2012/651/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 18 October 2012 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize MIR162 (SYN-IR162-4) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2012) 7198) Text with EEA relevance

Genetically modified maize (Zea mays L.) MIR162, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier SYN-IR162-4, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 65/2004.

The following products are authorised for the purposes of Article 4(2) and Article 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 SYN-IR162-4 maize; (b) feed containing, consisting of, or produced from SYN-IR162-4 maize; (c) SYN-IR162-4 maize in products containing it or consisting of it for any other use than (a) and (b), with the exception of cultivation.

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

2 The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label of and in documents accompanying products containing or consisting of SYN-IR162-4 maize with the exception of products referred to in point (a) of Article 2.

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.

The information set out in the Annex to this Decision shall be entered in the EU register of genetically modified food and feed, as provided for in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.

The authorisation holder shall be Syngenta Seeds SAS, France, representing Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Switzerland.

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

This Decision is addressed to Syngenta Seeds SAS, 12, Chemin de l'Hobit, 31790 Saint-Sauveur, France.