The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China (MARA) recently issued a list of the first batch of agricultural genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in 2022 that were granted the Safety Certificate for Genetically Modified Organisms.
The list contains two parts:
1. The List of Safety Certificates (Import) Issued to the First Batch of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms in 2022
2. The List of Safety Certificates (Production and Application) Issued to the First Batch of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms in 2022
The first list involves 10 safety certificates issued to applications for extension of old certificates and 1 for new certificate as follow.
Table : List of Safety Certificates (Import) Issued to the First Batch of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms in 2022 (one new approval)
Certificate number
Applicant
Project name
Term of validity
Ag-GMO Safety Certificate (2022) No. 011
Instituto De Agrobiotecnología Rosario (INDEAR), Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
The Safety Certificate for Stress-Resistant Event IND-ØØ41Ø-5 (HB4® soybean) Imported as A Raw Material for Processing
22 April 2022~21 April 2027
Source: MARA
The second list involves 21 safety certificates issued to agricultural crops and 15 for other organisms. Of the 21 certificates, 17 are issued to applications for extension of old certificates and 4 for new certificates as follow.
Table : List of Safety Certificates (Production and Application) Issued to the First Batch of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms in 2022 (four new approvals)
No.
Applicable geographical area
18
Ag-GMO Safety Certificate (2022) No. 029
Hangzhou Ruifeng Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
The Safety Certificate for Herbicide-tolerant Corn nCX-1 expressing the Cdp450 and cp4epsps Genes for Production and Application
Southern China corn planting areas
19
Ag-GMO Safety Certificate (2022) No. 030
China National Seed Group Co., Ltd.
The Safety Certificate for Insect-resistant and Herbicide-tolerant Corn Bt11 x GA21 with Co-expression of the cry1Ab, pat and mepsps genes for Production and Application
Northern China spring corn planting areas
20
Ag-GMO Safety Certificate (2022) No. 031
The Safety Certificate for Insect-resistant and Herbicide-tolerant Corn Bt11 x MIR162 x GA21 with Co-expression of the cry1Ab, pat, vip3Aa20 and mepsps genes for Production and Application
Southern China and Southwest China corn planting areas
21
Ag-GMO Safety Certificate (2022) No. 032
The Safety Certificate for Herbicide-tolerant Corn GA21 expressing the mepsps gene for Production and Application