Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2448 of 21 December 2017 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean 305423 × 40-3-2 (DP-3Ø5423-1 × MON-Ø4Ø32-6) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on genetically modified food and feed (notified under document C(2017) 9040) (Text with EEA relevance. )

Genetically modified soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) 305423 × 40-3-2, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier DP-3Ø5423-1 × MON-Ø4Ø32-6, 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 DP-3Ø5423-1 × MON-Ø4Ø32-6 soybean; (b) feed containing, consisting of, or produced from DP-3Ø5423-1 × MON-Ø4Ø32-6 soybean; (c) DP-3Ø5423-1 × MON-Ø4Ø32-6 soybean in products containing it or consisting of it for any other use than those provided in points (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 Article 4(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 the ‘name of the organism’ shall be ‘soybean’.

2 For the purposes of the labelling requirements laid down in Article 13(2)(a) and Article 25(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, the words ‘with increased monounsaturated fat and reduced polyunsaturated fat’ shall appear after the name of the organism on the label or, where appropriate, in the documents accompanying the products.

3 The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label of the product and in the documents accompanying products containing or consisting of DP-3Ø5423-1 × MON-Ø4Ø32-6 soybean, 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 annual reports on the implementation and the results of the activities set out in the monitoring plan to the Commission in accordance with Decision 2009/770/EC.

1 The authorisation holder shall ensure that the post-market monitoring plan of the DP-3Ø5423-1 × MON-Ø4Ø32-6 soybean oil, as set out in point (g) of the Annex, is put in place and implemented.

2 The authorisation holder shall submit annual reports on the implementation and the results of the activities set out in the post-market monitoring plan to the Commission for the duration of the authorisation.

The information set out in the Annex 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 Pioneer Overseas Corporation, representing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., United States.

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

This Decision is addressed to Pioneer Overseas Corporation, Avenue des Arts 44, B-1040 Brussels – Belgium.