2007/306/EC: Commission Decision of 25 April 2007 on the withdrawal from the market of Ms1xRf2 (ACS-BNØØ4-7xACS-BNØØ2-5) hybrid oilseed rape and its derived products (notified under document number C(2007) 1806)
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In order to ensure effective withdrawal from the market of seeds of hybrid oilseed rape ACS-BNØØ4-7xACS-BNØØ2-5 for the purpose of cultivation the notifier shall comply with the measures set out in the Annex. Within six 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.
The presence of material which contains, consists of or is produced from ACS-BNØØ4-7, ACS-BNØØ2-5 and the hybrid combination ACS-BNØØ4-7xACS-BNØØ2-5 oilseed rape in food or feed products notified under Article 8(1)(a) and Article 20(1) of the Regulation shall be tolerated until five 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 %.
The entries in the Community Register of genetically modified food and feed, as provided for in Article 28 of the Regulation, regarding ACS-BNØØ4-7, ACS-BNØØ2-5 and the hybrid combination ACS-BNØØ4-7xACS-BNØØ2-5 oilseed rape shall be modified in order to take account of this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to Bayer CropScience AG, Alfred-Nobel-Str. 50, D-40789 Monheim am Rhein, Germany.
ANNEX Measures to be complied with by the notifier in order to ensure effective withdrawal from the market of seeds of hybrid oilseed rape ACS-BNØØ4-7xACS-BNØØ2-5 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.
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