Legal provisions of COM(2010)298 - Proposal for a Council Decision renewing the authorisation for continued marketing of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize Bt11 (SYN-BTØ11-1), authorising foods and food ingredients containing or consisting of field maize Bt11 (SYN-BTØ11-1) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and repealing Commission Decision 2004/657/EC (Only the French text is authentic)

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dossier COM(2010)298 - Proposal for a Council Decision renewing the authorisation for continued marketing of products containing, consisting of, or ...
document COM(2010)298 EN
date July 28, 2010

Contents

Article 1 - Genetically modified organism and unique identifier

Genetically modified maize Bt11 (Zea mays L.), as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier SYN-BTØ11-1, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 65/2004.

Article 2 - 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 SYN-BTØ11-1 maize;

(b)feed containing, consisting of, or produced from SYN-BTØ11-1 maize;

(c)products other than food and feed containing or consisting of SYN-BTØ11-1 maize for the same uses as any other maize with the exception of cultivation.

Article 3 - Labelling

1. 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 ‘maize’.

2. The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label of and in documents accompanying products containing or consisting of SYN-BTØ11-1 maize referred to in Article 2(b) and (c).

Article 4 - 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 Commission annual reports on the implementation and the results of the activities set out in the monitoring plan in accordance with Decision 2009/770/EC.

Article 5 - Community register

The information set out in the Annex to this Decision shall be entered in the Community register of genetically modified food and feed, as provided for in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.

Article 6 - Authorisation holder

The authorisation holder shall be Syngenta Seeds SAS, France, representing Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Switzerland.

Article 7 - Validity

This Decision shall apply for a period of 10 years from the date of its notification.

Article 8 - Repeal

Decision 2004/657/EC is repealed.

Article 9 - Addressee

This Decision is addressed to Syngenta Seeds SAS, Chemin de l’Hobit 12, BP 27, 31790 Saint-Sauveur, France, representing Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Switzerland.