Annual Report of preparatory work performed during the period 6/12/2019 to 16/07/2020
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This report describes the tasks performed in the period 6/12/2019 to 16/07/2020under the EFSA contract OC/EFSA/GMO/2018/02, Lot 2 on toxicological studies and animal feeding studies included in applicationsfor market authorisation of genetically modified feed/plants under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. The tasks cover the check for study adherence to relevant EFSA guidance documents and to OECD Test Guideline no 407 (2008), OECD Test Guideline no 408 (1998) and OECD Principles on Good Laboratory Practice.During the period covered by this report, preparatory work has been performed on fiveapplications for GM plantssubmitted under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 for a total of one28‐day study on newly expressed proteins and five 90‐day studies in rodents on GM food/feed, using comprehensive checklist templates.