# Commission Decision of 26 March 2007 concerning the placing on the market, in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of oilseed rape products (Brassica napus L., lines Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8xRf3) genetically modified for tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium (notified under document number C(2007) 1234) (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic) (2007/232/EC), Article 3: Conditions for placing on the market

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The products may be put to the same uses as any other oilseed rape, with the exception of cultivation and uses as or in food, and may be placed on the market subject to the following conditions:
(a) the period of validity of the consent shall be for a period of 10 years starting from the date on which the consent is issued;
(b) the unique identifiers of the products shall be:
ACS-BNØØ5-8 for lines containing the Ms8 event alone;
ACS-BNØØ3-6 for lines containing the Rf3 event alone, and;
ACS-BNØØ5-8 x ACS-BNØØ3-6 for hybrid lines containing both the Ms8 and Rf3 events;
(c) without prejudice to Article 25 of Directive 2001/18/EC, the consent holder shall, whenever requested to do so, make positive and negative control samples of the products, or their genetic material, or reference materials available to the competent authorities;
(d) without prejudice to specific labelling requirements provided by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, the words ‘This product contains genetically modified oilseed rape’ or ‘This product contains genetically modified Ms8 oilseed rape’ or ‘This product contains genetically modified Rf3 oilseed rape’ or ‘This product contains genetically modified Ms8xRf3 oilseed rape’, as appropriate, shall appear either on a label or in a document accompanying the product, except where other Community legislation sets a threshold below which such information is not required; and
(e) as long as the products have not been authorised for the placing on the market for the purpose of cultivation, the words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear either on a label or in a document accompanying the products.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2007/232/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-232/article-3
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