MON-88913-8
EU register of genetically modified food and feed.
Event | MON 88913 |
Authorisation holder Name |
Bayer Agriculture BV, Belgium representing Bayer CropScience LP, United States |
Authorisation holder Address |
Bayer Agriculture BV Scheldelaan 460, 2040 Antwerp, Belgium On behalf of Bayer CropScience LP, 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63167 – United States. |
Products |
1) Foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from MON-88913-8 cotton
2) Feed containing, consisting of, or produced from MON-88913-8 cotton 3) Products other than food and feed containing or consisting of MON-88913-8 cotton for the same uses as any other cotton with the exception of cultivation |
Designation | Genetically modified MON-88913-8 cotton, as described in the application, expresses the CP4 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (CP4 EPSPS) which confers tolerance to glyphosate-based herbicides. |
Labelling |
1. For the purposes of the specific labelling requirements laid down in Article 13(1) and Article 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, and in Article 4(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003, the ’name of the organism’ shall be ’cotton’; 2. The words 'not for cultivation' shall appear on the label of and in the documents accompanying products containing or consisting of MON-88913-8 cotton with the exception of products referred to in point (a) of Article 2; |
Method for detection |
Event specific real-time PCR based method for the quantification of MON-88913-8 cotton; Validated by the EU Reference Laboratory established under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, published at: URL: http://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/statusofdossiers.aspx |
Reference material | AOCS 0906-D and AOCS 0804-A are accessible via the American Oil Chemists Society at http://www.aocs.org/tech/crm |
Unique identifier | MON-88913-8 |
Annex II to the Cartagena Protocol | https://bch.cbd.int/database/record.shtml?documentid=108060 |
Conditions or restrictions on the placing on the market | Not required |
Monitoring plan | Monitoring plan for environmental effects conforming with Annex VII to Directive 2001/18/EC |
Post-market monitoring requirements | Not required |
Date of authorisation | 24/04/2015 |
Legal base |
Art. 7(3) and 19(3) of the Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 Commission Decision 2015/688/UE of 24 April 2015 Amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/184 of 12 February 2021 |
Authorisation expiration date | 26/04/2025 |
Further information on risk assessment |
Opinion of the European Food Safety Authority: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/3311.htm http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/3591.pdf |