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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list GM products which may be imported into the UK; and in which countries each is grown prior to export. [181029] Mr. Morley :[holding answer 28 June 2004]: The crops in the following table were approved for placing on the market under Directive 90/220/EC (Directive 2001/18's predecessor). As far as we are aware the countries listed in the third column of the table have approval to cultivate these crops but we do not know for certain whether crops are grown there for export to the EU. This information has been taken from the AGBIOS database which can be accessed on their website at www.agbios.com/dbase.php. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Crop Event/line Countries which have approval to cultivate Tobacco C/F/93/08-02 EU Soya GTS40-3-2 Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, USA, Uruguay Chicory RM3-3, RM3-4, RM3-6 EU (seed breeding only), USA Maize Bt176 Argentina, Canada, EU, Japan, USA Oilseed rape MS1, RF11 Australia, Canada, Japan, USA Oilseed rape MS1, RF21 Australia, Canada, Japan, USA Carnation 4, 11, 15, 16 Australia, EU Oilseed rape Topaz (HCN92) Canada, Japan, USA Maize T25 Argentina, Canada, EU, Japan, USA Maize MON810 Argentina, Canada, EU, Japan, Philippines, South Africa, USA Maize Bt11 Argentina, Canada, Japan, USA Carnation 66 Australia and EU Carnation 959A, 988A, 1226A, 1351A, 1363A, 1400A EU _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Consent agreed at EU level but not issued by lead Competent Authority

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

181029; 423 c362W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Crops Agriculture Genetically modified organisms Imports Countries

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