B/BE/07/V2

Host organism	Populus tremula x Populus alba (Populus x canescens) (Poplar)
Trait	modified lignin
Company/Institution	VIB
Title of the project	Field evaluation of poplars with an altered wood composition for the production of bio-ethanol
Year(s) of release, as requested by the applicant	01 May 2008 to 31 December 2014
Effective year(s) of release
Period of release
Location(s)	University of Ghent Science and Industry park, Zwijnaarde, Belgium
Number of sites	1
Total surface	The site is in total 6500 m2 of which a maximum of 2400 m2 will be planted with transgenic poplars
Containment measures
Monitoring measures
Status	Authorization procedure completed. The notifier has received the authorisation of the competent Minister to carry out the trial under specific conditions.
Type of procedure	Standard procedure - Chapter II Royal Decree 21 February 2005
Notes
Other

Information for the public

B/BE/07/V2 - Advice Biosafety Advisory Council
25 April 2008: The Biosafety Advisory Council issues a positive advice (with conditions) for this field trial.
B/BE/07/V2 - Decision of the Federal Ministers
26 May 2008: The Federal Ministers give a negative decision for this field trial.
B/BE/07/V2 - Decision Council of State
23 December 2008: The Council of State (Belgium) suspends the negative decision of the Federal Ministers.
Advice Biosafety Advisory Council on environmental protocol
3 February 2009: The Belgian Biosafety Advisory Council issues an advice concerning a research protocol on environmental risk proposed by the VIB as a follow-up of the request for field trial with GM grey poplars (notification B/BE/07/V2).
B/BE/07/V2 - Decision of the Federal Ministers (FINAL DECISION)
17 February 2009: The Federal Ministers finally give a final positive decision with conditions for this field trial.

Advice COGEM on the same GMO (in Dutch)
5 December 2008: The COGEM (Dutch Commission on Genetic Modification) issues a positive advice on the same application.
Dossier B/FR/07/06/01 - Summary Notification Information Format (SNIF)
May 2007: Public information (presented according to the provisions of Directive 2001/18/EC) relating to a request for a field trial in France with genetically modified poplars exhibiting modified lignin for wood properties and bio energy production.
Dossier B/FR/03/06/01 - Summary Notification Information Format (SNIF)
May 2003: Public information (in French; presented according to the provisions of Directive 2001/18/EC) relating to a request for a field trial in France with genetically modified poplars exhibiting modified lignin.
Dossier B/FR/03/06/01 - Decision French Authorities
28 July 2003: Final positive decision of the French Ministry of Agriculture (in French) regarding a request for a field trial in France with genetically modified poplars exhibiting modified lignin.