Ratifies the National Biosafety Technical Commission CTNBio Technical Opinion no. 1,100/2007, favorable to commercial release of genetically modified corn Event MON810, or Guardian Corn.

 

THE CHAIRPERSON, THE NATIONAL BIOSAFETY COUNCIL – CNBS, in view  of the provisions of Article 52 of  Decree no. 5,591, of  November 22, 2005, and Articles 15 and 24 of CNBS Internal Regulations, and
Complying with a CNBS decision issued in a meeting held on February 12, 2008, dismissing by majority vote, according to votes of His Excellency, the Reporting Minister, the appeals submitted  by Agência  Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária - ANVISA, the Brazilian National Sanitary Surveillance Agency, and by Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis - IBAMA, the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources in  proceedings no. 01200.002995/99-54;
RESOLVES:

Article 1. The National Technical Biosafety Commission – CTNBio Technical Opinion no. 1,100/2007, published in the Federal Official Gazette  of February 4, 2007, favorable to commercial release of genetically modified corn event MON810, of Guardian  Corn is hereby ratified.

Article 2. This Resolution is effective upon publication.

DILMA ROUSSEFF