Article 1Genetically modified organism and unique identifier#
Genetically modified maize (Zea mays L.) line 1507, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier DAS-Ø15Ø7-1, 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)foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of or produced from maize 1507;
(b)feed containing, consisting of or produced from maize 1507;
(c)maize 1507 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.
2.The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear either on a label or in a document accompanying the products containing or consisting of maize 1507, with the exception of food and food ingredients.This requirement shall apply until the placing on the market of maize 1507 seeds for the purpose of cultivation is authorised.
1.The authorisation holders shall ensure that the monitoring plan for environmental effects, as set out in point (h) of the Annex to this Decision is put in place and implemented.
2.The authorisation holders shall submit to the Commission joint 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.
This Decision is addressed to Corteva Agriscience LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, Indiana 46268-1054, United States, represented in the Union by Corteva Agriscience Belgium BV, Bedrijvenlaan 9, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium.
(a)Authorisation holder:NameCorteva Agriscience LLCAddress9330 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, Indiana 46268-1054, United States,Represented in the Union by Corteva Agriscience Belgium BV, Bedrijvenlaan 9, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium.
(b)Designation and specification of the products:
(1)foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from maize 1507;
(2)feed containing, consisting of, or produced from maize 1507;
(3)maize 1507 in products containing it or consisting of it for any other use than those provided for in points (1) and (2), with the exception of cultivation.
Maize 1507, as described in the application, expresses the Cry1F protein, derived from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai, which confers resistance to the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) and certain other lepidopteran pests, and the PAT protein, derived from Streptomyces viridochromogenes strain Tü494, which confers tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium.
(2)The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear either on a label or in a document accompanying the products containing or consisting of maize 1507, with the exception of food and food ingredients.
This requirement shall apply until the placing on the market of maize 1507 seeds for the purpose of cultivation is authorised.
(d)Method for detection:
(1)Event specific real-time quantitative PCR based method for detection of the genetically modified maize DAS-Ø15Ø7-1.
(2)Validated by the Community reference laboratory established under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, published at http://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/StatusOfDossiers.aspx
(3)Reference Material: ERM®-BF418 (for DAS-Ø15Ø7-1) is accessible via the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission at https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/reference-materials/catalogue/
(e)Unique identifier:DAS-Ø15Ø7-1
(f)Information required under Annex II to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity:[Biosafety Clearing-House, Record ID number: published in the Community register of genetically modified food and feed when notified].
(g)Conditions or restrictions on the placing on the market, use or handling of the products:Not required.
(h)Monitoring plan for environmental effects:Monitoring plan for environmental effects conforming with Annex VII to Directive 2001/18/EC.[Link: plan published in the Community register of genetically modified food and feed]
(i)Post-market monitoring requirements for the use of the food for human consumption:Not required.
Note: links to relevant documents may need to be modified over the time. Those modifications will be made available to the public via the updating of the Community register of genetically modified food and feed.