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ADDENDUM II: TERMS AND CONDITIONS
FOR
CONFINED RESEARCH FIELD TRIALS OF
ARGENTINE RAPE CANOLA
(Brassica napus L.) NO SEED SET INTENDED
Terms and Conditions 2006
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The applicant must ensure that the trial seed and/or plant
material are transported in clearly identified, secure containers and are kept
separate from other seed and/or plant material.
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Seeding, transplanting and site maintenance machinery and
equipment must be cleaned at the trial site to prevent dispersal of plant
material. Surplus seed or seedlings, and any plant material remaining after
transplantation, that is to be destroyed, will be disposed of by autoclaving,
burning, or burial at a depth of one metre. Composting of this material is not
an acceptable destruction method.
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B. napus plants in the trial must be reproductively
isolated from Brassica species by: (a) a minimum 200 metre isolation
distance; or (b) a 10 metre guard row of non-modified Brassica napus; (c)
growth in cages or bags; or (d) harvest before flowering. Brassica species include: Brassica napus (Argentine rape, swede rape), Brassica
rapa (oilseed rape, Polish rape canola, turnip, bird rape), Brassica
juncea (brown mustard, Indian mustard), Brassica carinata (Ethiopian
mustard), Brassica nigra (black mustard), Brassica hirta [also
known as Sinapis alba (white mustard)], Brassica oleracea (cabbage, cauliflower, Brussel sprouts, broccoli, Chinese cabbage, kale,
kohlrabi). A 200 metre isolation distance from Brassica species will also
be required if: (a) guard rows fail to flower concurrently with the modified
plants or are interrupted by gaps; (b) the cages or bags fail to prevent
potential pollination/hybridization and seed set in plants outside the trial; or
(c) trial is not harvested before flowering.
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Trial plants must also be reproductively isolated from weedy
relatives by a minimum of 50 metres, unless an other method of reproductive
isolation has been successfully used. The following species within a 50 metre
radius of the trial site (including ditches, shelterbelts and neighbouring land)
must be removed: Diplotaxis muralis (sand rocket, stinking wall rocket), Raphanus raphanistrum (wild radish), and Erucastrum gallicum (dog
mustard). All listed related weed species must be removed before seed set when
found on the trial site during the year of the trial. These related weeds must
also be removed from the trial site before flowering when found during the three
post-trial growing seasons.
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In the case of accidental release, recoverable seeds or seedlings
must be collected and destroyed, the site must be marked and monitored, and the
PBO notified immediately. Plants from unrecoverable seed or seedlings must be
mechanically or chemically destroyed.
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Markers must be placed at all corners of the trial site to
identify the confined field trial boundaries. The markers (e.g. flags, corner
posts, etc.) must be obvious, identifiable and in place for the growing seasons
of both the trial and the post-harvest restriction period.
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Distance measurements from permanent surrounding landmarks must
be provided for precise location of the site. Also, Global Positioning System
(GPS) coordinates must be taken precisely at all corners of each trial site. The GPS coordinates of each confined research field trial site location must be
submitted to the PBO within 7 days after planting.
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If a chemical treatment is used on the trial site that requires a
time until safe entry, a sign must be posted at the access to the trial
indicating the date and time of spraying as well as the time until safe entry.
This condition is intended to protect the health and safety of the CFIA inspection staff.
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No plant material from these trials may enter the human food or
livestock feed chain unless approved by Health Canada or the Feed Section, CFIA,
respectively.
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During the trial growing season the trial site, including the
surrounding isolation distance or the guard rows if applicable, must be
monitored at least weekly to ensure that all related species are removed.
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Harvesting machinery and maintenance equipment must be cleaned of
all residual plant material at the trial site prior to being moved to other
locations.
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If seed set occurs, seed or other propagable plant material from
the confined research field trial must be harvested unless otherwise approved by
the PBO. Plants must be harvested before full maturity to minimize silique
shattering and seed dispersal.
- Plant material harvested from the confined research field trial, that is not
to be retained, must be destroyed by burning, autoclaving, or burial to a depth
of one metre. Composting of this material is not an acceptable destruction
method.
- Plant material harvested from the confined research field trial may only be
retained if requested in the application and authorized by the PBO. Any
harvested seed and/or plant material must be clearly labelled, securely
transported, and stored separately from other seed and/or plant material.
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All non-propagable plant material remaining on the trial site
must be soil incorporated or destroyed by incineration as soon as possible after
harvest. Applicants are encouraged to destroy all non-propagable plant material
in a manner whereby the material is not easily distributed by wind or local
fauna yet does not promote seed dormancy. If the applicant decides to burn the
plant material, incineration must be complete.
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Applicants must provide the PBO in writing within 15 working days
after harvest with information on:
- quantity of seed and/or plant material harvested at the trial sites
- date(s) of harvest
- quantity of seed and/or plant material disposed of
- location, method and date of disposal
- quantity of seed and/or plant material retained and stored
- storage location and method
Disposal of plant material (propagable and/or non-propagable) includes
harvested plant material as well as residual plant material on the trial site.
If a trial is destroyed prior to harvest applicants must provide the PBO in
writing within 15 working days after destruction with information on the trial's
growth stage at the time of destruction, as well as the date and method of
destruction.
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A detailed trial log book must be kept. Records of the confined
research field trial, including current season and post-harvest site monitoring,
activities related to the trial site compliance, cleaning of machinery,
transportation, disposition and storage of all surplus seed and harvested seed
and plant material, must be maintained by the applicant and made available to
the CFIA upon request. A report summarizing the completed trial and experimental
data, including any amendments to the original protocol, must also be made
available to the CFIA upon request. Detailed records requirements can be found
in section 3.8 of Directive 2000-07
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The trial site, including a minimum 10 metre zone if seed set
occurs (50 metre if a large combine or combination was used during harvest),
around the trial site, must not be seeded to Brassica species for three
years following harvest of the trial. During the three post-trial growing
seasons the trial site, including the guard rows if applicable, and the 10 metre
zone if applicable, must be monitored at least once every two weeks to ensure
that all volunteer plants and related species are removed before flowering.
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Applicants must notify the PBO in writing of crop species planted
on trial sites for each year the sites are subject to post-harvest restriction.
This notification must be received every year by June 15.
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