be a minimum of 2 metres high;
  13. Both perimeter fences shall be stock-proof and capable of containing all animals in isolation. The area between fences shall be clear, so that if animals gain access they can be easily seen;
  14. In the case of accidental release/escape PPL shall recover and return the escaped animal(s) to the quarantine facility. If there has been any possibility that an escaped male may have mated


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