Qualifying higher plant notification (reference: 24/Q07)
Published 25 November 2024
Applies to England
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Information to be provided to the Secretary of State alongside a notice of intention to release a qualifying higher plant under schedule 3A of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022.
1. The title of the project
Precision-bred high α-linolenic acid Camelina.
2. The aim of the project (including any matters being investigated as part of the project)
The aim of this project is to test the performance in the field of 2 precision-bred lines of Camelina sativa engineered to produce seed oil containing enhanced levels of the dietary essential omega-3 fatty acid α-linolenic acid. The lines were made using a combination of cisgenesis and gene-editing.
3. The full name of the qualifying higher plant to be released under the project
(a) family name: Brassicaceae
(b) genus: Camelina
(c) species: C. sativa
4. The expected date on which the project will start
April 2025.
5. The expected duration of the project
Three years.
6. Confirmation of appropriate measures
Confirmation that the person with overall responsibility for the project will put in place appropriate measures, as necessary, to minimise the possibility of material from the qualifying higher plant being placed on the market, for example by cross-fertilising sexually compatible commercial crops.
I confirm that appropriate measures will be put in place to comply with these requirements.
7. Confirmation that project meets the criteria set out in ACRE guidance
Confirmation that the person with overall responsibility for the project has read the ACRE guidance on genetic technologies that result in ‘qualifying higher plants’ and has assessed that the higher plants covered by this notification meet these criteria.
I confirm that I have read the ACRE guidance and have assessed that the higher plants covered by this notification meet these criteria. I have also read ACRE’s advice on GMOs which would not meet these criteria.