2007/692/EC: Commission Decision of 24 October 2007 authorising the placing on the market of food and feed produced from genetically modified sugar beet H7-1 (KM-ØØØH71-4) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2007) 5125) (Text with EEA relevance )

Genetically modified sugar beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris) H7-1, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier KM-ØØØH71-4, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 65/2004.

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 produced from KM-ØØØH71-4 sugar beet; (b) feed produced from KM-ØØØH71-4 sugar beet.

For the purposes of the specific labelling requirements laid down in Articles 13(1) and 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, the ‘name of the organism’ shall be ‘sugar beet’.

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.

1 The authorisation holders shall be: (a) KWS SAAT AG, Germany; and (b) Monsanto Europe S.A., Belgium, representing Monsanto Company, United States of America.

2 Both authorisation holders shall be responsible for fulfilling the duties imposed on authorisation holders by this Decision and Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.

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

This Decision is addressed to: (a) KWS SAAT AG, Grimsehlstrasse 31, D-37574 Einbeck, Germany; and (b) Monsanto Europe S.A., Scheldelaan 460, Haven 627, B-2040 Antwerp, Belgium.