Annexes to COM(2006)78 - Placing on the market, in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC, of oilseed rape products (Brassica napus L., lines Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8xRf3) genetically modified for tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium

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dossier COM(2006)78 - Placing on the market, in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC, of oilseed rape products (Brassica napus L., lines Ms8, Rf3 ...
document COM(2006)78 EN
date March 26, 2007
ANNEX

Technical guidelines for the implementation of Article 4(2)

1.The consent holder should inform operators in the Community who handle and process bulk mixtures of imported oilseed rape grains which may contain Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8xRf3 oilseed rape that:

(a)Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8xRf3 oilseed rape has received consent for import and use, in accordance with the definition given in Article 3 of the Decision, in the Community;

(b)the establishment of a general surveillance plan for any unanticipated adverse effects arising from the placing on the market of Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8xRf3 oilseed rape for the above uses is a condition of consent.

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

3.The consent holder should inform operators that the possibility of and consequences arising from accidental spillage of Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8xRf3 oilseed rape have been evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in the context of its intended uses. The consent holder should 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 should ensure that operators are alert to the possibility that accidental spillage of imported oilseed rape grains in ports and crushing facilities may result in the germination and establishment of volunteer plants, including Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8xRf3 oilseed rape.

5.In the event that volunteer oilseed rape plants include Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8xRf3 oilseed rape, the consent holder should:

(a)inform operators that these plants should be eradicated to minimise the potential for unanticipated adverse effects arising from the Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8xRf3 oilseed rape;

(b)provide operators with appropriate plans for eradicating volunteer oilseed rape plants that include Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8xRf3 oilseed rape.

6.Under Article 4(5) of Directive 2001/18/EC and section C.1.6 of the Annex to Council Decision 2002/811/EC (1) establishing guidance notes supplementing Annex VII to Directive 2001/18/EC, Member States may carry out checks and/or additional monitoring with respect to accidental spillage of Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8xRf3 oilseed rape grains and identification of potential unanticipated adverse effects arising from such spillage.


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