Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1300 of 26 July 2019 as regards the placing on the market of a genetically modified carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L., line FLO-40685-2) (notified under document C(2019) 5496) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1300 of 26 July 2019 as regards the placing on the market of a genetically modified carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L., line FLO-40685-2) (notified under document C(2019) 5496) (Text with EEA relevance.)
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1. Written consent shall be granted by the competent authority of the Netherlands to the placing on the market of the genetically modified carnation Dianthus caryophyllus L., line FLO-40685-2, notified by Suntory Holdings Limited, Osaka, Japan (Reference C/NL/13/02) and defined in Article 2.
2. The consent shall be given in writing and shall explicitly specify the requirements set out in Articles 3 and 4 and the unique identifier set out in Article 2(3).
3. The consent shall be limited to the placing on the market of cut flowers of the genetically modified carnation Dianthus caryophyllus L., line FLO-40685-2, as a product.
4. The consent shall cover progeny derived through vegetative reproduction of the genetically modified carnation Dianthus caryophyllus L., line FLO-40685-2.
5. The period of validity of the consent shall be 10 years starting from the date on which the consent is issued.
1. The genetically modified organism to be placed on the market is a carnation ( Dianthus caryophyllus L.), with modified flower colour, derived from a Dianthus caryophyllus L. cell culture, and transformed with Agrobacterium tumefaciens , strain AGL0, using the vector pCGP1991, and resulting in line FLO-40685-2.
The genetically modified carnation contains the following DNA in three cassettes:
(a)
Cassette 1
The petunia dfr gene encoding dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR), a key enzyme in the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway, including its own promoter and terminator.
(b)
Cassette 2
The promoter sequence from snapdragon chalcone synthase gene, flavonoid 3′5′-hydroxylase ( f3 ′ 5 ′ h ) from Viola hortensis cDNA encoding F3′5′H, a key enzyme in the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway, and the terminator from the D8 petunia gene encoding a putative phospholipid transfer protein.
These two cassettes were inserted into the plant genome to obtain the desired flower colour.
(c)
Cassette 3
The Cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter, the 5′-untranslated region from the petunia gene encoding chlorophyll a/b binding protein, the SuRB ( als ) gene coding for a mutant acetolactate synthase (ALS) derived from Nicotiana tabacum, which confers tolerance to sulfonylurea, including its own terminator. This trait was used as a marker in the selection of transformants.
2. The genetically modified carnation contains the insert, or part of it, in four loci:
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Locus 1: one copy of the T-DNA, containing the three cassettes and an incomplete copy of T-DNA containing only the f3 ′ 5 ′ h cassette with the right T-DNA border. The two T-DNA copies are separated by a carnation genomic DNA region,
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Locus 2: one insert containing the D8 terminator and the right T-DNA border,
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Locus 3: one complete and one incomplete copy of the f3 ′ 5 ′ h cassette, both containing D8 terminator sequences and the right T-DNA borders in a tail-to-tail orientation,
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Locus 4: an incomplete copy of the als cassette and the left T-DNA border.
3. The unique identifier of the genetically modified carnation shall be FLO-4Ø685-2.
The genetically modified carnation Dianthus caryophyllus L., line FLO-40685-2, may be placed on the market subject to the following conditions:
(a)
the genetically modified carnation may only be used for ornamental purposes;
(b)
the cultivation of the genetically modified carnation is not allowed;
(c)
without prejudice to confidentiality requirements set out in Article 25 of Directive 2001/18/EC, the methodology for detecting and identifying the genetically modified carnation, including experimental data demonstrating the specificity of the methodology, as validated by the European Union Reference Laboratory is publicly available at http://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/valid-2001-18.htm;
(d)
without prejudice to confidentiality requirements set out in Article 25 of Directive 2001/18/EC, the consent holder, whenever requested to do so, makes positive and negative control samples of the product, or its genetic material, or reference materials available to the competent authorities and to inspection services of Member States as well as to Union control laboratories;
(e)
the words ‘This product is a genetically modified organism’ or ‘This product is a genetically modified carnation’, and the words ‘not for human or animal consumption nor for cultivation’ appear either on a label or, for non-pre-packaged products, in a document accompanying the genetically modified carnations.
1. Throughout the period of validity of the consent, the consent holder shall ensure that the monitoring plan, contained in the notification and consisting of a general surveillance plan to check for any adverse effects on human health or the environment arising from handling or use of the genetically modified carnation Dianthus caryophyllus L., line FLO-40685-2, is put in place and implemented.
The monitoring plan is available at [Link: plan published on the internet].
2. The consent holder shall directly inform the operators and users concerning the safety and general characteristics of the genetically modified carnation and of the conditions as to monitoring, including the appropriate management measures to be taken in case of accidental propagation.
3. The consent holder shall submit to the Commission and to the competent authorities of the Member States annual reports on the results of the monitoring activities.
4. The consent holder shall be in the position to give evidence to the Commission and the competent authorities of the Member States:
(a)
that the existing monitoring networks, including national botanic survey networks and plant protection services, as specified in the monitoring plan contained in the notification, gather the information relevant for the monitoring of the genetically modified carnation; and
(b)
that these existing monitoring networks referred to in point (a) have agreed to make available that information to the consent holder before the date of submission of the monitoring reports to the Commission and competent authorities of the Member States in accordance with paragraph 3.
