
Article 1 
Genetically modified maize (Zea mays L.) MON 87460, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier MON 8746Ø-4, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 65/2004.
Article 2 
The following products are authorised for the purposes of Article 4(2) and Article 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 8746Ø-4 maize;
((b)) feed containing, consisting of, or produced from MON 8746Ø-4 maize;
((c)) MON 8746Ø-4 maize in products containing it or consisting of it for any other use than (a) and (b), with the exception of cultivation.
Article 3 

1. For the purposes of the labelling requirements laid down in Article 13(1) and Article 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 8746Ø-4 maize with the exception of products referred to in point (a) of Article 2.
Article 4 

1. The authorisation holder shall ensure that the monitoring plan for environmental effects, as set out in 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 in accordance with Decision 2009/770/EC.
Article 5 
The information set out in the Annex to this Decision shall be entered in the EU 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 Monsanto Europe SA, Belgium, representing Monsanto Company, United States of America.
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 Monsanto Europe SA, Avenue de Tervuren 270-272, 1150 Brussels, Belgium.
Done at Brussels, 24 April 2015
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
(a) 
NameMonsanto Europe SAAddressAvenue de Tervuren 270-272, 1150 Brussels, Belgium

On behalf of Monsanto Company,800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63167, United States of America.

(b) 

1.. foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from MON 8746Ø-4 maize;
2.. feed containing, consisting of, or produced from MON 8746Ø-4 maize;
3.. MON 8746Ø-4 maize in products containing it or consisting of it for any other use than 1 and 2, with the exception of cultivation.

The genetically modified MON 8746Ø-4 maize, as described in the application, expresses the cold shock protein B (CspB) which aims to reduce yield loss caused by drought stress. An nptII gene, conferring kanamycine and neomycine resistance, was used as a selective marker in the genetic modification process.

(c) 

1.. For the purposes of the specific labelling requirements laid down in Article 13(1) and Article 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 8746Ø-4 maize with the exception of products referred to in point (a) of Article 2.

(d) 

— Event-specific real-time PCR based method for the quantification of MON 8746Ø-4 maize.
— Validated on genomic DNA, extracted from seeds, by the EU Reference Laboratory established under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, published at http://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/statusofdossiers.aspx
— Reference Material: AOCS 0709-A and AOCS 0406-A are accessible via the American Oil Chemists Society at http://www.aocs.org/tech/crm

(e) 
MON 8746Ø-4

(f) 
Biosafety Clearing-House (to be entered in the EU register of genetically modified food and feed when notified).

(g) 
Not required.

(h) 
Monitoring plan for environmental effects conforming with Annex VII to Directive 2001/18/EC [to be entered in the EU register of genetically modified food and feed when notified).

(i) 
Not required.
