
Article 1 
This Decision applies to the following products originating from the United States of America:
Product CN Code
husked (brown) rice Parboiled Long A 1006 20 15
husked (brown) rice Parboiled Long B 1006 20 17
husked (brown) rice Long A 1006 20 96
husked (brown) rice Long B 1006 20 98
semi-milled Parboiled rice Long A 1006 30 25
semi-milled Parboiled rice Long B 1006 30 27
semi-milled rice Long A 1006 30 46
semi-milled rice Long B 1006 30 48
wholly milled Parboiled rice Long A 1006 30 65
wholly milled Parboiled rice Long B 1006 30 67
wholly milled rice Long A 1006 30 96
wholly milled rice Long B 1006 30 98
broken rice (unless it is certified free of Long-grain origin) 1006 40 00
Article 2 
Member States shall allow the first placing on the market of the products referred to in Article 1 only where an original analytical report based on a suitable and validated method for detection of genetically modified rice ‘LL RICE 601’ and issued by an accredited laboratory accompanying the consignment demonstrates that the product does not contain genetically modified rice ‘LL RICE 601’.
If a consignment of products referred to in Article 1 is split, a certified copy of the analytical report shall accompany each part of the split consignment.
In the absence of an analytical report as referred to in paragraph 1, the operator established in the Community who is responsible for the first placing on the market of the product shall have the products referred to in Article 1 tested to demonstrate that they do not contain genetically modified rice ‘LL RICE 601’. Pending availability of the analytical report, the consignment shall not be placed on the market of the Community.
Member States shall inform the Commission of positive (unfavourable) results through the Rapid Alert System for food and feed.
Article 3 
Member States shall take appropriate measures, including random sampling and analysis, concerning the products referred to in Article 1 already on the market in order to verify the absence of genetically modified rice ‘LL RICE 601’. They shall inform the Commission of positive (unfavourable) results through the Rapid Alert System for food and feed.
Article 4 
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the products referred to in Article 1 that are found to contain genetically modified rice ‘LL RICE 601’ are not placed on the market.
Article 5 
Member States shall ensure that the costs incurred in the implementation of Articles 2 and 4 are borne by the operators responsible for the first placing on the market.
Article 6 
The measures provided for in this Decision shall be reviewed by 28 February 2007 at the latest.
Article 7 
Decision 2006/578/EC is repealed.
Article 8 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 September 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission