Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1302 of 26 July 2019 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified cotton GHB614 × LLCotton25 × MON 15985 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2019) 5501) (Text with EEA relevance.)

Genetically modified cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) GHB614 × LLCotton25 × MON 15985, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier BCS-GHØØ2-5 × ACS-GHØØ1-3 × MON-15985-7, 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 GHB614 × LLCotton25 × MON 15985 cotton; (b) feed containing, consisting of or produced from GHB614 × LLCotton25 × MON 15985 cotton; (c) products containing or consisting of GHB614 × LLCotton25 × MON 15985 cotton for uses other than those provided for in points (a) and (b) of this Article, 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 ‘cotton’.

2 The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label and in the documents accompanying products containing or consisting of genetically modified cotton referred to in Article 1, with the exception of food and food ingredients.

The method set out in point (d) of the Annex shall apply for the detection of the genetically modified cotton referred to in Article 1.

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 information set out in the Annex to this Decision shall be entered in the Community register of genetically modified food and feed, as referred to in Article 28(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.

The authorisation holder shall be BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US LLC, USA, represented by BASF SE, Germany.

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

This Decision is addressed to BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-Str. 38, D-67063 Ludwigshafen, Germany.