Required Report - Public distribution

**Date:** 7/13/2007

**GAIN Report Number:** JA7040

JA7037

**Japan**

**Biotechnology**

**Annual Report**

**2007**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Paul Spencer

Senior Agricultural Attaché, Tokyo

**Prepared by:**

Dr. Suguru Sato

**Report Highlights:**

Japan is the world's largest importer of foods and feeds that have been
produced using modern biotechnology. To date, Japan has approved 77
biotech events for food, 50 for feed, 55 for planting and 14 for food
additives. A surge in new biotech applications is expected over the next
two years and this will pose challenges to the regulatory system. Japan
ratified the Biosafety Protocol in November 2003 and has implemented
mandatory biotech labeling on certain foods containing biotech derived
ingredients. In general, biotech products for direct consumer use are
not yet well received by the Japanese food industry or consumers. Japan
does not produce any biotech products commercially but does have several
under development. This report contains current information on approved
biotech events, updates on Japan's regulatory system, biotech research
initiatives, and information related to the sale and marketing of
biotech crops.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Annual Report

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Table of Contents

[Executive Summary 3](#executive-summary)

[Production 3](#production)

[Consumption 3](#consumption)

[Trade 4](#trade)

[Regulatory Framework 4](#regulatory-framework)

[Approved Biotech Products 6](#approved-biotech-products)

[Products in Field Trials 11](#products-in-field-trials)

[Stacked Events 15](#stacked-events)

[Coexistence 15](#coexistence)

[U.S.-Japan Regulatory Reform Initiative
16](#u.s.-japan-regulatory-reform-initiative)

[Local Government Regulations 17](#local-government-regulations)

[Table 1: Agricultural Output by Prefecture in 2005
20](#table-1-agricultural-output-by-prefecture-in-2005)

[Labeling 21](#labeling)

[Monitoring of "Biotech" or "Non-Biotech" Labels
22](#monitoring-of-biotech-or-non-biotech-labels)

[Monitoring for Unapproved Biotech Events
22](#monitoring-for-unapproved-biotech-events)

[BioSafety Protocol Implementation (dealing with LMOs)
23](#biosafety-protocol-implementation-dealing-with-lmos)

[Biotech Crop Development 23](#biotech-crop-development)

[Marketing 24](#marketing)

[Capacity Building and Outreach 24](#capacity-building-and-outreach)

[Reference Materials 25](#reference-materials)

# Executive Summary

Japan is a large importer of grains that have been produced using modern
biotechnology, including about 12 million metric tons of U.S. feed corn
and 4.5 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually. Conversely, the
Japanese public and food industry are reluctant to accept agricultural
biotechnology products. In response, the Japanese government has taken
extensive regulatory measures to address public concerns. These include
mandatory biotech labeling, mandatory safety food and feed review
systems, and domestic regulations that implement a Biosafety
Protocol-based environmental review system.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) is responsible for the
food safety of biotech products, while the Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is in charge of feed and environmental
safety. The Food Safety Commission (FSC), an independent risk assessment
body established in July 2003, performs food and feed safety risk
assessment for MHLW and MAFF. As of June 2007, Japan has approved 91
biotechnology products for food, 77 events and 14 food additives. It is
illegal to import biotech-derived products that have not been approved.
Japanese regulatory agencies extensively test and use other enforcement
tools, even when there is no apparent health or environmental concern.

Japan does not commercially produce plants that have been enhanced using
modern biotechnology. A number of public research institutes are
carrying out plant biotechnology research but most have not progressed
to the field trial stage because of strong consumer concerns. Because
there is no market for biotech seeds in Japan, the private sector has
little incentive to develop Japan-specific varieties of biotech crops.
The major agricultural biotechnology companies maintain offices in Japan
but their primary function is to navigate Japan's complex regulatory
approval process for imported biotech foods and feed.

On June 1, 2007, the Japanese Cabinet decided on mid and long-term
policy goals called '[Innovation
25](http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/innovation/index_e.html),' which,
among other things, calls for an 'Increase of public awareness on
biotechnology, especially agricultural biotechnology.' On July 6, 2007,
MAFF announced a [Biodiversity
Strategy](http://www.maff.go.jp/www/press/2007/20070706press_3.html)
that emphasizes the importance of biodiversity in local ecosystems as
well as the sustainable application and preservation of beneficial
genetic resource and the importance biotechnology regulation under the
Cartagena Protocol. On July 9, 2007, a MAFF-established panel published
and interim report identifying seven biotech research priorities,
including functional foods (e.g., rice with high GABA accumulation),
crops resistant to complex pests (e.g., rice resistant to both
filamentous fungi and bacteria) and biofuels.

Japan requires biotech labeling for food products in which traces of
biotechnology derived DNA or protein can be found. However, there are
currently no labeled consumer-ready products in general commerce. Food
manufacturers, without exception, request U.S. suppliers to provide
non-biotechnology products that are produced using a documented identity
preservation (IP) system. However, many manufacturers of foods that fall
outside of the labeling requirement, such as soybean oil, utilize
biotech products. Animal feeds also commonly use biotech corn and
soybean meal.

In order to label a product as specifically being 'non-biotech,' food
manufactures must use an identity preservation (IP) system. Non-biotech
labeling is done for marketing reasons and is common.

# Production

There is no commercial production of biotech crops in Japan. A few
pioneering farmers have in the past "experimentally" grown biotech
soybeans in Japan in order to confirm their benefits. The 'experiment'
was terminated before the crop flowered due to concerns from surrounding
farmers about cross pollination and concerns from agricultural
cooperative opposing biotech crops. There are numerous local
restrictions on growing biotech crops in Japan (see section III, Local
Government Regulations). These not only discourage commercial production
but also are a growing barrier to seed companies that carry out
mandatory field-testing as part of the regular biotech crop approval
process.

## 

# Consumption

Japan produces only five percent of its corn. Japan is the largest
export market for U.S. corn, valued at \$1.9 billion in CY 2006. Of the
16.2 million metric tons (MMT) imported, about 10 million MMT was used
for feed. In addition to feed corn, nearly six MMT of U.S. 'GM Free'
food use corn is shipped annually to Japan under an identity
preservation system. The vast majority of feed corn is either biotech or
"non-segregated" corn. Food use corn is segregated and often commands a
significant premium over feed corn. There is little resistance to the
use of biotech crops in the production of vegetable oil. For example,
oil from biotech soy, canola, cottonseed or corn oil may be sold without
a 'GMO' label.

## 

# Trade

Japan is one of the largest food importers in the world with around 40%
of its food being imported (on a calorie basis). Japan relies heavily on
imports of corn and soybeans, two major biotech crops produced in the
United States. Japan also imports biotech canola, mainly from Canada.

In order to avoid having to labeling foods as " containing biotech"
almost all retailers require that food use corn and soybeans be supplied
as IP handled non-biotech products. The U.S. supplies about 95% of
Japan's 16 million MT of corn imports per year. Corn for feed accounts
for 12 million MT of the total and is generally not segregated or IP
handled. The remaining 4 million MT is IP corn for food use.

For soybeans, Japan imports about 4.5 million MT per year, including 3.5
million MT from the United States. Around 3.5 million MT of soybeans are
used for crushing annually. Since vegetable oil is exempted from
labeling requirements, almost all of the soybeans imported for crushing
are not segregated. The soybean food industry (tofu, etc) demands
soybean importers supply non-biotech food grade beans to be used as raw
ingredients.

# Regulatory Framework

In Japan, commercialization of biotech plants products requires
environmental, food, and feed approvals. Four ministries are involved in
the regulatory framework; the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries (MAFF), the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW),
Ministry of Environment (MOE), and the Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).

Risk assessments and safety evaluations are performed by each ministry's
advisory committees and scientific expert panels. The assessments and
evaluations are performed by the scientific expert panels, which mainly
consist of researchers of universities and public research institutions.
The decisions by the expert panels are reviewed by the advisory
committees whose members include technical experts and opinion leaders
from a broad scope of interested parties such as consumers and industry.
The advisory committees report back the decision to the responsible
ministries. The minister of each ministry then the typically approves
the product.

Japan ratified the Biosafety Protocol in November 2003. To implement the
Protocol, in February 2004, Japan promulgated the 'Law Concerning the
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity through
Regulations on the Use of Living Modified Organisms' also called the
"Cartagena Law". Under the law, MEXT requires its minister's approval
before performing early stage agricultural biotech experiments in
laboratories and greenhouses. MAFF and MOE require their Ministers'
joint approvals for the use of biotech plants in an isolated field for
the evaluation of influences on biodiversity (Type 2 use). After the
necessary scientific data are collected through the isolated field
experiments, under permission by MAFF and MOE Ministers, a risk
assessment of the event will be done through the use of field trials
(Type 1 use). A joint MAFF and MOE expert panel carries out the
environmental safety evaluations. Non-food biotech plant products such
as flowers may be produced commercially once the Type 1 use risk
assessment is completed.

Biotech plants that are used for food must obtain food safety approvals
from the MHLW Minister. Based on the Food Sanitation Law, and upon
receiving a petition for review from an interested party (usually a
biotech company), the MHLW minister will request the Food Safety
Commission (FSC) to review the food safety of the biotech products. The
FSC is an independent government organization under the Cabinet Office
that was established to perform food safety risk assessments by expert
committees. Within the FSC there is a 'Genetically Modified Foods Expert
Committee,' consisting of plant biotech scientists from universities and
public research institutes. The Expert Committee conducts the actual
scientific review. Upon completion, the FSC provides its risk assessment
conclusions to the MHLW Minister. The standards used by the FSC for food
risk assessment of biotech foods are available in English at the
following website:
([http://www.fsc.go.jp/senmon/idensi/gm_kijun_english.pdf]{.underline}).

Biotech products that are also used as feed must obtain approvals from
the MAFF Minister based on the Feed Safety Law. Upon requests from
petitioners, the MAFF Minister asks the Experts Panel on Recombinant DNA
Organisms

, which is part of the MAFF affiliated Agricultural Materials Committee
(AMC), to review the event. The Expert Panel evaluates feed safety on
livestock animals, which is then reviewed by the AMC. The MAFF Minister
also asks the FSC Genetically Modified Foods Expert Committee to review
any possible human health effects from consumption of livestock products
from animals fed with biotech event under review. Based on the reviews
of AMC and FSC, the MAFF Minister grants approval for the feed safety of
biotech plants. Following is a schematic chart of the flow of the
approval process.

Biotech products that require new standards or regulations not related
to food safety, such as labeling or new risk management procedures
including IP handling protocols, may need to be discussed by the
Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council of MHLW, and/or Japan
Agricultural Standards Council of MAFF.

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## 

Expert Panel1): Expert Panel on Recombinant DNA Technology, Bioethics
and Biosafety Commission, Council for Science and Technology, MEXT

Expert Panel2): Experts with special knowledge and experience concerning
adverse effect on biological diversity selected by MAFF/MOE Ministers

Expert Panel3): Genetically Modified Foods Expert Committee, FSC

Expert Panel4): Expert Panel on Recombinant DNA Organisms, Agricultural
Materials Council, MAFF

Committee1): Food Safety Commission

Committee2): Feed Committee, Agricultural Materials Council, MAFF

Subcommittee1): Safety Subcommittee, Feed Committee, Agricultural
Materials Council, MAFF

Red (broken) arrow: Request for review or risk assessment

Blue (solid) arrow: Recommendation or risk assessment results (thick
arrows: with public comment periods)

Numbers beside the arrows indicate the order of requests/recommendations
within the respective ministries.

Petitions for products within the R&D stage are reviewed first for the
Type 2 use under the Cartagena Law and those for import and/or
cultivation (products in the R&D stage whose safety are already
confirmed) are reviewed for the Type 1 use, and food and/or feed, as
necessary. Petitions for products imported only as non-LMO such as
processed foods are reviewed only for food and/or feed review.

This chart outlines principle flow of the approval procedure in Japan,
and the process may vary depending on the nature of individual
biotechnology product.

## 

## Approved Biotech Products 

As of June, 2007,Japan has approved 77 biotech events for food, 50 for
feed, 55 for planting and 14 for food additives. Until the Biosafety
Protocol was ratified in November 2003, Japan had approved 106 events
for import and 74 for planting. Those approvals expired when the new
legal framework under the Biosafety Protocol was introduced except for
those developers who requested to maintain the approvals temporarily.
All products approved prior to the ratification of the Biosafety
Protocol must be reviewed before being re-approved. Currently under the
Biosafety Protocol, Japan does not grant separate environment approvals
for import and planting.

**List of the approved events of biotech crop.**

+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
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+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
| Alfalfa      | J101     | M       | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 06 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | tolerant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
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+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | J163     | M       | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 06 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | tolerant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
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|              | J101 x   | M       | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
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+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
| Canola       | RT73     | M       | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | tolerant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
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|              | T45      | Bayer   | H        |   | 2 |           | 19 | 2 |
|              |          | Crop    | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 97 | 0 |
|              |          | Science | tolerant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
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|              | PGS2     | Bayer   | H        |   | 2 |           | 19 | 2 |
|              |          | Crop    | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 97 | 0 |
|              |          | Science | t        |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | olerant, |   | 4 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         | male     |   | \ |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | sterile, |   | * |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | s        |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | terility |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | recovery |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | R |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | F |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 2 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | , |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | A |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | C |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | B |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 7 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | x |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | A |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | C |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | B |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 2 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | PHY36    |         |          |   |   |           | 19 | 2 |
|              |          |         |          |   |   |           | 97 | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   |   |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   |   |           |    | 1 |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | PHY23    |         |          |   |   |           | 19 | 2 |
|              |          |         |          |   |   |           | 99 | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   |   |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   |   |           |    | 1 |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | Oxy-235  | Bayer   | H        |   | 2 |           | 19 | 2 |
|              |          | Crop    | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 99 | 0 |
|              |          | Science | tolerant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | \ |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | * |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | A |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | C |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | B |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | MS8RF3   | Bayer   | H        |   | 2 |           | 19 | 2 |
|              |          | Crop    | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 98 | 0 |
|              |          | Science | t        |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | olerant, |   | 4 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         | male     |   | \ |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | sterile, |   | * |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | s        |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | terility |   | A |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | recovery |   | C |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | B |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | x |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | A |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | C |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | B |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | MS8      | Bayer   | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | Crop    | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          | Science | t        |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | olerant, |   | 6 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         | male     |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | sterile  |   | A |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | C |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | B |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | RF3      | Bayer   | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | Crop    | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          | Science | t        |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | olerant, |   | 7 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         | s        |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | terility |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | recovery |   | A |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | C |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | B |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | RT200    | M       | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | tolerant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 9 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 2 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 9 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 2 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
| Carnation    | 11       | Flo     | Color    |   | 2 |           | N  | N |
|              |          | rigene/ | change   |   | 0 |           | /A | / |
|              |          | Suntory |          |   | 0 |           |    | A |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | F |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | L |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 7 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 2 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 123.2.38 | Flo     | Color    |   | 2 |           | N  | N |
|              |          | rigene/ | change   |   | 0 |           | /A | / |
|              |          | Suntory |          |   | 0 |           |    | A |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | F |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | L |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 123.8.8  | Suntory | Color    |   | 2 |           | N  | N |
|              |          |         | change   |   | 0 |           | /A | / |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    | A |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | F |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | L |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 123.2.2  | Suntory | Color    |   | 2 |           | N  | N |
|              |          |         | change   |   | 0 |           | /A | / |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    | A |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | F |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | L |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 9 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 7 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 11363    | Suntory | Color    |   | 2 |           | N  | N |
|              |          |         | change   |   | 0 |           | /A | / |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    | A |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | F |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | L |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
| Corn         | T-14     | Bayer   | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | Crop    | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 05 | 0 |
|              |          | Science | tolerant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | A |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | C |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | Z |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 2 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | T-25     | Bayer   | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | Crop    | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          | Science | tolerant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | A |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | C |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | Z |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 2 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | MON810   | M       | Insect   |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | r        |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | esistant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | Bt11     | S       | Insect   |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | yngenta | r        |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          | Seeds   | esistant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 7 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | Y |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | B |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | T |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | Sweet    | S       | Insect   |   |   |           | \- | 2 |
|              | corn,    | yntenta | re       |   |   |           |    | 0 |
|              | Bt11     | Seeds   | sistant, |   |   |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | h        |   |   |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         | erbicide |   |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | tolerant |   |   |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | Event176 | S       | Insect   |   | 2 |           | 19 | 2 |
|              |          | yngenta | r        |   | 0 |           | 96 | 0 |
|              |          | Seeds   | esistant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 7 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | Y |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | E |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | V |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 7 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 9 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | GA21     | M       | H        |   | 2 |           | 19 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 99 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | tolerant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 2 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 9 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | DLL25    | M       | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 00 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | tolerant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | D |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | K |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | B |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 9 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 7 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 9 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | DBT418   | M       | Insect   |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | re       |   | 0 |           | 00 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | sistant, |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | h        |   | 7 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         | erbicide |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | tolerant |   | D |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | K |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | B |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 9 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 9 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | NK603    | M       | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | tolerant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | MON863   | M       | Insect   |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | r        |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | esistant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    | 2 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 1507     | Dow     | Insect   |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | C       | r        |   | 0 |           | 02 | 0 |
|              |          | hemical | esistant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | and      |   | 5 |           |    | 2 |
|              |          |         | h        |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | erbicide |   | D |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | tolerant |   | A |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 7 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | MON88017 | M       | Insect   |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | re       |   | 0 |           | 06 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | sistant, |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | h        |   | 6 |           |    | 5 |
|              |          |         | erbicide |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | tolerant |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 7 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | Mon863 x | M       | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              | NK603    | onsanto | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | t        |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | olerant, |   | 4 |           |    | 3 |
|              |          |         | Insect   |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | x |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | GA21 x   | M       | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              | MON810   | onsanto | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 01 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | t        |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | olerant, |   | 5 |           |    | 3 |
|              |          |         | Insect   |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 2 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 9 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | x |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | NK603 x  | M       | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              | Mon810   | onsanto | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 02 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | t        |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | olerant, |   | 4 |           |    | 3 |
|              |          |         | Insect   |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | x |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | Mon810 x | DuPont  | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              | T25      |         | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 01 | 0 |
|              |          |         | t        |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | olerant, |   | 5 |           |    | 3 |
|              |          |         | Insect   |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   | A |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   | C |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | Z |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 2 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | x |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 1507 x   | DuPont  | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              | NK603    |         | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          |         | t        |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | olerant, |   | 5 |           |    | 4 |
|              |          |         | Insect   |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   | D |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   | A |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 7 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | x |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | Mon810 x | M       | Insect   |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              | Mon863   | onsanto | r        |   | 0 |           | 04 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | esistant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    | 4 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | x |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | Mon863 x | M       | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              | MON810 x | onsanto | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 04 | 0 |
|              | NK603    | Japan   | t        |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | olerant, |   | 4 |           |    | 4 |
|              |          |         | Insect   |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | x |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | x |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | B.t.     | DuPont  | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              | Cry      |         | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 06 | 0 |
|              | 34/35Ab1 |         | t        |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              | EventDAS |         | olerant, |   | 6 |           |    | 5 |
|              | -59122-7 |         | Insect   |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   | D |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   | A |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 9 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 2 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 2 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 7 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | MON88017 | M       | H        | 2 |   |           | 20 | 2 |
|              | x MON810 | onsanto | erbicide | 0 |   |           | 06 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | t        | 0 |   |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | olerant, | 6 |   |           |    | 5 |
|              |          |         | Insect   | ( |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        | M |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant | O |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | N |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | - |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 8 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 8 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 0 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 1 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 7 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | - |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 3 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | x |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | M |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | O |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | N |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | - |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 0 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 0 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 8 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 1 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 0 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | - |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 6 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | ) |   |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | B.t.     | DuPont  | H        | 2 |   |           | 20 | 2 |
|              | Cry      |         | erbicide | 0 |   |           | 06 | 0 |
|              | 34/35Ab1 |         | t        | 0 |   |           |    | 0 |
|              | EventDAS |         | olerant, | 6 |   |           |    | 5 |
|              | -59122-7 |         | Insect   | ( |   |           |    |   |
|              | x 1507   |         | r        | D |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant | A |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | S |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | - |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 0 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 1 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 5 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 0 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 7 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | - |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 1 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | x |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | D |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | A |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | S |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | - |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 5 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 9 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 1 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 2 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 2 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | - |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 7 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | ) |   |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | B.t.     | DuPont  | H        | 2 |   |           | 20 | 2 |
|              | Cry      |         | erbicide | 0 |   |           | 06 | 0 |
|              | 34/35Ab1 |         | t        | 0 |   |           |    | 0 |
|              | EventDAS |         | olerant, | 6 |   |           |    | 5 |
|              | -59122-7 |         | Insect   | ( |   |           |    |   |
|              | x NK603  |         | r        | D |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant | A |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | S |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | - |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 5 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 9 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 1 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 2 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 2 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | - |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 7 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | x |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | M |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | O |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | N |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | - |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 0 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 0 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 6 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 0 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 3 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | - |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 6 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | ) |   |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | B.t.     | DuPont  | H        | 2 |   |           | 20 | 2 |
|              | Cry      |         | erbicide | 0 |   |           | 06 | 0 |
|              | 34/35Ab1 |         | t        | 0 |   |           |    | 0 |
|              | EventDAS |         | olerant, | 6 |   |           |    | 5 |
|              | -59122-7 |         | Insect   | ( |   |           |    |   |
|              | x 1507 x |         | r        | D |   |           |    |   |
|              | NK603    |         | esistant | A |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | S |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | - |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 5 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 9 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 1 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 2 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 2 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | - |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 7 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | x |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | D |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | A |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | S |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | - |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 0 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 1 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 5 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 0 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 7 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | - |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 1 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | x |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | M |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | O |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | N |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | - |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 0 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 0 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 6 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 0 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 3 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | - |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | 6 |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          | ) |   |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | LY038    | M       | High     |   |   |           |    | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | lysine   |   |   |           |    | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | content  |   |   |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   |   |           |    | 7 |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
| Cotton       | 531      | M       | Insect   |   | 2 |           | 19 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | r        |   | 0 |           | 97 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | esistant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 757      | M       | Insect   |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | r        |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | esistant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 7 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 7 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 7 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 1445     | M       | H        |   | 2 |           | 19 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 98 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | tolerant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 2 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 10211    | M       | H        |   |   |           | \- | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | erbicide |   |   |           |    | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | tolerant |   |   |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   |   |           |    | 1 |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 10215    | M       | H        |   |   |           | 19 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | erbicide |   |   |           | 98 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | tolerant |   |   |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   |   |           |    | 1 |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 10222    | M       | H        |   |   |           | 19 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | erbicide |   |   |           | 98 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | tolerant |   |   |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   |   |           |    | 1 |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 15985    | M       | Insect   |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | r        |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | esistant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    | 2 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 9 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 7 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 1445 x   | M       | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              | 531      | onsanto | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | t        |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | olerant, |   | 4 |           |    | 3 |
|              |          |         | Insect   |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 2 |           |    |   |
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|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
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|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
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|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 15985 x  | M       | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              | 1445     | onsanto | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | t        |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | olerant, |   | 5 |           |    | 3 |
|              |          |         | Insect   |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 9 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 7 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | x |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
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|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 2 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | LL       | Bayer   | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              | Cotton25 | Crop    | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 06 | 0 |
|              |          | Science | tolerant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    | 4 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | A |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | C |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | G |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | H |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | MON88913 | M       | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 06 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | tolerant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    | 5 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 9 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | MON88913 | M       | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              | x 15985  | onsanto | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 06 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | t        |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | olerant, |   | 6 |           |    | 5 |
|              |          |         | Insect   |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 9 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
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|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
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|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
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|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 9 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 8 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 7 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 281      | Dow     | H        |   | \ |           | 20 |   |
|              |          | Ch      | erbicide |   | - |           | 05 |   |
|              |          | emicals | t        |   |   |           |    |   |
|              |          | Japan   | olerant, |   |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | Insect   |   |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   |   |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 3006     | Dow     | H        |   |   |           | \- | 2 |
|              |          | Ch      | erbicide |   |   |           |    | 0 |
|              |          | emicals | t        |   |   |           |    | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | olerant, |   |   |           |    | 5 |
|              |          |         | Insect   |   |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   |   |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 281 x    | Dow     | H        |   |   | 2006      | 20 | 2 |
|              | 3006     | Ch      | erbicide |   |   | (DAS-     | 06 | 0 |
|              |          | emicals | t        |   |   |           |    | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | olerant, |   |   | 24236     |    | 5 |
|              |          |         | Insect   |   |   | -5×DAS-　 |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   |   | 21023-5)  |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   |   |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 281 x    | Dow     | H        |   |   | 2006      |    | 2 |
|              | 3006 x   | Ch      | erbicide |   |   | DAS-242   |    | 0 |
|              | 1445     | emicals | t        |   |   | 36-5×DAS- |    | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | olerant, |   |   |           |    | 6 |
|              |          |         | Insect   |   |   | 21        |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   |   | 023-5×MON |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   |   | -01445-2) |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 281 x    | Dow     | H        |   |   | 200       | 20 | 2 |
|              | 3006 x   | Ch      | erbicide |   |   | 6(DAS-242 | 06 | 0 |
|              | MON88913 | emicals | t        |   |   | 36-5×DAS- |    | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | olerant, |   |   |           |    | 6 |
|              |          |         | Insect   |   |   | 210       |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   |   | 23-5×MON- |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   |   | 88913-8)) |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | LLCotton | Bayer   | H        |   |   | 2007      | 20 | 2 |
|              | 25 x     | Crop    | erbicide |   |   | (ACS-GH   | 06 | 0 |
|              | 15985    | Science | t        |   |   | 001-3×MON |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | olerant, |   |   | -15985-7) |    | 6 |
|              |          |         | Insect   |   |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   |   |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
| Potato       | BT6      | M       | Insect   |   | N |           | N  | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | r        |   | o |           | /A | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | esistant |   | t |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | n |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
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|              |          |         |          |   | d |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | d |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | S        | M       | Insect   |   | N |           | N  | 2 |
|              | PBT02-05 | onsanto | r        |   | o |           | /A | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | esistant |   | t |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | n |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | d |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | d |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | RB       | M       | Insect   |   | N |           | N  | 2 |
|              | MT21-129 | onsanto | r        |   | o |           | /A | 0 |
|              | (NLP)    | Japan   | esistant |   | t |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | and      |   | n |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         | virus    |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   | d |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | d |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | RB       | M       | Insect   |   | N |           | N  | 2 |
|              | MT21-350 | onsanto | r        |   | o |           | /A | 0 |
|              | (NLP)    | Japan   | esistant |   | t |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | and      |   | n |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         | virus    |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   | d |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | d |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | R        | M       | Insect   |   | N |           | N  | 2 |
|              | BMT22-82 | onsanto | r        |   | o |           | /A | 0 |
|              | (NLP)    | Japan   | esistant |   | t |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | and      |   | n |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         | virus    |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   | d |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | d |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | S        | M       | Insect   |   | N |           | N  | 2 |
|              | EMT15-15 | onsanto | r        |   | o |           | /A | 0 |
|              | (NLY)    | Japan   | esistant |   | t |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | and      |   | n |           |    | 3 |
|              |          |         | virus    |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   | d |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | d |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | RB       | M       | Insect   |   | N |           | N  | 2 |
|              | MT15-101 | onsanto | r        |   | o |           | /A | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | esistant |   | t |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         | and      |   | n |           |    | 3 |
|              |          |         | virus    |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   | d |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | d |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | New Leaf | M       | Insect   |   | N |           | N  | 2 |
|              | Y Potato | onsanto | r        |   | o |           | /A | 0 |
|              | S        | Japan   | esistant |   | t |           |    | 0 |
|              | EMT15-02 |         | and      |   | n |           |    | 3 |
|              |          |         | virus    |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | r        |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         | esistant |   | d |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | d |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
| Soybean      | 40-3-2   | M       | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | tolerant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | O |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | N |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 2 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 260-05   | DuPont  | High     |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          |         | oleic    |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          |         | acid     |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 7 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | D |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | D |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 2 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | A2704-12 | Bayer   | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | Crop    | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          | Science | tolerant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | A |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | C |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | G |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 3 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | A        | Bayer   | H        |   | 2 |           | 20 | 2 |
|              | 5547-127 | Crop    | erbicide |   | 0 |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          | Science | tolerant |   | 0 |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | A |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | C |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | S |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | G |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | M |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 0 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 6 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | - |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
| Sugar beet   | T120-7   | Bayer   | H        |   | N |           | 19 | 2 |
|              |          | Crop    | erbicide |   | o |           | 99 | 0 |
|              |          | Science | tolerant |   | t |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | n |           |    | 1 |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | d |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | d |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | 77       | M       | H        |   | N |           | 20 | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | erbicide |   | o |           | 03 | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | tolerant |   | t |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | n |           |    | 3 |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | d |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | d |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              | H7-1     | M       | H        |   | N |           | \- | 2 |
|              |          | onsanto | erbicide |   | o |           |    | 0 |
|              |          | Japan   | tolerant |   | t |           |    | 0 |
|              |          |         |          |   | n |           |    | 3 |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | d |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | e |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | d |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
| Total        |          |         |          |   | B |           | Fe | F |
| approval     |          |         |          |   | S |           | ed | o |
| numbers      |          |         |          |   | P |           |    | o |
|              |          |         |          |   |   |           |    | d |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
|              |          |         |          |   | 4 |           | 73 | 7 |
|              |          |         |          |   | 2 |           | (4 | 7 |
|              |          |         |          |   | ( |           | 5^ |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 1 |           | \* |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | 5 |           | \* |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ^ |           | ^) |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | \ |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | * |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ^ |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   | ) |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+
| For each     |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| b            |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| iotechnology |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| variety, the |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| years safety |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| approvals    |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| were granted |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| are shown    |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| for BSP      |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| e            |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| nvironmental |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| (import and  |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| planting),   |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| feed and     |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| food safety. |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| 'None'       |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| indicates    |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| the safety   |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| has not been |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| confirmed by |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| the          |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| Government   |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| of Japan.    |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| Potato and   |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| sugar beet   |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| are imported |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| to Japan     |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| only as      |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| processed    |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| foods, thus  |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| indicated as |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| 'Not needed' |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| for import   |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| and          |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| planting.    |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| 'N/A' means  |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| not          |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| applicable.  |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| \* in BSP    |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| approvals    |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| indicates    |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| temporary    |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| approvals    |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| until full   |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| risk         |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| assessment   |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| completes.   |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
|              |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| \*\* in Feed |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| approvals    |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| indicates    |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| the number   |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| of events    |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| excluding    |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| stacks,      |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| which appear |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| on the feed  |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| approval     |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| table by     |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
| MAFF.        |          |         |          |   |   |           |    |   |
+--------------+----------+---------+----------+---+---+-----------+----+---+

The list of approved events for food is also available on line from MHLW
([http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/food/pdf/sec01.pdf]{.underline}).

**List of the approved biotech additives.**

+----------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| **Pr     | **Name**       | **Charac    | **          | **Public    |
| oducts** |                | teristics** | Developer** | ann         |
|          |                |             |             | ouncement** |
+----------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| -amylase | TS-25          | Improved    | Novozymes   | 2001        |
|          |                | p           | A/S         |             |
|          |                | roductivity |             |             |
+----------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|          | BSG-amylase    | Improved    | Novozymes   | 2001        |
|          |                | p           | A/S         |             |
|          |                | roductivity |             |             |
+----------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|          | TMG-amylase    | Improved    | Novozymes   | 2001        |
|          |                | p           | A/S         |             |
|          |                | roductivity |             |             |
+----------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|          | SP961          | Improved    | Novozymes   | 2002        |
|          |                | p           | A/S         |             |
|          |                | roductivity |             |             |
+----------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|          | LE399          | Improved    | Novozymes   | 2005        |
|          |                | p           | A/S         |             |
|          |                | roductivity |             |             |
+----------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|          | SPEZYME FRED   | Improved    | Genencor    | 2007        |
|          |                | heat        | Int         |             |
|          |                | tolerance   | ernational, |             |
|          |                |             | Inc.        |             |
+----------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Chymosin | Maxiren        | Improved    | DMS         | 2001        |
|          |                | p           |             |             |
|          |                | roductivity |             |             |
+----------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|          | CHY-MAX        | Improved    | CHR HANSEN  | 2003        |
|          |                | p           | A/S         |             |
|          |                | roductivity |             |             |
+----------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Pul      | Optimax        | Improved    | Genencor    | 2001        |
| lulanase |                | p           |             |             |
|          |                | roductivity | Int         |             |
|          |                |             | ernational, |             |
|          |                |             |             |             |
|          |                |             | Inc.        |             |
+----------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|          | SP962          | Improved    | Novozymes   | 2002        |
|          |                | p           | A/S         |             |
|          |                | roductivity |             |             |
+----------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Lipase   | SP388          | Improved    | Novozymes   | 2001        |
|          |                | p           | A/S         |             |
|          |                | roductivity |             |             |
+----------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|          | NOVOZYM677     | Improved    | Novozymes   | 2003        |
|          |                | p           | A/S         |             |
|          |                | roductivity |             |             |
+----------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Ri       | Riboflavin     | Improved    | F.          | 2001        |
| boflavin | (Vitamin B2)   | p           | Hoffmann-La |             |
|          |                | roductivity | Roche       |             |
+----------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Gluc     | AMG-E          | Improved    | Novozymes   | 2002        |
| oamylase |                | p           | A/S         |             |
|          |                | roductivity |             |             |
+----------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|          |                |             |             |             |
+----------+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

**List of the** biotech crops under food safety assessment process

  ---------------- -------------- ------------------------- ----------------------
  **Plant          **Trait or     **Applicant/Developer**   **Characteristics**
  species**        Variety**                                

                                                            

  Corn             MIR604         Monsanto Japan            Insect resistant

                   6275           Dow Chemical              Insect resistant and
                                                            Herbicide tolerant

                   MON89034       Monsanto Japan            Insect resistant

                   LY038 x MON810 Monsanto Japan            High lysine content
                                                            and Insect resistant

  Papaya           55-1           Hawaii Papaya Industry    Virus resistant
                                  Association               

  Soybean          MON89788       Monsanto Japan            Herbicide tolerant
  ---------------- -------------- ------------------------- ----------------------

**List of the** biotech additives under food safety assessment process

  ---------------- -------------- ------------------------- ----------------------
  **Products**     **Name**       **Applicant/Developer**   **Characteristics**

                                                            

  Lipase           HL1232         Novozymes A/S             Improved productivity

                   SP990          Novozymes A/S             Improved productivity

  Pectinase        SP527          Novozymes A/S             Improved productivity

  Protease         Brewers        DMS                       Improved productivity
                   Clarex,                                  
                   MaxiPro XF                               
  ---------------- -------------- ------------------------- ----------------------

## Products in Field Trials

The Japanese government requires all entities to obtain approval before
performing field trials of biotech crops. The following table shows the
list of those biotech crops approved for field trial in CY2006 and
2007(as of July 2007). The list and archives are also available on line
from Japan Biosafety Clearing House (J-BCH) website;
[http://www.bch.biodic.go.jp/english/lmo.html]{.underline}.

LMO of which Type 1 Use Regulation is approved under the Cartagena
Protocol domestic Law

+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| Ap     | Name of the type of Living Modified        | Applicant     |
| proval | Organism                                   |               |
| Date   |                                            |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Rice containing cedar pollen peptide(      | National      |
| 7/6/26 | *7Crp, Oryza sativa* L.) (7Crp#10)         | Institute of  |
|        |                                            | A             |
|        |                                            | grobiological |
|        |                                            | S             |
|        |                                            | ciences(NIAS) |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Maize tolerant to glyphosate herbicide and | Du Pont       |
| 7/5/30 | tolerant to acetolactate synthase          | Kabushiki     |
|        | inhibitor ( *gat4621, zm-hra, Zea mays*    | Kaisha        |
|        | subsp. *mays* (L). Iltis.) (DP-098140-6,   |               |
|        | OECD UI:DP-098140-6)                       |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Soybean high oleic acid and tolerant to    | Du Pont       |
| 7/5/30 | acetolactate synthase inhibitor (          | Kabushiki     |
|        | *gm-fad2-1, gm-hra, Glycine max* (L).      | Kaisha        |
|        | Merr.) (DP-305423-1, OECD UI:DP-305423-1)  |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Cotton resistant to Lepidoptera (          | Syngenta      |
| 7/5/30 | *Modified cry1Ab, Gossypium hirsutum* L.)  | Seeds K. K.   |
|        | (COT67B, OECD UI:SYN-IR67B-1)              |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Cotton resistant to Lepidoptera (          | Syngenta      |
| 7/5/30 | *Modified vip3A, Gossypium hirsutum* L.)   | Seeds K. K.   |
|        | (COT102, OECD UI:SYN-IR102-7)              |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Maize resistant to Lepidoptera and         | Syngenta      |
| 7/5/17 | tolerant to glufosinate herbicide          | Seeds K.K.    |
|        | (Modified *cry1Ab, bar, Zea mays* subsp.   |               |
|        | *mays* (L.) Iltis) (Event176, OECD         |               |
|        | UI：SYN-EV176-9)                           |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Oilseed rape tolerant to glufosinate       | Bayer Crop    |
| 7/5/17 | herbicide ( *pat, Brassica napus* L.)      | Science K.K.  |
|        | (Topas 19/2, OECD UI :ACS-BN007-1)         |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Sugar beet tolerant to glyphosate          | Monsanto      |
| 7/4/24 | herbicide(modified *cp4 epsps, Beta        | Japan Limited |
|        | vulgaris* L. ssp. *vulgaris var.           |               |
|        | altissima* )(H7-1,OECD UI: KM-000H71-4)    |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | High oleic acid soybean ( *GmFad2-1,       | Du Pont       |
| 7/4/24 | Glycine max* (L.) Merr.) (260-05, OECD     | Kabushiki     |
|        | UI：DD-026005-3)                           | Kaisha        |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Maize resistant to Lepidoptera and         | Syngenta      |
| 7/4/24 | tolerant to glufosinate herbicide          | Seeds K.K.    |
|        | (Modified *cry1Ab, pat, Zea mays* subsp.   |               |
|        | *mays* (L.) Iltis) (Bt11, OECD             |               |
|        | UI：SYN-BT011-1)                           |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Glufosinate herbicide tolerant and         | Bayer Crop    |
| 7/4/24 | fertility restored oilseed rape(Modified   | Science K.K.  |
|        | *bar, barstar, Brassica napus* L.)(RF3,    |               |
|        | OECD UI :ACS-BN003-6)                      |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | High cellulose rich white poplar trg300-1( | Incorporated  |
| 7/3/22 | *AaXEG2, Populus alba* L.)                 | A             |
|        |                                            | dministrative |
|        |                                            | Agency Forest |
|        |                                            | Tree Breeding |
|        |                                            | Center, Japan |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | High cellulose rich white poplar trg300-2( | Incorporated  |
| 7/3/22 | *AaXEG2, Populus alba* L.)                 | A             |
|        |                                            | dministrative |
|        |                                            | Agency Forest |
|        |                                            | Tree Breeding |
|        |                                            | Center, Japan |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Maize resistant to Lepidoptera and         | Monsanto      |
| 7/1/29 | torelant to glufosinate herbicide (        | Japan Limited |
|        | *cry1Ac, bar, Zea mays subsp. mays* (L.)   |               |
|        | Iltis) (DBT418, OECD UI: DKB-89614-9)      |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Cotton tolerant to glufosinate herbicide   | Bayer Crop    |
| 7/1/29 | and resistant to Lepidoptera (Modified     | Science K.K.  |
|        | *bar,* Modified *cry1Ac, cry2Ab, Gossypium |               |
|        | hirsutum* L.) (LLCotton25×15985, OECD      |               |
|        | UI:ACS-GH001-3×MON-15985-7)                |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 2006   | Soybean tolerant to glufosinate herbicide( | Bayer Crop    |
| /11/24 | *pat, Glycine max* (L.) Merr.)(A2704-12,   | Science K.K.  |
|        | OECD UI: ACS-GM005-3)                      |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 2006   | Soybean tolerant to glufosinate herbicide( | Bayer Crop    |
| /11/24 | *pat, Glycine max* (L.) Merr.)(A5547-127,  | Science K.K.  |
|        | OECD UI: ACS-GM006-4)                      |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Oilseed rape tolerant to glufosinate       | Bayer Crop    |
| 6/9/22 | herbicide and male sterile ( *bar,         | Science K.K.  |
|        | barnase, Brassica napus* L.)(MS8,OECD UI   |               |
|        | :ACS-BN005-8)                              |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 20     | Soybean tolerant to glyphosate herbicide   | Du　Pont      |
| 06/7/4 | and tolerant to acetolactate synthase      | Kabushiki     |
|        | inhibitor( *gat, gm-hra, Glycine max* (L.) | Kaisha        |
|        | Merr.) (DP-356043-5, OEC D UI: DP356043-5) |               |
|        |                                            | Syngenta      |
|        |                                            | Japan KK      |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 20     | Maize resistant to Lepidoptera and         | Syngenta      |
| 06/7/4 | tolerant to glufosinate herbicide( *cry    | Japan KK      |
|        | 1Ab, pat, Zea mays* subsp. *mays* (L.)     |               |
|        | Iltis.) (Bt10)                             |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Cotton resistant to Lepidoptera, and       | Dow Chemical  |
| 6/6/12 | tolerant to glufosinate herbicide and      | Japan Ltd.    |
|        | glyphosate herbicide ( *cry1F, cry1Ac,     |               |
|        | pat, cp4 epsps, Gossypium hirsutum* L.)    |               |
|        | (281×3006×MON88913, OECD UI :              |               |
|        | DAS-24236-5×DAS-21023-5×MON-88913-8)       |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Cotton resistant to Lepidoptera, and       | Dow Chemical  |
| 6/6/12 | tolerant to glufosinate herbicide and      | Japan Ltd.    |
|        | glyphosate herbicide ( *cry1F, cry1Ac,     |               |
|        | pat, cp4 epsps, Gossypium hirsutum*        |               |
|        | L.)(281×3006×1445, OECD UI :               |               |
|        | DAS-24236-5×DAS-21023-5×MON-01445-2)       |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Maize resistant to Lepidoptera and         | Dow Chemical  |
| 6/5/29 | tolerant to glufosinate herbicide ( *cry   | Japan Ltd.    |
|        | 1F, bar, Zea mays* subsp. *mays* (L).      |               |
|        | Iltis.)(TC6275, OECD UI: DAS-06275-8)      |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Oilseed rape tolerant to glyphosate        | Monsanto      |
| 6/5/29 | herbicide( *cp4 epsps, gox, Brassica       | Japan Limited |
|        | napus* L.)(RT200, OECD UI : MON-89249-2)   |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 20     | Lepidoptera resistant maize( *cry 1A.105,  | Monsanto      |
| 06/5/2 | cry2Ab2, Zea mays* subsp. *mays* (L).      | Japan Limited |
|        | Iltis.)(MON89034)                          |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 20     | Soybean tolerant to glyphosate herbicide(  | Monsanto      |
| 06/5/2 | *cp4 epsps, Glycine max* (L.)              | Japan Limited |
|        | Merr.)(MON89788-1)                         |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 20     | A Rose Variety With Modified Flavonoid     | SUNTORY       |
| 06/5/2 | Biosynthetic Pathway WKS82/130-9-1 ( *F3'  | LIMITED       |
|        | 5' H, 5AT, Rosa hybrida* )(OECD            |               |
|        | UI:IFD-52901-9)                            |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 20     | A Rose Variety With Modified Flavonoid     | SUNTORY       |
| 06/5/2 | Biosynthetic Pathway WKS82/130-4-1 ( *F3'  | LIMITED       |
|        | 5' H, 5AT, Rosa hybrida* )(OECD            |               |
|        | UI:IFD-52401-4)                            |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Maize resistant to Coleoptera and          | Du Pont       |
| 6/4/10 | Lepidoptera, and tolerant to glufosinate   | Kabushiki     |
|        | herbicide and glyphosate herbicide (       | Kaisha        |
|        | *cry34Ab1, cry35Ab1, cry1F, pat, cp4       |               |
|        | epsps, Zea mays* subsp. *mays* (L.) Iltis) |               |
|        | (59122×1507×NK603, OECD                    |               |
|        | UI：DAS-59122-7×DAS-01507-1×MON-00603-6)   |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Maize resistant to Coleoptera and tolerant | Du Pont       |
| 6/4/10 | to glufosinate herbicide and glyphosate    | Kabushiki     |
|        | herbicide ( *cry34Ab1, cry35Ab1, pat, cp4  | Kaisha        |
|        | epsps, Zea mays* subsp. *mays* (L.) Iltis) |               |
|        | (59122×NK603, OECD                         |               |
|        | UI：DAS-59122-7×MON-00603-6)               |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Maize resistant to Lepidoptera and         | Du Pont       |
| 6/4/10 | Coleoptera and tolerant to glufosinate     | Kabushiki     |
|        | herbicide ( *cry1F, cry34Ab1, cry35Ab1,    | Kaisha        |
|        | pat, Zea mays* subsp. *mays* (L.) Iltis)   |               |
|        | (1507×59122, OECD UI：DAS-01507-1×         |               |
|        | DAS-59122-7)                               |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Cotton resistant to Lepidoptera and        | Dow Chemical  |
| 6/4/10 | tolerant to glufosinate herbicide（        | Japan Ltd.    |
|        | *cry1F, cry1Ac, pat, Gossypium hirsutum*   |               |
|        | L.）（281×3006, OECD UI :                  |               |
|        | DAS-24236-5×DAS-21023-5）                  |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Maize tolerant to glyphosate herbicide and | Monsanto      |
| 6/4/10 | resistant to Coleoptera and Lepidoptera (  | Japan Limited |
|        | *cp4 epsps, cry3Bb1, cry1Ab, Zea mays*     |               |
|        | subsp. *mays* (L.) Iltis)                  |               |
|        | (MON88017×MON810, OECD UI:                 |               |
|        | MON-88017-3×MON-00810-6)                   |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Maize tolerant to glufosinate herbicide (  | Monsanto      |
| 6/4/10 | *bar, Zea mays* subsp. *mays* (L.) Iltis)  | Japan Limited |
|        | (DLL25, OECD UI: DKB-89790-5)              |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Maize tolerant to glyphosate herbicide and | Monsanto      |
| 6/4/10 | resistant to Coleoptera ( *cp4 epsps,      | Japan Limited |
|        | cry3Bb1, Zea mays* subsp. *mays* (L.)      |               |
|        | Iltis) (MON88017, OECD UI: MON-88017-3)    |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Maize resistant to Coleoptera and tolerant | Du Pont       |
| 6/4/10 | to glufosinate herbicide（ *cry34Ab1,      | Kabushiki     |
|        | cry35Ab1, pat, Zea mays* subsp. *mays*     | Kaisha        |
|        | (L.) Iltis）（ *B.t.* Cry34/35Ab1 Event    |               |
|        | DAS-59122-7, OECD UI：DAS-59122-7）        |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Oilseed rape tolerant to glyphosate        | Monsanto      |
| 6/3/10 | herbicide( *cp4 epsps, gox, Brassica       | Japan Ltd.    |
|        | napus* L.)(RT73, OECD UI : MON-00073-7)    |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Cotton tolerant to glyphosate herbicide    | Monsanto      |
| 6/2/10 | and resistant to Lepidoptera ( *cp4 epsps, | Japan Ltd.    |
|        | cry1Ac, cry2Ab, Gossypium hirsutum*        |               |
|        | L.)(MON 88913×15985, OECD UI :             |               |
|        | MON-88913-8× MON-15985-7)                  |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Maize tolerant to glufosinate herbicide (  | Bayer Crop    |
| 6/2/10 | *pat, Zea mays subsp.mays* (L.) Iltis)     | Science K.K.  |
|        | (T14, OECD UI :ACS-ZM002-1)                |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Cotton tolerant to glyphosate herbicide(   | Monsanto      |
| 6/2/10 | *cp4 epsps, Gossypium hirsutum* L.)(MON    | Japan Ltd.    |
|        | 88913, OECD UI : MON-88913-8)              |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Alfalfa tolerant to glyphosate herbicide ( | Monsanto      |
| 6/2/10 | *cp4 epsps, Medicago sativa* L.)           | Japan Ltd.    |
|        | (J101×J163, OECD                           |               |
|        | UI:MON-00101-8×MON-00163-7)                |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Alfalfa tolerant to glyphosate herbicide ( | Monsanto      |
| 6/2/10 | *cp4 epsps, Medicago sativa* L.) (J163,    | Japan Ltd.    |
|        | OECD UI: MON-00163-7)                      |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Alfalfa tolerant to glyphosate herbicide ( | Monsanto      |
| 6/2/10 | *cp4 epsps, Medicago sativa* L.) (J101,    | Japan Ltd.    |
|        | OECD UI: MON-00101-8)                      |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 200    | Cotton tolerant to glufosinate herbicide ( | Bayer Crop    |
| 6/2/10 | *bar, Gossypium hirsutum* L) (LLCotton25,  | Science K.K.  |
|        | OECD UI:ACS-GH001-3)                       |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+

## Stacked Events

Japan requires separate environment approvals for stacked events - those
that combine two already approved traits, such as herbicide tolerance
and insect resistance.

For environment safety approvals of stacked events, it is not always
necessary to perform field trials. While MAFF and MOE require
environment safety review by their experts, the data and information on
the parents may be used and it is generally unnecessary to carry out
field trials on the stacked events.

For food safety approvals, the FSC presented an opinion paper on January
29, 2004 on its reviews of crossed events between biotech and
non-biotech events and stacked events. In this paper, the FSC
categorized biotech events into three groups: 1) introduced genes which
do not influence host metabolism and mainly endow the hosts with insect
resistance, herbicide tolerance or virus resistance, 2) introduced genes
which alter host metabolism and endow the hosts with high nutritional
component concentration or suppression of cell wall degradation by
promoting or inhibiting specific metabolic pathways, and 3) introduced
genes which utilize certain metabolites to synthesize new metabolites
the hosts originally do not produce.

The FSC requires a safety approval on the crossed event if the crossing
occurs above the subspecies level between a biotech event and a
non-biotech event, and if the crossing occurs biotech events in
category 1. The FSC also requires safety approvals on stacked events
between those in category 1 if the amount consumed by humans, the edible
part or processing method is different from that of the parents. The FSC
requires safety approvals on stacked events between biotech events in 1
and 2, 1 and 3, 2 and 2, 3 and 3, and 2 and 3. Most stacked events that
result from traditional crossbreeding do not require a safety review.

For feed safety of stacked events, MAFF requires approvals from the
Expert Panel on Recombinant DNA Organisms of the Agricultural Material
Committee (AMC). Unlike the feed safety full approvals, the approvals by
the Expert Panel are neither subject to MAFF Minister notification nor
public comments.

# Coexistence

A guideline issued by MAFF on February 24, 2004, requires that before
field trials are performed, detail information including preventive
measures for crossing with the same plant species in surrounding
environment, such as buffer zones, must be made public on websites and
through explanatory meetings for local residents.

The buffer zones should isolate field trials from the same plant species
using the minimum distances stated below.

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Name of the field tested plant      Minimum isolation distance

  Rice                                26 meters (temporarily amended in
                                      April 2005 from 26 meters, and
                                      proposed new distance of 30 meters
                                      under the comment period until
                                      January 24, 2006)

  Soybean                             10 meters

  Corn (applicable only on those with 600 meters, or 300 meters with the
  food and feed safety approvals)     presence of a windbreak

  Rapeseed (applicable only on those  600 meters, or 400 meters if
  with food and feed safety           non-recombinant rapeseed is planted
  approvals)                          to flower at the same time of the
                                      field tested rapeseed. A width of
                                      1.5 meters surrounding field tested
                                      plants as a trap for pollens and
                                      pollinating insects
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

If the field tested rice or soybeans have not received either food or
feed approval, then, the same plant species should be planted as an
index (index plant) to flower at the same time of the field tested plant
to confirm if crossing took place between the inside and outside of the
test field, and at least 10,000 seeds should be harvested (in the cases
xenia is generated, seeds showing xenia are selected), and tested
through analytical methods such as PCR that can specifically detect
introduced genes of the field tested plant, or the presence of drug
resistance if the introduction includes drug resistance, to confirm if
crossing took place.

Following is a table of the range of "same plant species."

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Field tested plant                  Plant belong to the same plant
                                      species

  Rice (*Oryza sativa* L.)            Rice (*Olyza sative* L.)

  Soybean (*Glycine max* L.)          Soybean (*Glycine max* L.)

  Corn (*Zea mays* L.)                Corn (*Zea mays* L.) Teosinte (*Zea
                                      mays* subsp. *Mexicana*)

  Rapeseed (*Brassica napus*)         Rapeseed (*Brassica napus*) Chinese
                                      cabbage, Radish, *Komatsuna*,
                                      Quing-geng-cai, *Tsukena*, etc.
                                      (*Brassica rapa*) *Karashina*,
                                      *Takana*, etc. (*Brassica juncea*)
                                      *Kairan* (*Brassica alboglabra*)

  Tomato (*Lycopsicum esculentum*     Tomato (*Lycopsicum esculentum*
  Mill.)                              Mill.)

  Cotton (*Gossypium hirsutum* L.)    Cotton (*Gossypium hirsutum* L.)

  Alfalfa (*Medicago sativa*)         Alfalfa (*Medicago sativa*)

  Potato (*Solanum tuberosum*)        Potato (*Solanum tuberosum*)

  Sugar beet (*Beta vulgaris*)\*      Sugar beet, Beet, etc. (*Beta
                                      vulgaris*)

  Papaya (*Carica papaya L.*)\*       Papaya (*Carica papaya L.*)
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

\*: Proposed to be added to the list under the comment period Fall 2006

# U.S.-Japan Regulatory Reform Initiative

Established in 2001, the U.S.-Japan Regulatory Reform and Competition
Policy Initiative (Regulatory Reform Initiative) aims to enhance
economic growth by creating new business opportunities, strengthening
competition, and improving the overall business environment. As a key
component of the U.S.-Japan Economic Partnership for Growth, both
Governments exchange annual recommendations under the Initiative and,
following working and high-level discussions, prepare this annual Report
to the Leaders to outline progress. A range of issues were covered in
2006-7, including the management of Japan's feed biotechnology approval
process and biotech IP and testing requirements for U.S. potatoes. (For
more information, please see pgs. 39-40 of the [Sixth Report to the
Leader on the U.S.-Japan Regulator Reform and Competion Policy
Initiative](http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/n-america/us/report0706.pdf)
June 6, 2007)

# Local Government Regulations 

There are a number of local rules relating to agricultural biotechnology
in Japan. These are listed below by prefecture along with the
prefecture's relative agricultural production. Most, if not all, of
these rules are political responses to popular concerns and are not
based in science.

**1. Hokkaido (Ordinance)**

In 2006, Japan\'s northernmost island of Hokkaido is the country's bread
basket and, in many instances, leads on agricultural policy issues.
Hokkaido became the first prefecture in the country to implement strict
local regulations governing the open-air cultivation of biotech crops.
The Hokkaido rules set minimum distances between biotech crop fields and
others. The distance is at least 300 meters for rice, 1.2 kilometers for
corn and 2 km for sugar beets. The distances are about twice as large as
those set at the national level MAFF for its research entities.

Under the current regulations, individual farmers wishing to plant
open-air biotech crops must complete a series of complicated steps to
request approval from the Hokkaido Governor\'s Office. For farmers,
failure to follow these procedures could result in up to one year
imprisonment and a fine of as much as 500,000 yen (\$4,167). First,
farmers must host public meetings at their own expense with neighboring
farmers, agricultural cooperative members, regional officials and other
stakeholders. At these meetings, they must announce their intention to
plant biotech crops and explain how they will ensure that their crops do
not

mix with non-biotech crops. Afterwards, the farmers must also draft
complete minutes of these meetings to submit to the Governor\'s Office.

Next, farmers must complete a detailed application for submission to the
governor\'s office that explains their plans for growing biotech crops.
The application requires precise information on methods that will be
used to monitor the crops overall as well as measures for preventing
cross-pollination, means for testing for biotech contamination, and
procedures for responding to emergencies.

Finally, farmers must pay a processing fee of 314,760 yen (\$2,623) to
the Hokkaido Governor\'s Office to cover the costs of reviewing their
applications. If approval is initially granted but major changes to the
application are made later, then farmers must also pay an additional
reprocessing fee of 210,980

yen (\$1,758).

Institutions that want to conduct research using open-air biotech
farming are also subject to a regulatory

process similar to that imposed upon farmers. After receiving government
designation as legitimate research institutions, these organizations
must then give formal notification of their biotech research activities
and submit extensive paperwork to the Hokkaido governor\'s office for
approval. They must also provide detailed test cultivation plans for
local government panel review.

However, research institutions are not required to hold explanatory
meetings with neighbors or pay application processing fees to the
Hokkaido government. Furthermore, while subject to fines as large as
500,000 yen (\$4,167) for non-compliance, employees of research
institutions are not subject to imprisonment if they ignore biotech
regulations. This lenience granted to research institutions is an
attempt to make the regulations more reflective of Hokkaido resident
preferences.

For both individual farmers and research institutions, the Hokkaido
Governor\'s Office decides whether to approve the applications based on
the recommendations of the Hokkaido Food Safety and Security Committee
(HFSSC). The HFSCC serves as an advisory board to the governor and
consists of fifteen members representing academia, consumers and food
producers with the knowledge of food safety. Within HFSCC, there is also
a separate subcommittee made up of six professional researchers who
study the application from scientific point of view. The HFSSC as a
whole is authorized by the governor to order

applicants to change their cultivation plans if they feel it is
necessary.

Since the 2006 implementation of Hokkaido\'s biotech regulatory regime,
however, no farmers or research institutions have submitted any requests
to the Hokkaido governor\'s office to grow open-air biotech crops.
Difficulties in complying with the new Hokkaido biotech regulations,
along with continued consumer

anxiety about the safety of biotech products and a shift towards
conducting biotech crop research inside enclosed environments, all
effectively halted attempts at open-air cultivation of biotech crops.
Therefore, the HFSSC has not yet had the opportunity to review let alone
approve or reject applications. It remains to be seen how strict the
committee would be in evaluating individual applications.

Recently, the Hokkaido prefectural government hosted a series of public
forums to seek input on whether the biotech regulations should be
revised. Attendees did not reach a consensus, but it was clear at the
meetings that local anxiety about biotech crops remains high.

Household surveys taken in 2004 and 2005 by the Hokkaido government
before the implementation of the biotech regulations showed that while
80% of respondents are concerned about consuming biotech crops, nearly
70% of respondents also support further research testing on biotech
crops.

**2. Iwate (Guidelines)**

The biotech crop guidelines were established in September 2004. The
guidelines state that the prefectural government in cooperation with
local governments and local agricultural cooperatives request farmers
who plan growing biotech crops to stop it. For research institutes, the
prefectural government requests that they strictly follow the
experimental guidelines when they grow biotech crops.

**3. Niigata (Ordinance)**

Niigata put a stringent ordinance into effect in May 2006. It obliges
farmers to get permission to grow biotech crops, while research
institutes must file reports on open-air experiments. Violators face up
to a year in prison or fines of up to 500,000 yen (approximately
\$4,300).

**4. Ibaragi (Guidelines)**

The biotech crop guidelines were set up in March 2004. The guidelines
state that a person who plans to grow biotech crops in open-air fields
must provide information to the prefectural government before planting
the crops. The person must make sure that s/he gets acknowledgement from
local governments, nearby farmers and farm cooperatives of the region.
The person must take measures to prevent hybridization with conventional
crops and commingling with ordinary foods.

**5. Chiba (Guidelines)**

Based on the ordinance on food safety and assurance that came into force
in April 2006, the government is in the process of drawing up the
guidelines on growing biotech crops.

**6. Shiga (Guidelines)**

Shiga Prefectural government is eager to promote biotechnology. However,
consumers still have concern about biotech crops. The prospect of
consumer backlash makes farmers nervous about biotech crops. Thus until
consumers are more accepting about biotech crops, the government decided
to adopt guidelines on growing biotech crops. The guidelines were
established in 2004.

The guidelines state that the government requests farmers to exercise
restraint in growing biotech crops commercially. For test plats, the
government requests farmers to take measures to prevent hybridization
and commingling. The guidelines are not applied to research
institutions.

**7. Kyoto (Guidelines)**

Based on the ordinance of promoting food safety and assurance that came
into force in 2004, the government has drawn up draft guidelines on
growing biotech crops. The guideline states that a person who is going
to grow biotech crops is obliged to take measures to prevent
hybridization and commingling. Biotech crops addressed by the guidelines
are rice, soybeans, corn and rapeseed.

The government has asked for comments of the draft guidelines. The due
date is August 25, 2006.

**8. Hyogo (Guidelines)**

The biotech crop guidelines in Hyogo were enacted on March 31, 2006. In
the introduction, it is stated that though biotech crops of which safety
was confirmed based on the law are allowed to be grown and used for
human consumption, consumers are concerned about the implications of
biotech crops for human health, the environment and farmers are
concerned about hybridization and commingling of biotech crops with
conventional crops. Thus, the government decided to establish the
guidelines.

The basic policy of the guidelines is twofold. One is to give guidance
to farmers to carefully manage production to avoid causing any confusion
on the aspects of production, distribution and marketing. The other is
to give guidance to label the biotech products for consumers' right to
choose.

**9. Tokushima (Guidelines)**

Tokushima Prefecture implemented an ordinance to promote food safety and
assurance in December 2005. Based on the ordinance, the guidelines on
biotech crops were established. The guidelines state that a person who
grows biotech crops in open-air fields must notify the governor. The
fields must be posted with a sign to tell that biotech crops are being
grown.

In case of Tokushima, it is stressed that it is part of its \"farm brand
strategy\" to compete with other production centers.

**10. Imabari City in Ehime Prefecture (Guidelines)**

It is not Ehime Prefecture but one of its municipalities drew up draft
guidelines on biotech crops. The guidelines are to be submitted to an
Imabari City assembly in September of this year.

**11. Tokyo (Guidelines)**

The biotech crop guidelines were enacted in May 2006. According to the
guidelines, a person who plans to grow biotech crops must provide
information to the Tokyo Metropolitan government.

**Figure 1: Prefectures With Ordinances Or Guidelines On Growing Biotech
Crops**

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# Table 1: Agricultural Output by Prefecture in 2005

  -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------------------------
                                                

                                Agricultural    \% of

  Rank           Prefecture     Output\*        Total Agricultural Output

  1              Hokkaido       9.93            12

  2              Chiba          3.83            5

  3              Ibaragi        3.81            5

  9              Niigata        2.65            3

  11             Iwate          2.38            3

  22             Hyogo          1.23            2

  25             Ehime          1.18            1

  31             Tokushima      0.95            1

  39             Kyoto          0.65            1

  42             Shiga          0.59            1

  Source:                                       
  Ministry of                                   
  Agriculture,                                  
  Forestry and                                  
  Fisheries                                     

  \* Unit:                                      
  Billion US                                    
  Dollars                                       
  -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------------------------

# Labeling

MAFF and MHLW have implemented labeling requirements under the Food
Sanitation Law and the Japan Agricultural Standards (JAS) Law,
respectively for biotech products that have been approved in Japan. MAFF
introduced the biotech labeling in response to a demand of "the
consumers' right to know" while MHLW introduced its labeling from a more
scientific standpoint to clarify that the biotech ingredients used are
those whose safety is confirmed. Although the labeling requirements for
the Ministries are listed separately, both sets of requirements are
basically identical. MAFF's labeling policy on biotech traits may be
found at the MAFF website
([http://www.maff.go.jp/soshiki/syokuhin/hinshitu/organic/eng_yuki_gmo.pdf]{.underline}).

Both MAFF and MHLW biotech labeling schemes for non-biotech products are
based on and rely on IP handling of non-biotech ingredients from
production to final processing. The initial suppliers and operators of
distribution of the products are responsible for supplying this
certification to the exporter to Japan, who in turn supply its
certification of IP handling in the U.S. to Japan's food importers or
manufacturers. The English version of the manuals for the IP handling of
corn and soybeans, and potatoes are available at MAFF website
([http://www.maff.go.jp/soshiki/syokuhin/hinshitu/e_label/file/Labeling/DistributionManu_SoyCorn.pdf]{.underline}
) and
([http://www.maff.go.jp/soshiki/syokuhin/hinshitu/e_label/file/Labeling/DistributionManu_potato.pdf]{.underline}),
respectively.

As shown below, the 31 foods currently subject to JAS labeling
requirements (and MHLW labeling requirements) were selected because they
are made from ingredients that could include biotech products and
because traces of introduced DNA or protein can be identified in the
foods. If the weight content of the ingredient to be labeled in these 31
foods exceeds 5 percent of total weight of the foods, they must be
labeled with either the phrase \"Biotech Ingredients Used\" or \"Biotech
Ingredient Not Segregated\" if the raw ingredient does not accompany
certificates of the IP handling. In order to be labeled \"Non-Biotech,\"
the processor must be able to show that the ingredient to be labeled was
IP handled from production through processing according to the above
manuals.

+-------------------------------------------------+--------------------+
| Items subject to labeling                       | Ingredient to be   |
|                                                 | labeled            |
+-------------------------------------------------+--------------------+
| 1.  Tofu (soybean curd) and fried tofu          | Soybean            |
|                                                 |                    |
| ```{=html}                                      | Soybean            |
| <!-- -->                                        |                    |
| ```                                             | Soybean            |
| 1.  Dried soybean curd, soybean refuse, yuba    |                    |
|                                                 | Soybean            |
| 2.  Natto (fermented soybean)                   |                    |
|                                                 | Soybean            |
| 3.  To-nyu (soy milk)                           |                    |
|                                                 | Soybean            |
| 4.  Miso (soybean paste)                        |                    |
|                                                 | Soybean            |
| 5.  Cooked soybean                              |                    |
|                                                 | Soybean            |
| 6.  Canned soybean, bottled soybean             |                    |
|                                                 | Soybean            |
| 7.  Kinako (roasted soybean flour)              |                    |
|                                                 | Soybean            |
| 8.  Roasted soybean                             |                    |
|                                                 | Soybean            |
| 9.  Item containing food of items 1 to 9 as a   |                    |
|     main ingredient                             | Soybean            |
|                                                 |                    |
| 10. Item containing soybean (for cooking) as a  | Soybean            |
|     main ingredient                             |                    |
|                                                 | Edamame            |
| 11. Item containing soybean flour as a main     |                    |
|     ingredient                                  | Soybean sprouts    |
|                                                 |                    |
| 12. Item containing soybean protein as a main   | Corn               |
|     ingredient                                  |                    |
|                                                 | Corn               |
| 13. Item containing edamame (green soybean) as  |                    |
|     a main ingredient                           | Corn               |
|                                                 |                    |
| 14. Item containing soybean sprouts as a main   | Corn               |
|     ingredient                                  |                    |
|                                                 | Corn               |
| 15. Corn snacks                                 |                    |
|                                                 | Corn               |
| 16. Corn starch                                 |                    |
|                                                 | Corn               |
| 17. Popcorn                                     |                    |
|                                                 | Corn               |
| 18. Frozen corn                                 |                    |
|                                                 | Corn               |
| 19. Canned or bottled corn                      |                    |
|                                                 | Potato             |
| 20. Item containing corn flour as a main        |                    |
|     ingredient                                  | Potato             |
|                                                 |                    |
| 21. Item containing corn grits as a main        | Potato             |
|     ingredient                                  |                    |
|                                                 | Potato             |
| 22. Item containing corn (for processing) as a  |                    |
|     main ingredient                             | Potato             |
|                                                 |                    |
| 23. Item containing food of items 16 to 20 as a | Potato             |
|     main ingredient                             |                    |
|                                                 | Alfalfa            |
| 24. Frozen potato                               |                    |
|                                                 |                    |
| 25. Dried potato                                |                    |
|                                                 |                    |
| 26. Potato starch                               |                    |
|                                                 |                    |
| 27. Potato snacks                               |                    |
|                                                 |                    |
| 28. Item containing food of items 25 to 28 as a |                    |
|     main ingredient                             |                    |
|                                                 |                    |
| 29. Item containing potato (for processing) as  |                    |
|     a main ingredient                           |                    |
|                                                 |                    |
| 30. Item containing alfalfa as a main           |                    |
|     ingredient                                  |                    |
+-------------------------------------------------+--------------------+

In addition to the 31 food items in the table, Japan applies the biotech
labeling on the biotech high oleic acid soybean products even though the
oil extracted from the soybean does not contain traces of the introduced
genes or proteins.

## Monitoring of "Biotech" or "Non-Biotech" Labels

Japan recognizes that even though proper IP handling and distribution
methods are used, the possibility exists for adventitious commingling of
biotech products in non-biotech products. Therefore, for corn and
soybeans, Japan set an informal tolerance of 5% for biotech ingredients
in products that are labeled \"non-biotech.\" This tolerance only
applies to events that have been approved in Japan. If MAFF or MHLW
finds a product labeled \"non-biotech\" that has a biotech (corn and
soybeans) content of over 5 %, it is determined that the IP handling had
not been carried out adequately. The ministry orders the manufacturer or
importer to present the IP handling certificates to verify them and
issues guidance directing it to correct the product's label to show that
it was made with \"Biotech Ingredients.\"

# Monitoring for Unapproved Biotech Events

Japan has a zero tolerance for unapproved biotech events in foods. To
assure compliance, a sampling program is in place to test both import
shipments and processed food products at the retail level. Any detection
of an unapproved biotech event in a food is deemed a violation of
Japan's Food Sanitation Law. As a part of the monitoring program for
imported foods, testing at ports is handled by MHLW directly, while
local health authorities handle testing for processed foods at the
retail level. All testing is performed according to sampling and testing
criteria set by MHLW. If the detection is at the port, the shipment must
be re-exported or destroyed. If the detection is at the retail level,
the manufacturer of the product must issue an immediate recall. The main
products currently being tested are rice, corn, soybeans, and papayas.

Under the Feed Safety Law, MAFF monitors quality and safety of imported
feed ingredients at the ports. All biotech derived plant materials to be
used as feed in Japan must obtain approvals for feed safety from MAFF.
However, as an exemption from the regulation, MAFF has set a 1%
tolerance for the unintentional commingling of biotech products in feed
that are approved in other countries but not yet approved in Japan. To
apply the exemption, the exporting country must be recognized by the
MAFF minister as having a safety assessment program that is equivalent
to or stricter than that of Japan.

# BioSafety Protocol Implementation (dealing with LMOs)

After it ratified the Biosafety Protocol in November 2003, Japan
implemented the "*Law Concerning the Conservation and Sustainable Use of
Biological Diversity through Regulations on the Use of Living Modified
Organisms*" on February 19, 2004. Although the details on how to
implement the requirements of the first sentence of paragraph 2(a) of
Article 18 of the Protocol on export of LMOs have not been determined
yet, Japan presented its view on compliance to the requirements in
November 2004 at a workshop in Bonn.

For export of LMOs directly used for food, feed and processing (FFP),
Japan proposed that the Parties shall attach the following information
along with the form prescribed by the Regulations related to the
Enforcement of the Law or its package/container or consignment invoice
when LMOs for FFP is exported; "*the LMOs 1) "may contain" living
modified organisms, 2) are not intended for intentional introduction
into the environment, and 3) accompany information on contact point
(name, address, contact details of the exporter and importer)*".

At the workshop, Japan, as an importing Party, stated that it does not
have any threshold levels for unapproved LMOs, and it does not feel it
is necessary to set an international standard for threshold levels of
approved LMOs. Further, individual parties based on their own labeling
requirements and consumer interests, etc. must determine these threshold
levels.

Japan stated it is necessary to use the "may contain" language if there
is a possibility of unintentional commingling of LMOs in a non-LMO FFP
cargo, but it is not necessary to have specific documentation supporting
this claim when the degree of the commingling meets the acceptable
levels determined independently by the importing Parties. Japan
recommended to adopt OECD's the unique identifier system because it
assures access to necessary information through Biosafety Clearing House
(BCH).

# Biotech Crop Development

Japan is one of the leading countries in the world in the field of
biotech research. A number of public research institutes are active in
plant and industrial biotech research and development. One of the most
popular crops for transformation is rice. For instance, Japan has
invested over \$400 million dollars on a [rice genomic
project](http://www.nias.affrc.go.jp/project/inegenome_e/index_e.htm)
which completed a full sequencing of the rice genome. Consequently,
there are a number of experimental field trials including rice
containing cedar pollen peptide to suppress allergies and rice tolerant
to low iron availability. However agricultural biotechnology for
commercial application is lagging far behind and there are no new food
products in the pipeline for commercialization. Following is the list of
on-going research from presentations in local academic conferences and
seminars.

-   Development of male sterile Brassica crops using endogenous
    promoters and genes

-   Transgenic protein production by silk grand.

-   Production of transgenic wheat transformed with low-molecular-weight
    glutenin genes to better understand dough strength.

-   Production of transgenic cabbage with a Bt-gene.

Much of this research is in the early experimental stage and has not
progressed to field trials. Taking into consideration the time required
to obtain necessary regulatory approvals, it will be years before these
products are commercially available. One of the earliest candidates
might be biotech rice which mitigate cedar pollen allergy developed by
National Institute of Agrobiological Science in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, which
could be approved as a pharmaceutical. Private industry is generally
limiting itself to basic research. A uniquely colored (blue) carnation
was developed by Suntory Co. but it is grown abroad and imported into
Japan.

MAFF Priorities for Biotech Research and Development

On May 18, 2007, MAFF established an 11 member panel to discuss Japan's
research and development of biotech crops. From May-July, the panel held
a series of six meetings culminating in the release of an interim report
on July 9. A final report is expected by the end of the year.

The interim report outlines seven priority research areas falling into
five and ten-year timeframes.

Practical research with expected results in five years:

1\) Functional foods which have health improvement effects, e.g., rice
with high GABA accumulation

2\) Crops resistant to complex pests, e.g., rice resistant to both
filamentous fungi and bacteria

3\) Crops resistant to unfavorable climates and environmental change,
e.g., rice resistant to dry climate, salt damage

Research with a 10 year timeframe:

4\) High valued feed crops with high-yielding ability and functionality,
e.g., high-yield sorghum

5\) Plants which absorb harmful substances, e.g., rice which absorb
cadmium

6\) Crops for biofuel, e.g., high-yield sugar cane

7\) Other basic research

The priory areas were reportedly developed two core considerations in
mind. First, to address technical challenges that Japanese farmers
currently face; and, second, to a gain a favorable response from
consumers.

# Marketing

Although the food industry and the government are generally open minded
about agricultural biotechnology, they are very cautious about publicly.
Consumer concerns, particularly among some small but vocal consumer
associations, have been strong since biotech products were first put on
the market in late 1990's. As a result, the food industry is very
hesitant to even attempt to provide a biotech products directly to
consumers. In fact, out of a fear of a consumer backlash, retailers,
particularly large supermarket chains, demanded the food industry to
supply non-biotech foods - even for products that do not have to be
labeled, which in turn resulted in procurement of non-biotech raw
ingredients by importers. This tendency to demand non-biotech
ingredients is particularly strong for foods made from soybeans such as
soy sauce, tofu, miso and natto, and snack foods using corn but it also
extends to corn starch and beverages using these ingredients (such as
beer). Many retailers use consumer concerns to their advantage by
marketing store brand products as "safer" and "more natural" than those
provided by their competitors.

The retailer's hesitancy to provide a biotech product reinforces the
consumer's perception that there is something wrong in biotech foods,
which in turn further strengthens the perceived marketing advantage in
providing non-biotech products. Once a biotech product with clear
consumer benefits is put on the market, this vicious cycle may be
broken.

At the same time, high premiums for non-biotech corn and oils have
recently let to increased private sector interest in using biotech
ingredients. Beer manufacturers are, for example, looking into the use
of non-segregated corn as an ingredient. Also, in July 2007, Chiba CO-OP
(a large cooperative retailer) announced that they will sell oil from
'non-segregated' rapeseed because 'the events approved by Japanese
regulatory system should be considered safe.' This is a departure from
past practice and generally co-ops have been critical of biotechnology.

# Capacity Building and Outreach

The [USDA Office of Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in
Tokyo](http://www.usdajapan.org/) frequently organizes activities to
increase public awareness about agricultural biotechnology in Japan.
Some recent examples include:

On June 20, 2007, USDA and the U.S. Consulate in Sapporo supported the
Hokkaido visit of U.S. Grains Council Chairman, Vic Miller. He spoke
about the safety of biotech traits used in U.S. corn production and
reassured Japanese corn users that the Untied States, is and will
continue to be, a reliable supplier. The day included an interview with
the Hokkaido Shimbun (Hokkaido's largest newspaper) and Mr. Miller
fielded questions on the safety of biotechnology and on the U.S. ability
to continue to supply feed to Hokkaido dairy farms. There was a high
level of interest in the growing expansion and demand for corn for fuel
ethanol in the United States. Mr. Miller then met with a local
pro-biotech farmer who is a member of the Japan's Biotech Crop
Discussion Group. During a press event at a local dairy farm that uses
U.S. corn the questions centered on U.S. corn supply and prices, biotech
corn production and the safety of biotech corn. This activity has
generated three positive articles.

In April 2007, the USDA Office of Agricultural Affairs at the U.S.
Embassy in Tokyo translated and distributed an
[essay](http://www.usdajapan.org/en/newsroom/2007/jpnews070424.html) on
regulatory history of agricultural biotechnology by Dr. Fred Genthner, a
Microbiologist with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

In February 2007, U.S. Ambassador Schieffer met with Clive James, the
Chairman of the International Service for the Acquisition of
Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), an organization that is widely
recognized as the primary source of information on the global use of
biotech crops. Dr. James was in Japan promoting ISAAA's latest report
titled, [Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops:
2006](http://www.isaaa.org/resources/publications/briefs/35/executivesummary/default.html).
The purpose of the meeting was to receive the 2006 ISAAA report and to
use the Embassy's web page to publicize it. Previous Embassy-supported
research shows that nearly half of the Japanese consumers do not think
it is accurate that Americans (or other countries) regularly eat biotech
foods. About half say knowing that Americans eat biotech foods makes
them more favorable to the technology.

## 

# Reference Materials

Following is a list of website of information on agricultural
biotechnology and biotech foods in English. Please note that this
information is not necessarily current and you may need to download the
Japanese Language Package to read the pdf files even if they are written
in English.

Food Safety Commission (biotech food risk assessment standards)

[http://www.fsc.go.jp/senmon/idensi/gm_kijun_english.pdf]{.underline}

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Information related to
agricultural biotechnology)

[http://www.s.affrc.go.jp/docs/sentan/]{.underline}

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Information related to biotech
food regulations)

[http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/food/index.html]{.underline}

(Information on biotech food labeling)

[http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/qa/gm-food/index.html]{.underline}

Biosafety Clearing House (Japan)

[http://www.bch.biodic.go.jp/english/e_index.html]{.underline}