Monitoring
Article 4
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, 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 cultivation. 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.