B/BE/95/WSP4
| Host organism | Beta vulgaris (Sugar beet) |
| Trait | herbicide tolerance (glyphosate) |
| Company/Institution | Monsanto |
| Title of the project | Multi-year field trial programme for the development of cultivated Beta vulgaris containing the Roundup Ready genes (glyphosate tolerance) |
| Year(s) of release, as requested by the applicant | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Effective year(s) of release | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Period of release | April-November |
| Location(s) | In 2001: Wommersom / In 2002: no trials |
| Number of sites | In 2001: 1 |
| Total surface | In 2001: 650 m2 |
| Containment measures | According to the Belgian protocol for transgenic sugar beets a border of ryegrass or naked soil of 5 m needs to be guaranteed. If harvest or destruction of the trial is planned after the start of the sugar beet dig up campaign an additional isolation distance of 25 m to neighbouring sugar beet crops needs to be applied. Sugar beets are only tested during the vegetative stage. Bolters and volunteer plants will be destroyed, the vegetative material by chopping and incorporation in the soil. |
| Monitoring measures | After the trial the field will be followed up during 2 years. The first year after cultivation of the GM beets only a monocot can be cultivated. The second year all crops except beet are allowed. |
| Status | Authorization procedure completed. The notifier was granted authorization from the Federal Minister to perform the trial. |
| Type of procedure | Simplified procedure (continued) - Art. 9§3 of Royal Decree of 18 December 1998 |
| Notes | Awaiting the validation of the sugar beet protocol for the year 2001, the previous protocol (valid for the year 2000) remains in place. A post-release treatment will destroy any left-over plant material. All the operations conducted during the trial will be recorded in a logbook, according to the sugar beet protocol. No trials will be carried out in 2002. |
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Information for the public
- B/BE/95/WSP4 - Public information sheet (written by the notifier)
- B/BE/95/WSP4 - Fiche d'information destinée au public (préparée par le notifiant)
- B/BE/95/WSP4 - Fiche van informatie bestemd voor het publiek (voorbereid door de kennisgever)
Information related to the decision procedure
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B/BE/95/WSP4 - Advice Biosafety Advisory Council a.i.
The Biosafety Advisory Council a.i. issued a positive advice (with conditions) for this field trial.
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B/BE/95/WSP4 - Decision of the Federal Minister (FINAL DECISION)
The Federal Minister gave a final decision (positive with conditions) for this field trial.
Guidelines
- Protocole pour la mise en place, le suivi et la récolte des parcelles contenant des betteraves sucrières transgéniques, ainsi que pour la gestion des déchets provenant de ces parcelles.
- Protocol voor de aanleg, de opvolging en het rooien van de percelen met transgene suikerbieten, evenals het beheer van het afval afkomstig van deze percelen.
