B/BE/02/VW4
| Host organism | Brassica napus (Oilseed rape) |
| Trait | pod shatter resistance, herbicide tolerance (glufosinate) |
| Company/Institution | Aventis CropScience |
| Title of the project | Field evaluation with genetically modified pod shatter resistant oilseed rape |
| Year(s) of release, as requested by the applicant | 2002 |
| Effective year(s) of release | |
| 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 | - |
| Monitoring measures | - |
| 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. |
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Information for the public
- B/BE/02/VW4 - Public information sheet (written by the notifier)
- B/BE/02/VW4 - Fiche d'information destinée au public (préparée par le notifiant)
- B/BE/02/VW4 - Fiche van informatie bestemd voor het publiek (voorbereid door de kennisgever)
Information related to the decision procedure
- B/BE/02/VW4 - Advice Scientific Committee Transgenic Plants
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B/BE/02/VW4 - Advice Biosafety Advisory Council a.i.
18 March 2002: The Biosafety Advisory Council a.i. issues a positive advice (with conditions) for this field trial.
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B/BE/02/VW4 - 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/VW4 - Answers of the Service of Biosafety and Biotechnology to the Minister's questions
- B/BE/02/VW4 - Answers of the Competent Authority to the Minister's questions
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B/BE/02/VW4 - 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.
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B/BE/02/VW4 - Decision of the Federal Minister (FINAL DECISION)
15 May 2002: The Federal Minister gives a final decision (negative) for this field trial.
Guidelines
- Protocol voor de aanleg, de opvolging en de oogst van veldproeven met transgene Brassica evenals het beheer van het afval afkomstig van deze veldproeven.
- Protocole pour la mise en place, le suivi et la récolte des parcelles contenant des Brassica transgéniques, ainsi que pour la gestion des déchets provenant de ces parcelles.
