Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/798 of 19 May 2022 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87769 × MON 89788 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2022) 3182) (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)

Genetically modified soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) MON 87769 × MON 89788, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier MON-87769-7 × MON-89788-1, 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 genetically modified soybean MON-87769-7 × MON-89788-1; (b) feed containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON-87769-7 × MON-89788-1; (c) products containing or consisting of genetically modified soybean MON-87769-7 × MON-89788-1 for uses other 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 ‘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 stearidonic acid’ 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 and in the documents accompanying products containing or consisting of genetically modified soybean MON-87769-7 × MON-89788-1, with the exception of products referred to in Article 2, point (a).

The method set out in point (d) of the Annex shall apply for the detection of genetically modified soybean MON-87769-7 × MON-89788-1.

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 to the Commission annual reports on the implementation and the results of the activities set out in the monitoring plan in accordance with the format set out in Decision 2009/770/EC.

1 The authorisation holder shall ensure that the post-market monitoring plan of the genetically modified soybean MON-87769-7 × MON-89788-1 and its products, in particular its refined bleached deodorised oil, as set out in point (i) 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 post-market monitoring plan 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 referred to in Article 28(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.

The authorisation holder shall be Bayer CropScience LP, represented in the Union by Bayer Agriculture BV.

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

This Decision is addressed to Bayer CropScience LP, 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63167, United States, represented in the Union by Bayer Agriculture BV, Scheldelaan 460, BE-2040 Antwerp, Belgium.