Annexes to COM(2004)572 - Placing on the market, in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC, of an oilseed rape product (Brassica napus L., GT73 line) genetically modified for tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate

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dossier COM(2004)572 - Placing on the market, in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC, of an oilseed rape product (Brassica napus L., GT73 line) ...
document COM(2004)572 EN
date June 24, 2005
ANNEX

Technical guidelines for the implementation of Article 4(2)

1.The consent holder shall inform operators in the Community, namely traders and processors of bulk mixtures of imported oilseed rape grains, which may contain GT73 oilseed rape, that:

(a)GT73 oilseed rape has received consent for import and use in the Community, and

(b)establishment of a general surveillance plan for any unanticipated adverse effects arising from the placing on the market of GT73 oilseed rape for the above uses is a condition of consent.

2.The consent holder will provide operators with a national contact person for the reporting of any unanticipated adverse effects.

3.The consent holder shall inform operators that the possibility of and consequences arising from accidental spillage of GT73 oilseed rape have been evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in the context of its intended uses. The consent holder will maintain regular contact with operators to ensure that they are informed of any changes to current practice which may change the conclusions of the environmental risk assessment.

4.The consent holder shall ensure that operators are alert to the possibility that accidental spillage of imported oilseed rape grain in ports and crushing facilities may result in the germination and establishment of volunteer plants, which could include GT73 oilseed rape.

5.In the event that volunteer oilseed rape plants could include GT73 oilseed rape, the consent holder shall:

(a)inform operators that these plants should be eradicated to minimise the potential for unanticipated adverse effects arising from the GT73 oilseed rape, and

(b)provide operators with appropriate plans for eradicating volunteer oilseed rape plants that could include GT73 oilseed rape.

6.Member States may, taking account of Article 4(5) of Directive 2001/18/EC and section C.1.6 of Council Decision 2002/811/EC (1), carry out checks and/or additional monitoring with respect to accidental spillage of GT73 oilseed rape grains and identification of potential unanticipated adverse effects arising from such spillage.


(1) OJ L 280, 18.10.2002, p. 27.