Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2132 of 13 October 2023 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize GA21 × T25 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2023) 6735)

Genetically modified maize (Zea mays L.) GA21 × T25, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier MON-ØØØ21-9 × ACS-ZMØØ3-2, 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 maize MON-ØØØ21-9 × ACS-ZMØØ3-2; (b) feed containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MON-ØØØ21-9 × ACS-ZMØØ3-2; (c) products containing or consisting of genetically modified maize MON-ØØØ21-9 × ACS-ZMØØ3-2 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 ‘maize’.

2 The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label of and in the documents accompanying the products containing or consisting of genetically modified maize MON-ØØØ21-9 × ACS-ZMØØ3-2 as referred to in Article 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 maize MON-ØØØ21-9 × ACS-ZMØØ3-2.

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 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.

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 Syngenta Crop Protection AG, represented in the Union by Syngenta Crop Protection S.A./N.V.

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

This Decision is addressed to Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Rosentalstrasse 67, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland, represented in the Union by Syngenta Crop Protection S.A./N.V., Avenue Louise 489, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.