EU approves a GMO corn trait and renews three approvals for OSR, corn and soyabean traits
On 18th December, the EU Commission has published
- Decision (EU) 2025/2542 on renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified oilseed rape MON 88302
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202502542
- Decision (EU) 2025/2541 of 16 December 2025 on renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MON 87427
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202502541
- Decision (EU) 2025/2544 of 16 December 2025 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize DAS1131
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202502544
- Decision (EU) 2025/2554 of 16 December 2025 renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87708
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202502554
The GMO approvals will be valid for ten years and the applications apply to imports for food, feed and processing but not "for cultivation".Decisions shall apply for a period of 10 years from the date of its notification.
Please refer to the official texts for full details in links above.
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