2008/837/EC: Commission Decision of 29 October 2008 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified LLCotton25 (ACS-GHØØ1-3) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2008) 6204) (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
• Articles: 9

Article 1 Genetically modified organism and unique identifier

Genetically modified cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum ) LLCotton25, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier ACS-GHØØ1-3, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 65/2004.

Article 2 Authorisation

The following products are authorised for the purposes of Articles 4(2) and 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 ACS-GHØØ1-3 cotton;

(b)

feed containing, consisting of, or produced from ACS-GHØØ1-3 cotton;

(c)

products other than food and feed containing or consisting of ACS-GHØØ1-3 cotton for the same uses as any other cotton with the exception of cultivation.

Article 3 Labelling

1.   For the purposes of the labelling requirements laid down in Articles 13(1) and 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 ‘cotton’.

2.   The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label of and in documents accompanying products containing or consisting of ACS-GHØØ1-3 cotton 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 the 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 activities.

Article 5 Community register

The information 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 Bayer CropScience AG.

Article 7 Validity

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

Article 8 Addressee

This Decision is addressed to Bayer CropScience AG, Alfred-Nobel-Strasse 50, D-40789 Monheim am Rhein, Germany.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

(a)   Applicant and authorisation holder:

Name

:

Bayer CropScience AG

Address

:

Alfred-Nobel-Strasse 50, D-40789 Monheim am Rhein, Germany.

(b)   Designation and specification of the products:

1.   foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from ACS-GHØØ1-3 cotton;

2.   feed containing, consisting of, or produced from ACS-GHØØ1-3 cotton;

3.   products other than food and feed containing or consisting of ACS-GHØØ1-3 cotton for the same uses as any other cotton with the exception of cultivation.

The genetically modified ACS-GHØØ1-3 cotton, as described in the application, expresses the PAT protein which confers tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium.

(c)   Labelling:

1.   For the purposes of the specific labelling requirements laid down in Articles 13(1) and 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 ‘cotton’.

2.   The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label of and in documents accompanying products containing or consisting of ACS-GHØØ1-3 cotton referred to in Article 2(b) and (c) of this Decision.

(d)   Method for detection:

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event specific real-time PCR-based method for the quantification of ACS-GHØØ1-3 cotton,

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validated on seeds by the Community reference laboratory established under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, published at http://gmo-crl.jrc.it/statusofdoss.htm

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reference material: AOCS 0306-A and AOCS 0306-E accessible via the American Oil Chemists Society at http://www.aocs.org/tech/crm/bayer_cotton.cfm

(e)   Unique identifier:

ACS-GHØØ1-3.

(f)   Information required under Annex II to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity:

Biosafety Clearing House, Record ID: see [ to be completed when notified ].

(g)   Conditions or restrictions on the placing on the market, use or handling of the products:

Not required.

(h)   Monitoring plan:

Monitoring plan for environmental effects conforming with Annex VII to Directive 2001/18/EC.

[Link: plan published on the Internet. ]

(i)   Post-market monitoring requirements for the use of the food for human consumption:

Not required.

Note : Links to relevant documents may need to be modified over time. Those modifications will be made available to the public via the updating of the Community register of genetically modified food and feed.