B/BE/95/WSP5
| Host organism | Cichorium intybus (Chicory) |
| Trait | herbicide tolerance (glufosinate) |
| Company/Institution | Warcoing-Chicoline |
| Title of the project | Selection program of glufosinate tolerant chicory lines and families in view of the production of new synthetic varieties and tolerant hybrids |
| Year(s) of release, as requested by the applicant | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Effective year(s) of release | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Period of release | April-November |
| Location(s) | In 2001: Pottes, Warcoing, Escanaffles(*). (*)The trial of Escanaffles (600 m2) was not carried out due to the bad weather conditions. |
| Number of sites | In 2001: initially 3, finally 2(*) |
| Total surface | In 2001: initially 2100 m2, finally 1500 m2(*) |
| Containment measures | Seed production is carried out under physical containment conditions (greenhouse or pollen-free cages). According to the Belgian protocol for transgenic chicory valid for the year 2001 an isolation border of 5 m (e.g. ryegras) needs to be guaranteed. If harvest of the trial is planned after the start of the traditional dig up campaign, an additional isolation distance of 25 m to neighbouring Chicorium species need to be applied. Chicory is only tested during the vegetative stage. No flowering allowed. |
| Monitoring measures | After harvest potential volunteer plants will be destroyeded. The way of monitoring the trials is still under discussion. |
| 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 | The trials need to be executed in accordance with the protocol of chicory valid for the year 2001. All the operations conducted during the trial will be recorded in a logbook, according to this protocol. |
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Information for the public
- B/BE/95/WSP5 - Public information sheet (written by the notifier)
- B/BE/95/WSP5 - Fiche d'information destinée au public (préparée par le notifiant)
- B/BE/95/WSP5 - Fiche van informatie bestemd voor het publiek (voorbereid door de kennisgever)
Information related to the decision procedure
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B/BE/95/WSP5 - 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/WSP5 - Decision of the Federal Minister (FINAL DECISION)
The Federal Minister gave a final decision (positive with conditions) for this field trial.
