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| 25.6.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 226/31 |
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25.6.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 226/31

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2021/1035

of 23 June 2021

amending Implementing Decisions 2013/648/EU and 2013/650/EU as regards the authorisation holder and its representative in the Union for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from certain genetically modified maize

(notified under document C(2021) 4317)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Only the Dutch text is authentic)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (1), and in particular to Articles 9(2) and 21(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Bayer Agriculture BVBA, based in Belgium, is the representative in the Union of Monsanto Company, based in the United States of America, concerning the authorisations for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize authorised by Commission Implementing Decisions 2013/648/EU (2) and 2013/650/EU (3). Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in the United States of America, is the other authorisation holder for the genetically modified maize authorised by these Implementing Decisions. Dow AgroSciences LLC is represented by Dow AgroSciences Distribution S.A.S., based in France. |
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(1)

Bayer Agriculture BVBA, based in Belgium, is the representative in the Union of Monsanto Company, based in the United States of America, concerning the authorisations for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize authorised by Commission Implementing Decisions 2013/648/EU (2) and 2013/650/EU (3). Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in the United States of America, is the other authorisation holder for the genetically modified maize authorised by these Implementing Decisions. Dow AgroSciences LLC is represented by Dow AgroSciences Distribution S.A.S., based in France.

| (2) | By letter dated 28 July 2020, Bayer Agriculture BVBA, based in Belgium, informed the Commission that Monsanto Company, based in the United States, converts its legal form and changes its name to Bayer CropScience LP, based in the United States of America, as of 1 August 2020. |
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(2)

By letter dated 28 July 2020, Bayer Agriculture BVBA, based in Belgium, informed the Commission that Monsanto Company, based in the United States, converts its legal form and changes its name to Bayer CropScience LP, based in the United States of America, as of 1 August 2020.

| (3) | By letter dated 28 July 2020, Bayer Agriculture BVBA, informed the Commission that it changes its name to Bayer Agriculture BV, based in Belgium, as of 1 August 2020. |
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(3)

By letter dated 28 July 2020, Bayer Agriculture BVBA, informed the Commission that it changes its name to Bayer Agriculture BV, based in Belgium, as of 1 August 2020.

| (4) | By the letter dated 17 March 2021, the Commission was informed that Dow AgroSciences LLC changed the name to Corteva Agriscience LLC, based in the United States of America, as of 1 January 2021. |
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(4)

By the letter dated 17 March 2021, the Commission was informed that Dow AgroSciences LLC changed the name to Corteva Agriscience LLC, based in the United States of America, as of 1 January 2021.

| (5) | By the letter dated 22 March 2021, Corteva Agriscience LLC informed the Commission that its representative in the Union is Corteva Agriscience Belgium B.V., as of 22 March 2021. |
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(5)

By the letter dated 22 March 2021, Corteva Agriscience LLC informed the Commission that its representative in the Union is Corteva Agriscience Belgium B.V., as of 22 March 2021.

| (6) | The requested changes are purely administrative in nature and therefore do not entail a new assessment of the products concerned. |
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(6)

The requested changes are purely administrative in nature and therefore do not entail a new assessment of the products concerned.

| (7) | Implementing Decisions 2013/648/EU and 2013/650/EU should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(7)

Implementing Decisions 2013/648/EU and 2013/650/EU should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (8) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, |
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(8)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Amendments to Implementing Decision 2013/648/EU

Implementing Decision 2013/648/EU is amended as follows:

| (1) | in Article 6, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

  ‘1.   The authorisation holders shall be:






  (a) | Corteva Agriscience LLC, United States of America, represented by Corteva Agriscience Belgium B.V.; and |
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(1)

in Article 6, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.   The authorisation holders shall be:

(a)

Corteva Agriscience LLC, United States of America, represented by Corteva Agriscience Belgium B.V.; and

| (b) | Bayer CropScience LP, United States of America, represented by Bayer Agriculture BV, Belgium.’; |
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(b)

Bayer CropScience LP, United States of America, represented by Bayer Agriculture BV, Belgium.’;

| (2) | Article 8 is replaced by the following:

  ‘This Decision is addressed to:






  (a) | Corteva Agriscience LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, Indiana 46268-1054, United States of America, represented by Corteva Agriscience Belgium B.V., Bedrijvenlaan 9, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium; and |
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(2)

Article 8 is replaced by the following:

‘This Decision is addressed to:

(a)

Corteva Agriscience LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, Indiana 46268-1054, United States of America, represented by Corteva Agriscience Belgium B.V., Bedrijvenlaan 9, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium; and

| (b) | Bayer CropScience LP, 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St Louis, Missouri, 63167, United States of America, represented by Bayer Agriculture BV, Scheldelaan 460, 2040 Antwerp, Belgium.’; |
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(b)

Bayer CropScience LP, 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St Louis, Missouri, 63167, United States of America, represented by Bayer Agriculture BV, Scheldelaan 460, 2040 Antwerp, Belgium.’;

| (3) | in the Annex, point (a) is replaced by the following:






  ‘(a) | Applicants and Authorisation holders







  Name: | Corteva Agriscience LLC |
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| Address: | 9330 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, Indiana 46268-1054, United States of America |

(3)

in the Annex, point (a) is replaced by the following:

‘(a)

Applicants and Authorisation holders

Applicants and Authorisation holders

Name:

Corteva Agriscience LLC

Address:

9330 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, Indiana 46268-1054, United States of America

represented by Corteva Agriscience Belgium B.V., Bedrijvenlaan 9, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium,

and

| Name: | Bayer CropScience LP |
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| Address: | 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St Louis, Missouri, 63167, United States of America |

Name:

Bayer CropScience LP

Address:

800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St Louis, Missouri, 63167, United States of America

represented by Bayer Agriculture BV, Scheldelaan 460, 2040 Antwerp, Belgium’.

Article 2

Amendments to Implementing Decision 2013/650/EU

Implementing Decision 2013/650/EU is amended as follows:

| (1) | in Article 6, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

  ‘1.   The authorisation holders shall be:






  (a) | Corteva Agriscience LLC, United States of America, represented by Corteva Agriscience Belgium B.V.; and |
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(1)

in Article 6, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.   The authorisation holders shall be:

(a)

Corteva Agriscience LLC, United States of America, represented by Corteva Agriscience Belgium B.V.; and

| (b) | Bayer CropScience LP, United States of America, represented by Bayer Agriculture BV, Belgium.’; |
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(b)

Bayer CropScience LP, United States of America, represented by Bayer Agriculture BV, Belgium.’;

| (2) | Article 8 is replaced by the following:

  ‘This Decision is addressed to:






  (a) | Corteva Agriscience LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, Indiana 46268-1054, United States of America, represented by Corteva Agriscience Belgium B.V., Bedrijvenlaan 9, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium; and |
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(2)

Article 8 is replaced by the following:

‘This Decision is addressed to:

(a)

Corteva Agriscience LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, Indiana 46268-1054, United States of America, represented by Corteva Agriscience Belgium B.V., Bedrijvenlaan 9, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium; and

| (b) | Bayer CropScience LP, 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St Louis, Missouri, 63167, United States of America, represented by Bayer Agriculture BV, Scheldelaan 460, 2040 Antwerp, Belgium.’; |
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(b)

Bayer CropScience LP, 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St Louis, Missouri, 63167, United States of America, represented by Bayer Agriculture BV, Scheldelaan 460, 2040 Antwerp, Belgium.’;

| (3) | in the Annex, point (a) is replaced by the following:






  ‘(a) | Applicants and Authorisation holders







  Name: | Corteva Agriscience LLC |
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| Address: | 9330 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, Indiana 46268-1054, United States of America |

(3)

in the Annex, point (a) is replaced by the following:

‘(a)

Applicants and Authorisation holders

Applicants and Authorisation holders

Name:

Corteva Agriscience LLC

Address:

9330 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, Indiana 46268-1054, United States of America

represented by Corteva Agriscience Belgium B.V., Bedrijvenlaan 9, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium

and

| Name: | Bayer CropScience LP |
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| Address: | 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St Louis, Missouri, 63167, United States of America |

Name:

Bayer CropScience LP

Address:

800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St Louis, Missouri, 63167, United States of America

represented by Bayer Agriculture BV, Scheldelaan 460, 2040 Antwerp, Belgium.’

Article 3

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to:

| (a) | Corteva Agriscience LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, Indiana 46268-1054, United States of America, represented by Corteva Agriscience Belgium B.V., Bedrijvenlaan 9, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium; and |
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(a)

Corteva Agriscience LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, Indiana 46268-1054, United States of America, represented by Corteva Agriscience Belgium B.V., Bedrijvenlaan 9, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium; and

| (b) | Bayer CropScience LP, 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St Louis, Missouri, 63167, United States of America, represented by Bayer Agriculture BV, Scheldelaan 460, 2040 Antwerp, Belgium. |
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(b)

Bayer CropScience LP, 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St Louis, Missouri, 63167, United States of America, represented by Bayer Agriculture BV, Scheldelaan 460, 2040 Antwerp, Belgium.

Done at Brussels, 23 June 2021.

For the Commission

Stella KYRIAKIDES

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1.

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(2)  Commission Implementing Decision 2013/648/EU of 6 November 2013 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize MON89034 × 1507 × NK603 (MON-89Ø34-3 × DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 × MON-ØØ6Ø3-6) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 302, 13.11.2013, p. 38).

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(3)  Commission Implementing Decision 2013/650/EU of 6 November 2013 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified (GM) maize MON 89034 × 1507 × MON88017 × 59122 (MON-89Ø34-3 × DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 × MON-88Ø17-3 × DAS-59122-7), four related GM maizes combining three different single GM events (MON89034 × 1507 × MON88017 (MON-89Ø34-3 × DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 × MON-88Ø17-3), MON89034 × 1507 × 59122 (MON-89Ø34-3 × DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 × DAS-59122-7), MON89034 × MON88017 × 59122 (MON-89Ø34-3 × MON-88Ø17-3 × DAS-59122-7), 1507 × MON 88017 × 59122 (DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 × MON-88Ø17-3 × DAS-59122-7)) and four related GM maizes combining two different single GM events (MON89034 × 1507 (MON-89Ø34-3 × DAS-Ø15Ø7-1), MON89034 × 59122 (MON-89Ø34-3 × DAS-59122-7), 1507 × MON88017 (DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 × MON-88Ø17-3), MON 88017 × 59122 (MON-88Ø17-3 × DAS-59122-7)) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 302, 13.11.2013, p. 47).

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