Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/66 of 22 January 2021 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87751 × MON 87701 × MON 87708 × MON 89788, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2021) 285) (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 1

Genetically modified organism and unique identifier

Genetically modified soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr) MON 87751 × MON 87701 × MON 87708 × MON 89788, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier MON-87751-7 × MON 877Ø1-2 × MON-877Ø8-9 × MON-89788-1, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 65/2004.

Article 2

Authorisation

The following products are authorised for the purposes of Articles 4(2) and 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-87751-7 × MON 877Ø1-2 × MON-877Ø8-9 × MON-89788-1;

• (b) feed containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON-87751-7 × MON 877Ø1-2 × MON-877Ø8-9 × MON-89788-1;

• (c) products containing or consisting of genetically modified soybean MON-87751-7 × MON 877Ø1-2 × MON-877Ø8-9 × MON-89788-1for uses other than those provided for in points (a) and (b), with the exception of cultivation.

Article 3

Labelling

Article 4

Method for detection

The method set out in point (d) of the Annex shall apply for the detection of genetically modified soybean MON-87751-7 × MON 877Ø1-2 × MON-877Ø8-9 × MON-89788-1 as referred to in Article 1.

Article 5

Monitoring for environmental effects

Article 6

Community register

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.

Article 7

Authorisation holder

The authorisation holder shall be Bayer CropScience LLC, United States, represented in the Union by Bayer Agriculture B.V., Belgium.

Article 8

Validity

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

Article 9

Addressee

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

ANNEX

(a) Applicant and authorisation holder:

Name: Bayer CropScience LLC

Address: 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63167, United States,

represented in the Union by: Bayer Agriculture B.V., Scheldelaan 460, 2040 Antwerp, Belgium.

(b) Designation and specification of the products

• (1) foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON-87751-7 × MON 877Ø1-2 × MON-877Ø8-9 × MON-89788-1;

• (2) feed containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON-87751-7 × MON 877Ø1-2 × MON-877Ø8-9 × MON-89788-1;

• (3) products containing or consisting of genetically modified soybean MON-87751-7 × MON 877Ø1-2 × MON-877Ø8-9 × MON-89788-1 for uses other than those provided for in points (1) and (2), with the exception of cultivation.

The genetically modified soybean MON-87751-7 × MON 877Ø1-2 × MON--877Ø8-9 × MON-89788-1 expresses the dmo gene, which confer tolerance to dicamba based herbicides, the cp4 epsps gene which confers tolerance to glyphosate based herbicides, the cry1Ac, cry2Ab2 and cry1A.105 genes, which confer protection against certain lepidopteran pests.

(c) Labelling

• (1) For the purposes of the labelling requirements laid down in Articles 13(1) and 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) The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label of and in documents accompanying the products containing or consisting of genetically modified soybean MON-87751-7 × MON 877Ø1-2 × MON-877Ø8-9 × MON-89788-1, with the exception of products referred to in point (b)(1).

(d) Method for detection

• (1) The quantitative event-specific PCR detection methods are those individually validated for genetically modified soybean events MON-87751-7, MON 877Ø1-2, MON-877Ø8-9 and MON-89788-1 and further verified on soybean stack MON-87751-7 × MON 877Ø1-2 × MON-877Ø8-9 × MON-89788-1;

• (2) Validated by the EU reference laboratory established under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, published at http://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/StatusOfDossiers.aspx

• (3) Reference Material: AOCS 0215(for MON-87751-7), AOCS 0809 (for MON 877Ø1-2), AOCS 0311 (for MON-877Ø8-9) and AOCS 0906 (for MON-89788-1) are accessible via the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) at https://www.aocs.org/crm

(e) Unique identifier

MON-87751-7 × MON 877Ø1-2 × MON-877Ø8-9 × MON-89788-1.

(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 in accordance 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.