EFSA has launched a public consultation on the draft scientific opinion “Applicability of the EFSA opinion on site-directed nucleases type 3 for the safety assessment of plants developed using site-directed nucleases type 1 and 2 and oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis”.

The deadline for submitting comments is 27 May 2020. EFSA would appreciate if you could share this information with your contacts.

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Please contact [email protected] for any questions you may have.

EPSO will develop its submission with the EPSO Agricultural Technologies Working Group and the EPSO Representatives.

EPSO contacts: Ralf Wilhelm, Frank Hartung & Peter Rogowsky, AgT WG chairs