
Article 1 
Genetically modified maize (Zea mays L.) GA21, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier MON-ØØØ21-9, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 65/2004.
Article 2 
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 MON-ØØØ21-9 maize;
((b)) feed containing, consisting of, or produced from MON-ØØØ21-9 maize;
((c)) products, other than food and feed, containing or consisting of MON-ØØØ21-9 maize for the same uses as any other maize with the exception of cultivation.
Article 3 

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 ‘maize’.
2. The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label of and in documents accompanying products containing or consisting of MON-ØØØ21-9 maize referred to in Article 2(b) and (c).
Article 4 

1. The authorisation holder shall ensure that the monitoring plan for environmental effects, as set out in the point (h) of the Annex, is put in place and implemented.
2. The authorisation holder shall submit to the Commission annual reports on the implementation and the results of the activities set out in the monitoring plan.
Article 5 
The information set out in the Annex to this Decision shall be entered in the Community register of genetically modified food and feed, as provided for in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
Article 6 
The authorisation holder shall be Syngenta Seeds S.A.S., France, representing Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Switzerland.
Article 7 
This Decision shall apply for a period of 10 years from the date of its notification.
Article 8 
This Decision is addressed to Syngenta Seeds S.A.S., Chemin de l’Hobit 12, BP 27, F-31790 Saint-Sauveur, France.
Done in Brussels, 28 March 2008.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
(a) 
NameSyngenta Seeds S.A.S.AddressChemin de l’Hobit 12, BP 27, F-31790 Saint-Sauveur, France

On behalf of Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Schwarzwaldallee 215, CH 4058 Basle, Switzerland

(b) 

((1)) Foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from MON-ØØØ21-9 maize;
((2)) Feed containing, consisting of, or produced from MON-ØØØ21-9 maize;
((3)) Products other than food and feed containing or consisting of MON-ØØØ21-9 maize for the same uses as any other maize with the exception of cultivation.

The genetically modified maize MON-ØØØ21-9, as described in the application, expresses the mEPSPS protein which confers tolerance to herbicide glyphosate

(c)  (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 ‘maize’.
 (2) The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label of and in documents accompanying products containing or consisting of MON-ØØØ21-9 maize referred to in Article 2(b) and (c).

(d) 

— Event specific real-time quantitative PCR based methods for genetically modified maize MON-ØØØ21-9,
— Validated by the Community reference laboratory established under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, published at http://gmo-crl.jrc.it/statusofdoss.htm
— Reference Material: AOCS 0407-A and AOCS 0407-B accessible via the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) at http://www.aocs.org

(e) 
MON-ØØØ21-9

(f) 
Biosafety Clearing House, Record ID: see [to be completed when notified]

(g) 
Not required.

(h) 
Monitoring plan for environmental effects conforming with Annex VII to Directive 2001/18/EC.

[Link: plan published on the Internet]

(i) 
Not required.
Note: links to relevant documents may need to be modified overtime. Those modifications will be made available to the public via the updating of the Community register of genetically modified food and feed.