Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1112 of 3 August 2018 renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize GA21 (MON-ØØØ21-9) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2018) 5020) (Text with EEA relevance.)

Genetically modified maize (Zea mays L.) GA21, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier MON-ØØØ21-9, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 65/2004.

The authorisation for the placing on the market of the following products is renewed in accordance with the conditions set out in this Decision: (a) food and food ingredients containing, consisting of or produced from maize GA21; (b) feed containing, consisting of or produced from maize GA21; (c) maize GA21 in products containing it or consisting of it for any other use than those provided for 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 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 the documents accompanying the products containing or consisting of maize GA21, with the exception of food and food ingredients.

The method set out in point (d) of the Annex shall apply for the detection of maize GA21.

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 referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.

The authorisation holder shall be Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Switzerland, represented by Syngenta Crop Protection NV/SA, Belgium.

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

This Decision is addressed to Syngenta Crop Protection NV/SA, Avenue Louise 489, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.