The Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Authorisations and Modifications of Authorisations) (Wales) Regulations 2023

Method for detection

4.—(1) For the purposes of Articles 7(3) and 19(3) of Regulation 1829/2003, the methods specified in sub-paragraph (2) are to be used for the detection of genetically modified maize referred to in paragraph 1.

(2) The methods are set out in—

(a) for DAS-Ø15Ø7-1, the document entitled “Event-specific method for the quantitation of maize line TC1507 using real-time PCR”, “Version B”, reference “JRC 113269”, and dated 24 September 2018;

(b) for SYN-IR162-4, the document entitled “Event-specific Method for the Quantification of Maize MIR162 Using Real-time PCR”, reference “CRLVL08/08VP”, and dated 31 January 2011;

(c) for MON-ØØ81Ø-6, the document entitled “CRL assessment on the validation of an event specific method for the relative quantitation of maize line MON 810 DNA using real-time PCR as carried out by Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)”, reference “CRL-VL-25/04VR”, and dated 10 March 2006;

(d) for MON-ØØ6Ø3-6, the document entitled “Event-specific method for the quantitation of maize line NK603 using real-time PCR”, reference “CRLVL27/04VP”, and dated 10 January 2005.

(3) The method of DNA extraction for use in the detection methods specified in sub-paragraph (2) is set out in the document entitled “Report on the In-house Validation of a DNA Extraction Method from Ground Maize Seeds and Validated DNA Extraction Method”, reference “EURL-VL-02/14XP”, and dated 10 April 2018.

(4) For the purposes of Articles 7(3) and 19(3) of Regulation 1829/2003—

(a) the following reference materials are accessible via the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission(1)—

(i) ERM®-BF418 (for DAS-Ø15Ø7);

(ii) ERM®-BF413 (for MON-ØØ81Ø-6);

(iii) ERM®-BF415 (for MON-ØØ6Ø3-6);

(b) the reference material AOCS 1208-A3 (for SYN-IR162-4) is accessible via the American Oil Chemists’ Society(2).

(1)

https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

(2)

https://www.aocs.org/crm/