Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/699 of 24 April 2015 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified cotton T304-40 (BCS-GHØØ4-7) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2015) 2782) (Text with EEA relevance)

Genetically modified cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) T304-40, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier BCS-GHØØ4-7, 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 containing, consisting of, or produced from BCS-GHØØ4-7 cotton; (b) feed containing, consisting of, or produced from BCS-GHØØ4-7 cotton; (c) BCS-GHØØ4-7 cotton 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 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 T304-40 cotton 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 Community register of genetically modified food and feed, as provided for in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.

The authorisation holder shall be Bayer CropScience AG.

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

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