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 ‘soybean’.
2. The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label of and in documents accompanying products containing or consisting of soybean MON-877Ø8-9 with the exception of products referred to in point (a) of Article 2.
Article 4
Monitoring for environmental effects
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 Decision 2009/770/EC.
Article 5
Community register
The information set out 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 Monsanto Europe S.A., Belgium, representing Monsanto Company, United States of America.
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 Monsanto Europe S.A., Avenue de Tervuren 270-272, B-1150 Brussels — Belgium.
Done at Brussels, 24 April 2015.
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the Commission
(1)
OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1
.
(2) 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
).
(3) http://registerofquestions.efsa.europa.eu/roqFrontend/questionLoader?question=EFSA-Q-2013-00760
(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 65/2004 of 14 January 2004 establishing a system for the development and assignment of unique identifiers for genetically modified organisms (
OJ L 10, 16.1.2004, p. 5
).
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001/18/EC (
OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 24
).
(6) Commission Decision 2009/770/EC of 13 October 2009 establishing standard reporting formats for presenting the monitoring results of the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms, as or in products, for the purpose of placing on the market, pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (
OJ L 275, 21.10.2009, p. 9
).
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