Scrutinizing the current practice of the environmental risk assessment of GM maize applications for cultivation in the EU

Environmental Sciences Europe

Table 1 Overview of the applications selected for the study (status: December 2007)

GMP	Relevant legislation	Scope	Application number	GM traits
Maize MON810	D90^{a, b}	Seed (CU, P)	C/F/95/12/02	IR
Maize Bt11	D01^{b, c}	FO, FE, IP, CU	C/F/96/05/10	IR, HT
Maize 1507	D01^b	CU, I, P^e	C/ES/01/01	IR, HT
Maize NK603	R^b	FO, FE, I, P, CU	EFSA/GMO/NL/2005/22	HT
Maize 59122	R^d	FO, FE, I, P, CU	EFSA/GMO/NL/2005/23	IR, HT
Maize 1507 × NK603	R^d	FO, FE, I, P, CU	EFSA/GMO/UK/2005/17	IR, HT
Maize NK603 × MON810	R^d	CU	EFSA/GMO/NL/2005/26	IR, HT

D90, Directive 90/220EEC; D01, Directive 2001/18/EC; R, Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003; FO, food use; FE, feed use; I, import; P, processing; IP, industrial processing and uses; CU, cultivation; Seed, seed production, HT, herbicide tolerance; IR, insect resistance.
^aApplication for renewal for authorisation submitted; ^bscientific opinion issued by EFSA; ^csubmitted under Directive 90/220/EEC and transferred to Directive 2001/18/EC; ^dunder scientific review by EFSA; ^eexcluding food uses.