B/BE/02/V5

Host organism	Zea mays (Maize)
Trait	insect resistance (European corn borer), herbicide tolerance (glufosinate/glyphosate)
Company/Institution	Aventis CropScience
Title of the project	Evaluation of new insect tolerant corn lines
Year(s) of release, as requested by the applicant	2002
Effective year(s) of release	2002
Period of release	May-October
Location(s)	Afsnee
Number of sites	1
Total surface	200 m2
Containment measures	The release will be conducted in a greenhouse. The seeds will be harvested manually to prevent unintended seed loss. All traces of vegetative transgenic plant material will be destroyed at the end of the experiment. An insecticidal treatment will be applied in the greenhouse at the end of the experiment to eliminate the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) used for the artificial infestation.
Monitoring measures	After the trial the greenhouse will be followed up by the notifier to destroy potential volunteers.
Status	Authorization procedure completed. The notifier was granted authorization from the Federal Minister to perform 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/97/V3, B/BE/98/V1, B/BE/99/V7, B/BE/00/V8 and B/BE/01/V4. Trial in greenhouse with artificial infestation by the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis). All the operations conducted during the trial will be recorded in a logbook.
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Information for the public

B/BE/02/V5 - Advice Scientific Committee Transgenic Plants
B/BE/02/V5 - Advice Biosafety Advisory Council a.i.
March 2002: The Council issues a positive advice (with conditions) for this field trial.
B/BE/02/V5 - Additional Questions from the Federal Minister of Public Health and Environment
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.
B/BE/02/V5 - Answers of the Service of Biosafety and Biotechnology to the Minister's questions
B/BE/02/V5 - Answers of the Competent Authority to the Minister's questions
B/BE/02/V5 - Decision of the Flemish Region
March 2002: The Minister for Environment and Agriculture of the Flemish Region supports the advice of the Biosafety Advisory Council a.i.
B/BE/02/V5 - Decision of the Federal Minister (FINAL DECISION)
May 2002: The Federal Minister gives a final decision (positive with conditions) for this field trial.