B/BE/00/V4

Host organism

Brassica napus
(Oilseed rape)

Trait

fungal disease resistance, herbicide tolerance (glufosinate)

Trait summary

fungal disease resistance, herbicide tolerance

Project title

Field evaluation of genetically modified, fungal disease resistant oilseed rape

Company / Institution

Aventis CropScience

Year(s) of release

2000

Effective year(s) of release

2000

Period of release

April-October

Location(s)

Afsnee

Number of sites

Total surface

spring: 3190 m2

Containment measures

According to the Belgian protocol for transgenic Brassicaceae (valid for the year 2000) an isolation distance of 1000 m to neighbouring commercial Brassicaceae fields has to be guaranteed as well as the cleaning of the drill and the combine before and after experiment. Within the isolation distance the presence of bee-keepers needs to be checked. The non-harvested oilseed rape as well as the post-harvest germinated seedlings will be destroyed. Harvest must be done before complete ripening.

Monitoring measures

A year after experimentation the cultivation of Brassica will be forbidden and the field will be followed as long as volunteer plants are observable. The volunteers and wild relatives will be destroyed.

Status

- The Biosafety Advisory Council a.i. issued a positive advice (with conditions) for this field trial.- Authorization procedure completed. The notifier was granted authorization from the Federal Minister to perform the trial.

Type of procedure

Classical procedure - Art. 9§1 of Royal Decree of 18 December 1998

Notes

Repetition of B/BE/99/VW2. Due to the fungal disease resistance trait the trial has to be executed the midst of a corn field. All the operations conducted during the trials will be recorded in a logbook, according to the Brassicaceae protocol.