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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/701Show full title
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/701 of 24 April 2015 authorising the placing on the market of food containing or consisting of genetically modified oilseed rape GT73, or food and feed produced from that genetically modified organism pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2015) 2786) (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 1U.K.Genetically modified organism and unique identifiers
Genetically modified oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) GT73, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier MON-ØØØ73-7, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 65/2004.
Article 2U.K.Authorisation
The following products are authorised for the purposes of Article 4(2) and Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 in accordance with the conditions set out in this Decision:
(a)
foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from MON-ØØØ73-7 oilseed rape, with the exception of isolated seed protein;
(b)
feed produced from MON-ØØØ73-7 oilseed rape.
Article 3U.K.Labelling
For the purposes of the labelling requirements laid down in Article 13(1) and Article 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and in Article 4(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003, the ‘name of the organism’ shall be ‘oilseed rape’.
Article 4U.K.Monitoring for environmental effects
1.The authorisation holder shall ensure that the monitoring plan for environmental effects, as set out in point (h) of the Annex, is put in place and implemented.
2.The authorisation holder shall submit to the [F1Food Safety Authority] annual reports on the implementation and the results of the activities set out in the monitoring plan in accordance with Decision 2009/770/EC.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 4(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/705), regs. 1, 284; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Article 5U.K.[F2Register]
The information set out in the Annex to this Decision shall be entered in the F3... register of genetically modified food and feed, as provided for in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
Textual Amendments
F2Art. 5 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/705), regs. 1, 285; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Word in Art. 5 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/705), regs. 1, 286; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
[F4Article 6 U.K. Authorisation holder
The authorisation holder shall be Bayer Agriculture BVBA, Belgium, representing Monsanto Company, United States of America.]
Textual Amendments
F4Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1579 of 18 September 2019 amending Decisions 2008/933/EC, 2009/813/EC, 2009/814/EC and 2010/429/EU and Implementing Decisions 2012/82/EU, 2012/83/EU, 2012/347/EU, 2013/649/EU, (EU) 2015/683, (EU) 2015/684, (EU) 2015/685, (EU) 2015/686, (EU) 2015/687, (EU) 2015/688, (EU) 2015/689, (EU) 2015/693, (EU) 2015/695, (EU) 2015/696, (EU) 2015/700, (EU) 2015/701, (EU) 2015/2279, (EU) 2015/2281, (EU) 2016/1216, (EU) 2016/1217, (EU) 2017/1207, (EU) 2018/1111, (EU) 2018/2045 and (EU) 2018/2046 as regards the representative of the authorisation holder for placing on the market certain genetically modified food and feed in the Union (notified under document C(2019) 6520) (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance).
Article 7U.K.Validity
This Decision shall apply for a period of 10 years from the date of its notification.
[F4Article 8 U.K. Addressee
This Decision is addressed to Bayer Agriculture BVBA, Scheldelaan 460, 2040 Antwerp, Belgium .]
Textual Amendments
F4Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1579 of 18 September 2019 amending Decisions 2008/933/EC, 2009/813/EC, 2009/814/EC and 2010/429/EU and Implementing Decisions 2012/82/EU, 2012/83/EU, 2012/347/EU, 2013/649/EU, (EU) 2015/683, (EU) 2015/684, (EU) 2015/685, (EU) 2015/686, (EU) 2015/687, (EU) 2015/688, (EU) 2015/689, (EU) 2015/693, (EU) 2015/695, (EU) 2015/696, (EU) 2015/700, (EU) 2015/701, (EU) 2015/2279, (EU) 2015/2281, (EU) 2016/1216, (EU) 2016/1217, (EU) 2017/1207, (EU) 2018/1111, (EU) 2018/2045 and (EU) 2018/2046 as regards the representative of the authorisation holder for placing on the market certain genetically modified food and feed in the Union (notified under document C(2019) 6520) (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance).
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