Vietnam Issues Biosafety Certificates to Two Herbicide Tolerant Maize

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam (MoNRE) has issued on November 3, 2014, decisions No. 2485 and 2486 / QD-BTNMT granting certificates of biosafety for herbicide resistant transgenic maize with event GA21 (Syngenta Vietnam Co.) and NK603 (Dekalb Vietnam Co., Ltd.). The decisions came after assessing and evaluating the dossiers for registration in accordance with the provisions of Circular No. 08/2013 / TT-BTNMT dated May 16, 2013 stipulating procedures for granting and revoking certificates for biological safety of GM crops.

The certificate requires their holders to manage and monitor the biosafety of these events and annually send the report on the time, location and area of their release to MoNRE. The certificate holders are also requested to report timely to concerned authorities if there is any urgent case of new information on risk or reverse impact to environment and biosafety relating to these maize varieties and to take appropriate remedies. Before receiving biosafety certificates in Vietnam, transgenic maize event NK603 was approved in 11 countries and event GA21 were approved in 9 countries for releasing into the environment, including USA, Canada, Japan.

Translated by Agbiotech VN from http://antoansinhhoc.vn/Noi-dung/Bo-TNMT-cap-Giay-chung-nhan-an-toan-sinh-hoc-doi-voi-ngo-bien-doi-gen-mang-su-kien-NK603-va-GA21-/2453183.