herbicide tolerance (glufosinate)
The trials need to be carried out in accordance with the Belgian protocol for growing GM chicory valid for the year 2002. According to this protocol only root production is allowed under these conditions, seed production can only be carried out under physical containment conditions (greenhouse or pollen-free cages). Chicory is only tested during the vegetative stage. No flowering is allowed. The protocol also requests an isolation border of 5 m (e.g. naked soil, ryegras) to other non-GM trials of the Chicorium genus and 25 m to other non-GM commercialisation trials of the Chicorium genus. The isolation distance has to be kept in place until harvest. The seeds shall be packed in sealed boxes or packages of a colour distinctly different from that of other packages. The seeds will be transported in close vehicles. The sowing machine shall be emptied on the test field.
After the trial the fields will be followed up during 2 years. The first year after cultivation of chicory only a cereal can be cultivated. The second year all crops except plants of the Chicorium genus are allowed. Bolters and volunteer plants will be destroyed.
Authorization procedure completed. The notifier was granted authorization from the Federal Minister to perform the trial.
Repetition of the dossier B/BE/95/WSP5. The activities of Warcoing also foresee the production of seeds but these will be carried out in a greenhouse (contained use). All the operations conducted during the trial will be recorded in a logbook, according to the protocol for growing GM chicory.
Information for the public
Information related to the decision procedure
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2 May 2002: The Federal Minister gives a final decision (positive with conditions) for this field trial.
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18 March 2002: The Biosafety Advisory Council a.i. issues a positive advice (with conditions) for this field trial.
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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.