B/BE/01/V2
| Host organism | Solanum tuberosum (Potato) |
| Trait | fungal disease resistance |
| Company/Institution | Syngenta Mogen |
| Title of the project | Comparison of potatoes genetically modified to express an enhanced resistance to fungal pathogens with existing non-modified varieties, grown under standard agronomic conditions |
| Year(s) of release, as requested by the applicant | 2001 |
| Effective year(s) of release | 2001 |
| Period of release | June-November |
| Location(s) | Ravels |
| Number of sites | 1 |
| Total surface | 5000 m2 / surface transgenic material: 500 m2 |
| Containment measures | An isolation distance of 40 m from each other potato field combined with a maize border of 4 rows will be guaranteed to reduce the risk of transgene transfer by pollen. Also the destruction of transgenic and non-transgenic material will be guaranteed. Foliage of the plants will be killed before the tubers are dugged up. The tubers are transported in closed containers. |
| Monitoring measures | The period of monitoring will be expanded to one year after the observation of the last volunteer. During that period potato will not be allowed as a follow-up cultivar. |
| Status | Authorization procedure completed. The notifier was granted authorization from the Federal Minister to perform the trial. |
| Type of procedure | Classical procedure - Art. 9§1 of Royal Decree of 18 December 1998 |
| Notes | For the cultivation of the next cultivar the soil of the trial can not be ploughed, so the remaining potatoes stay at the surface and are destroyed by the frost or as volunteer plants in the follow-up cultivar. All the operations conducted during the trial will be recorded in a logbook. |
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Information for the public
- B/BE/01/V2 - Public information sheet (written by the notifier)
- B/BE/01/V2 - Fiche d'information destinée au public (préparée par le notifiant)
- B/BE/01/V2 - Fiche van informatie bestemd voor het publiek (voorbereid door de kennisgever)
Information related to the decision procedure
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B/BE/01/V2 - Advice Scientific Committee Transgenic Plants
17 April 2001: The Scientific Committee Transgenic Plants of the Biosafety Advisory Council a.i. issues a positive advice (with conditions) for this field trial.
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B/BE/01/V2 - Decision of the Federal Minister (FINAL DECISION)
June 2001: The Federal Minister gives a final decision (positive with conditions) for this field trial.
