GHB614 × T304-40 × GHB119

GM event

GHB614 × T304-40 × GHB119

Unique identifier code

BCS-GHØØ2-5 × BCS-GHØØ4-7 × BCS-GHØØ5-8

Original application

RP-1205

Authorisation holder

BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US LLC, 100 Park Avenue, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932, United States of America.
Represented in Great Britain by BASF Plc, 2 Stockport Exchange, Railway Road, Stockport, Cheshire, England, SK1 3GG

Characteristics

The genetically modified cotton BCS-GHØØ2-5 × BCS-GHØØ4-7 × BCS-GHØØ5-
8 expresses the 2mepsps gene, which confers tolerance to glyphosate based
herbicides, the bar gene, which confers tolerance to glufosinate-ammonium based
herbicides, the cry1Ab and the cry2Ae genes, which confer resistance to certain
lepidopteran pests

Detection method

For BCS-GHØØ2-5, the document entitled “Event-specific Method for the Quantification of Cotton Line GHB614 Using Real-time PCR”, reference “CRLVL14/07VP” and dated 5 September 2008;
For BCS-GHØØ4-7, the document entitled “Event-specific Method for the Quantification of Cotton T304-40 using Real-time PCR”, reference “EURL-VL-05/11VP” and dated 19 December 2012.
For BCS-GHØØ5-8, the document entitled “Event-specific Method for the Quantification of Cotton GHB119 Using Real-time PCR”, reference EURL VL04/11 VP and dated 11 October 2012.

Commodity

Cotton

Authorised use

(1)food and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified cotton BCS-GHØØ2-5 × BCS-GHØØ4-7 × BCS-GHØØ5-8;
(2)feed containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified cotton BCS-GHØØ2-5 × BCS-GHØØ4-7 × BCS-GHØØ5-8;
(3)products containing or consisting of genetically modified cotton BCS-GHØØ2-5 × BCS-GHØØ4-7 × BCS-GHØØ5-8 for uses other than those provided for in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), with the exception of cultivation.