Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2450 of 21 December 2017 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean DAS-44406-6, 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) 9042) (Text with EEA relevance. )

Genetically modified soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) DAS-44406-6 (hereinafter “soybean DAS-44406-6”), as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier DAS-444Ø6-6, in accordance with 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 soybean DAS-44406-6; (b) feed containing, consisting of, or produced from soybean DAS-44406-6; (c) soybean DAS-44406-6 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 The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label of the product and in the documents accompanying products containing or consisting of soybean DAS-44406-6, with the exception of foods and food ingredients.

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.

The method set out in point (d) of the Annex shall apply for the detection of soybean DAS-44406-6.

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 Dow AgroSciences Europe, United Kingdom, representing Dow AgroSciences LLC, United States, and M.S. Technologies LLC, United States.

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

This Decision is addressed to Dow AgroSciences Europe, European Development Centre, 3 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN, United Kingdom.