1.The addressee shall implement an in-house programme in order to ensure the effective withdrawal from the market of ACS- BNØØ7-1 oilseed rape in breeding and seed production and shall gather data on the presence of that genetically modified organism in the oilseed rape shipments to the Union from Canada.By 1 January 2028, the addressee shall report to the Commission on the implementation of that programme and on the presence of those genetically modified organisms in the oilseed rape shipments from Canada to the Union.
2.The presence of material which contains, consists of or is produced from ACS-BNØØ7-1 oilseed rape in food or feed products notified under Article 8(1), point (a), and Article 20(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 shall be tolerated until 31 December 2028, provided that this presence is:
(a)adventitious or technically unavoidable; and
(b)in a proportion no higher than 0,1 % mass fraction.
3.The addressee shall ensure the availability of certified reference material for ACS- BNØØ7-1 oilseed rape via the American Oil Chemists Society at https://www.aocs.org/crm.
The entries in the Community Register of genetically modified food and feed, as provided for in Article 28 of the Regulation, regarding ACS-BNØØ7-1 oilseed rape shall be modified in order to take account of this Decision.
The addressee shall ensure the continued availability of the reference material referred to in point 7 of Annex IV to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European parliament and of the Councilnote.
This Decision is addressed to BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC, 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., Durham, NC 27713, United States, represented in the Union by BASF Agricultural Solutions Belgium NV, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 101, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.