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 MON-88Ø17-3 × MON-ØØ81Ø-6.
(2) The methods are set out in—
(a)for MON-88Ø17-3, the document entitled “Event-specific Method for the Quantification of Maize Line MON 88017 Using Real-time PCR”, reference “CRLVL16/05VP corrected version 1”, and dated 30 March 2010;
(b)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.
(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 Validation of a DNA Extraction Method for Maize Seeds and Grains”, reference “CRLVL16/05XP”, and dated 13 October 2008.
(4) For the purposes of Articles 7(3) and 19(3) of Regulation 1829/2003—
(a)the reference material AOCS 0406-D2 (for MON-88Ø17-3) is accessible via the American Oil Chemists’ Society(1);
(b)the reference material ERM®-BF413 (for MON-ØØ81Ø-6) is accessible via the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission(2).
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I1Sch. 7 para. 4 in force at 26.4.2023, see reg. 1(2)(c)