September 15, 1999
Monsanto New Zealand has applied to the Authority to field test genetically modified Roundup® Ready Wheat.
(It should be noted that this is a field test application, which if approved, would have to be conducted under controlled conditions. The Authority has not received an application from Monsanto for the general release of either GM wheat or GM canola.)
The purpose of the application is to import and field test, in the Canterbury region, genetically modified Roundup® Ready Wheat, as part of an international development programme to evaluate wheat varieties that have been genetically modified to tolerate the herbicide Roundup®.
For further details, see the Application.
This information has been provided by the applicant.
The application was received on 28 July 1999 and further information was sought from the applicant. It has now been verified and publicly notified today. Details of the application can be found on the Applications Register on this site.
Submissions can be made up until the closing date of 28 October 1999. For more information on making submissions, see the Quick Guide.
Anyone who makes a submission can call for a hearing. After the submissions are analysed, the Authority will advise if a hearing is to be held and the hearing date. The Act requires that a hearing date is fixed within 25 days of the closing date of submissions.
If a hearing were to be held, it would normally be adjourned to allow the Authority to consider the information presented. This process can take some weeks. A final decision must be issued within 15 working days of the formal conclusion of the hearing.
More information on these procedures can be found in the ERMA New Zealand Policy on Consultation and Interactions on Part V applications.