NK603 × MON810

Authorisation holder: Monsanto Company, 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63167, United States of America
Represented by Bayer Agriculture BVBA, Scheldelaan 460, 2040 Antwerp, Belgium

Characteristics: The genetically modified maize MON-ØØ6Ø3-6 × MON-ØØ81Ø-6 expresses the CP4 EPSPS protein, which confers tolerance to glyphosate herbicides, and the Cry1Ab protein, which confers protection against certain lepidopteran insect pests (Ostrinia nubilalis, Sesamia spp.).

Detection method: (1) Event specific real-time quantitative PCR based methods for genetically modified maize MON-ØØ6Ø3-6 and maize MON-ØØ81Ø-6 validated on maize MON-ØØ6Ø3-6 × MON-ØØ81Ø-6.
Validated by the EU reference laboratory established under Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, published at https://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/method-validations />Reference Material: ERM®-BF413 (for MON-ØØ81Ø-6) and ERM®-BF415 (for MON-ØØ6Ø3-6) accessible via the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission at https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/reference- materials/catalogue/

Authorised use: (1) Foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of or produced from maize MON-ØØ6Ø3-6 × MON-ØØ81Ø-6;
(2) Feed containing, consisting of or produced from maize MON-ØØ6Ø3-6 × MON-ØØ81Ø-6;
(3) Products, other than food and feed, containing or consisting of maize MON-ØØ6Ø3-6 × MON-ØØ81Ø-6 for the same uses as any other maize with the exception of cultivation.

Labelling: (1) For the purposes of the labelling requirements laid down in Article 13(1) and Article 25(2) of Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, and in Article 4(6) of Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003, the ‘name of the organism’ shall be ‘maize’;
(2) The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label of and in documents accompanying the products containing or consisting of maize MON-ØØ6Ø3-6 × MON-ØØ81Ø-6, with the exception of foods and food ingredients.

Information needed under Cartagena Protocol (Annex II): https://bch.cbd.int/database/record.shtml?documentid=114238

Last updated: 01 April 2025 The date the item authorisation was last modified.

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