Host organism: Brassica napus (Oilseed rape)
Trait:
pod shatter resistance, herbicide tolerance (glufosinate)
Project title:
Field evaluation with genetically modified pod shatter resistant oilseed rape
Company/Institution:
Aventis CropScience
Year(s) of release:
2002
Period of release:
April to October
Location(s):
Massemen, Chimay, Deinze, Macon
Number of sites:
4
Total surface:
51.000 m2 / Surface transgenic material: 5.690 m2
Containment measures:
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Monitoring measures:
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Status:
Authorization procedure completed. The notifier did not receive the authorisation of the competent Minister to carry out the trial.
Type of procedure:
Classical procedure (repetition) - Art. 9§2 of Royal Decree of 18 December 1998
Notes:
Repetition of the following dossiers: B/BE/99/VW3, B/BE/00/V5 and B/BE/01/V5.
Information for the public
B/BE/02/VW4 - Public information sheet (written by the notifier)Information related to the decision procedure
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18 March 2002: The Biosafety Advisory Council a.i. issues a positive advice (with conditions) for this field trial.
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In April 2002, Ms Aelvoet, Federal Minister of Consumer Protection, Public Health and Environment, send to the Service of Biosafety and Biotechnology (SBB) a list of questions related to the risk assessment of several requests for field trials, i.e. dossiers B/BE/02/V1, B/BE/02/V3, B/BE/02/VW4, B/BE/02/V5 and B/BE/02/BWSP6.
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March 2002: The Minister for Environment and Agriculture of the Flemish Region supports the advice of the Biosafety Advisory Council a.i.
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15 May 2002: The Federal Minister gives a final decision (negative) for this field trial.