1 Submission on GMO Amendment Bill Wynand van der Walt SANSOR Food N Crop Bio

2 GMO ACT 15/1997 COMPREHENSIVE ALL GM ACTIVITIES ALL ORGANISMS LABORATORY TO CONSUMER

3 GMO ACT 15/ DEPARTMENTS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE REVIEWERS

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5 GLOBAL GM CROPS (1) 50 – FOLD INCREASE MILL HA 10 YRS 475 MILL HA SOYBEAN, MAIZE, COTTON, CANOLA

6 GLOBAL GM CROPS (2) HERBICIDE TOLERANCE

7 GLOBAL GM CROPS (3) INSECT RESISTANCE

8 GLOBAL GM CROPS (4) STACKED GENES BENEFITS R41 BILL 2005 R170 BILL 10 YEARS

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10 PRECAUTION NOT DISPROPORTIONATE COMPARABLE SITUATIONS DIFFERENT SITUATIONS COST BENEFIT

11 AMENDMENTS (1) SECTION 2.2 EXCLUDES HUMAN GENE THERAPY

12 AMENDMENTS (2) SECTION 1 AVOIDANCE OF RISKS?

13 AMENDMENTS (3) TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT

14 AMENDMENTS (4) SECTION 5 COUNCIL MUST REQUIRE ……RISK ASSESSMENT

15 AMENDMENTS (5) SECTION 7 COUNCIL DECISION BY ALL MEMBERS

16 AMENDMENTS (6) SECTION 9 INSPECTION of FACILITIES

17 AMENDMENTS (7) SECTION 10 COMPOSITION of ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHY SPECIFY ECOLOGIST?

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