2007/304/EC: Commission Decision of 25 April 2007 on the withdrawal from the market of Bt176 (SYN-EV176-9) maize and its derived products (notified under document number C(2007) 1804)

• Articles: 5

Article 1

In order to ensure effective withdrawal from the market of seeds from inbred lines and hybrids derived from SYN-EV176-9 maize for the purpose of cultivation the notifier shall comply with the measures set out in the Annex.

Within 6 months from the date of notification of this Decision, the notifier shall submit to the Commission a report on the implementation of the measures set out in the Annex.

Article 2

The presence of material which contains, consists of or is produced from SYN-EV176-9 maize in food or feed products notified under Article 8(1) and Article 20(1) of the Regulation shall be tolerated until 5 years after the date of notification of this Decision:

(a)

provided that this presence is adventitious or technically unavoidable; and

(b)

in a proportion no higher than 0,9 %.

Article 3

The entries in the Community Register of genetically modified food and feed, as provided for in Article 28 of the Regulation, regarding SYN-EV176-9 maize shall be modified in order to take account of this Decision.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to Syngenta Crop Protection AG, P.O. Box, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Measures to be complied with by the notifier in order to ensure effective withdrawal from the market of seeds from inbred lines and hybrids derived from SYN-EV176-9 maize for the purpose of cultivation

(a)

Inform commercial operators in the Community of the commercial and legal status of the seed.

(b)

Recall remaining commercial seed stock held by operators.

(c)

Destroy remaining commercial seed stock.

(d)

Conclude product discontinuation agreements with third parties instructing them to either send back seed or to verify and attest that the seed has been destroyed.

(e)

Undertake all necessary steps for the deregistration of registered varieties of the seed from the national seed catalogues.

(f)

Implement an in-house program to avoid presence of the event in breeding and seed production.