List of OECD consensus documents on environmental safety assessment, 1996-2018

Consensus document

Lead country(ies)

Year of issue

Volume

Facilitating harmonisation

Designation of a Unique Identifier for Transgenic Plants (revised version) (guidance document)

Working Group

2006

Vol. 3

Introduction to the OECD Biosafety Consensus Documents

Working Group

2005

Vol. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Low-Level Presence of Transgenic Plants in Seed and Grain Commodities: Environmental Risk/Safety Assessment, and Availability and Use of Information

Working Group

2013

Vol. 6

Molecular Characterisation of Plants Derived from Modern Biotechnology

Canada

2010

Vol. 3

Points to Consider for Consensus Documents on Biology of Cultivated Plants

Working Group

2006

Vol. 3

Traits

Crop Plants Made Virus Resistant through Coat Protein Gene-Mediated Protection

Task Group

1996

Vol. 1

Genes and their Enzymes that Confer Tolerance to Glyphosate Herbicide

United States, Germany and Netherlands

1999

Vol. 1

Genes and their Enzymes that Confer Tolerance to Phosphinothricin Herbicide

United States, Germany and Netherlands

1999

Vol. 1

Herbicide Metabolism and the Residues in Glufosinate Ammonium (Phosphinothricin)-Tolerant Transgenic Plants

Germany

2002

Vol. 1

Transgenic Plants Expressing Bacillus thuringiensis Derived Insect Control Protein

United States

2007

Vol. 3

Micro-organisms

Information Used in the Assessment of Environmental Applications of Micro-organisms

Acidithiobacillus

Canada

2006

Vol. 2

Acinetobacter

Canada

2008

Vol. 4

Baculovirus

Germany

2002

Vol. 2

Pseudomonas

United Kingdom

1997

Vol. 2

Guidance Documents on Biosafety Aspects of Bacteria

Horizontal Gene Transfer Between Bacteria

Germany

2010

Vol. 4

Methods for Detection of Micro-organisms Introduced into the Environment: Bacteria

Netherlands

2004

Vol. 4

Use of Information on Pathogenicity Factors: Bacteria

Netherlands and Canada

2011

Vol. 5

Use of Taxonomy in Risk Assessment of Micro-organisms: Bacteria

Canada and United States

2003

Vol. 4

Biology of crops

Bananas and plantains (Musa spp.)

Spain

2009

Vol. 4

Brassica crops (Brassica spp.)

Canada

2012

Vol. 5

Cassava (Manihot esculenta)

Brazil, NEPAD ABNE and ILSI CERA

2014

Vol. 6

Chili, hot and sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum)

Korea, Mexico and United States

2006

Vol. 1

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

Brazil and ilsi cera

2015

Vol. 6

Cotton (Gossypium spp.)

Spain

2008

Vol. 4

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)

Australia

2015

Vol. 6

Maize (Zea mays subs. mays)

Mexico

2003

Vol. 1

Squashes, pumpkins, zucchinis and gourds (Cucurbita)

Mexico and United States

2012

Vol. 5

Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus spp.)

Korea

2005

Vol. 1

Papaya (Carica papaya)

United States

2005

Vol. 1

Potato (Solanum tuberosum subsp. tuberosum)

Netherlands and United Kingdom

1997

Vol. 1

Rice (Oryza sativa)

Japan

1999

Vol. 1

Oilseed rape (Brassica napus) [replaced with Brassica Crops (2012) in Vol. 5]

Canada

1997

Vol. 1

Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)

Switzerland

2001

Vol. 1

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.)

Australia

2013

Vol. 6

Sunflower (Helianthus annus)

France

2004

Vol. 1

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)

South Africa and United States

2016

Vol. 7

Soybean (Glycine max)

Canada

2000

Vol. 1

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Spain and Mexico

2016

Vol. 7

Wheat (Triticum aestivum)

Germany

1999

Vol. 1

Biology of trees

Timber trees

Birch: European white birch (Betula pendula)

Finland

2003

Vol. 2

Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

Canada

2008

Vol. 3

Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.)

Australia

2014

Vol. 6

Larches: North American larches (Larix lyalli, Larix occidentalis, Larix laricina)

Canada

2007

Vol. 3

Pines: Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)

Canada

2002

Vol. 2

Pines: Jack pine (Pinus banksiana)

Canada

2006

Vol. 3

Pines: Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta)

Canada

2008

Vol. 3

Pines: White pine (Pinus monticola)

Canada

2008

Vol. 3

Poplars (Populus spp.)

Canada

2000

Vol. 2

Spruces: Black spruce (Picea mariana)

Canada

2010

Vol. 3

Spruces: Norway spruce (Picea abies)

Norway

1999

Vol. 2

Spruces: Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)

Canada

2002

Vol. 2

Spruces: White spruce (Picea glauca)

Canada

1999

Vol. 2

Fruit trees

Bananas and plantains (Musa spp.) [listed above in “Biology of crops”]

Spain

2009

Vol. 4

Papaya (Carica papaya) [listed above in “Biology of crops”]

United States

2005

Vol. 1

Stone fruits (Prunus spp.)

Austria

2002

Vol. 2

Biology of animals

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Finland, Norway and United States

2017

Vol. 7

Mosquito Aedes aegypti

Mexico, Brazil and ILSI RF

2018

Vol. 8