Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/521 of 10 March 2026 renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified cotton GHB614 × LLCotton25 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2026) 1494)

Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/521 · Decision · 10 articles

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Genetically modified organism and unique identifier

Article 1

Genetically modified cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L. and Gossypium barbadense L.) GHB614 × LLCotton25, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier BCS-GHØØ2-5 × ACS-GHØØ1-3, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 65/2004.

Renewal of the authorisation

Article 2

The authorisation for the placing on the market of the following products is renewed as regards: (a) foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified cotton BCS-GHØØ2-5 × ACS-GHØØ1-3; (b) feed containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified cotton BCS-GHØØ2-5 × ACS-GHØØ1-3; (c) products containing or consisting of genetically modified cotton BCS-GHØØ2-5 × ACS-GHØØ1-3, for uses other than those provided for in points (a) and (b), with the exception of cultivation.

Labelling

Article 3

1. For the purposes of the labelling requirements laid down in Article 13(1) and Article 25(2), points (a) and (b), 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 the documents accompanying the products containing or consisting of genetically modified cotton, as referred to in Article 1, with the exception of products referred to in Article 2, point (a).

Method for detection

Article 4

The method set out in point (d) of the Annex shall apply for the detection of genetically modified cotton BCS-GHØØ2-5 × ACS-GHØØ1-3.

Monitoring for environmental effects

Article 5

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 the format set out in Decision 2009/770/EC.

Community register

Article 6

The information set out in the Annex to this Decision shall be entered in the Community register of genetically modified food and feed referred to in Article 28(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.

Authorisation holder

Article 7

The authorisation holder shall be BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC, United States, represented in the Union by BASF SE, Germany.

Validity

Article 8

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

Addressee

Article 9

This Decision is addressed to BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC, 100 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932, United States, represented in the Union by BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-Str. 38, D-67063, Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Supplementary provisions

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX (a) Applicant and authorisation holder: Name : BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC Address : 100 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932, United States, represented in the Union by BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-Str. 38, D-67063, Ludwigshafen, Germany. (b) Designation and specification of the products: (1) foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified cotton BCS-GHØØ2-5 × ACS-GHØØ1-3; (2) feed containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified cotton BCS-GHØØ2-5 × ACS-GHØØ1-3; (3) products containing or consisting of genetically modified cotton BCS-GHØØ2-5 × ACS-GHØØ1-3 for uses other than those provided for in points (1) and (2), with the exception of cultivation. The genetically modified cotton BCS-GHØØ2-5 × ACS-GHØØ1-3 expresses the pat and the 2mEPSPS genes, which confer tolerance to glufosinate-ammonium-based and glyphosate-based herbicides. (c) Labelling: (1) For the purposes of the labelling requirements laid down in Article 13(1) and Article 25(2), points (a) and (b), 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 the documents accompanying the products containing or consisting of the genetically modified cotton BCS-GHØØ2-5 × ACS-GHØØ1-3, with the exception of the products referred to in point (b)(1). (d) Method for detection: (1) The quantitative event-specific PCR detection methods are those individually validated for genetically modified cotton BCS-GHØØ2-5, ACS-GHØØ1-3 further verified on genetically modified cotton stack BCS-GHØØ2-5 × ACS-GHØØ1-3; (2) validated by the EU reference laboratory established under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, published at https://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/method-validations ; (3) reference material: AOCS 1108-A (for BCS-GHØØ2-5), AOCS 0306-E (for ACS-GHØØ1-3) and AOCS 0306-A (for the non-GM counterpart) is accessible via the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS), at https://www.aocs.org/crm?SSO=True . (e) Unique identifier: BCS-GHØØ2-5 × 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 number: published in the Community register of genetically modified food and feed when notified ]. (g) Conditions or restrictions on the placing on the market, use or handling of the products: Not required. (h) Monitoring plan for environmental effects: Monitoring plan for environmental effects in accordance with Annex VII to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ) . [Link: plan published in the Community register of genetically modified food and feed ] (i) Post-market monitoring requirements for the use of the food for human consumption: Not required. Note: links to the 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. ( 1 ) Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC ( OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2001/18/oj ).

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