98/294/EC: Commission Decision of 22 April 1998 concerning the placing on the market of genetically modified maize (Zea mays L. line MON 810), pursuant to Council Directive 90/220/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Directive 90/220/EEC
• Articles: 2

Article 1

1. Without prejudice to other Community legislation, in particular Council Directives 66/402/EEC (4) and 70/457/EEC (5) and Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and the Council (6), and subject to paragraph 2 of this Article, consent shall be given by the competent authorities of France to the placing on the market of the following product, notified by Monsanto Europe SA (Ref. C/F/95/12-02):

inbred lines and hybrids derived from maize line MON 810 containing the cryIA (b) gene from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki under the control of the enhanced 35S promoter from cauliflower mosaic virus and an intron from the gene coding for the heat shock protein 70 from maize.

2. The consent shall cover any progeny derived from crosses of the product with any traditionally bred maize.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 April 1998.

For the Commission

Ritt BJERREGAARD

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 117, 8. 5. 1990, p. 15.

(2) OJ L 169, 27. 6. 1997, p. 72.

(3) OJ L 237, 28. 8. 1997, p. 18.

(4) OJ 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2309/66.

(5) OJ L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 43, 14. 2. 1997, p. 1.