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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;
or (c) growth in cages or bags. 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). Should the guard rows fail to flower concurrently with the
modified plants or be interrupted by gaps, a 200 metre isolation distance
from Brassica species will be required.
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Trial plants must also be reproductively isolated from
weedy relatives by a minimum of 50 metres, unless other methods 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), Erucastrum gallicum (dog mustard) and Sinapis arvensis
(wild 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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Measurements from permanent surrounding landmarks must be
provided for precise location of the site. Markers must also be placed at
all corners of the trial site to identify the confined field trial
boundaries. The markers 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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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 crop other then
those used for general agronomic management, 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 Feeds 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 equipment will be cleaned of all
residual plant material at the trial site prior to being moved to other
locations. Plant material harvested, 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.
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Harvested seed and/or propagable plant material 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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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 and transportation, disposition and storage of all 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 Regulatory Directive
2000-07
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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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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. All plant residue 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
(residual) 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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The trial site, including a minimum 10
metre zone (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, must be monitored at
least once every two weeks to ensure that all volunteer plants and related
species are removed before flowering.