
Article 1 
Genetically modified cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) T304-40, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier BCS-GHØØ4-7, 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 BCS-GHØØ4-7 cotton;
((b)) feed containing, consisting of, or produced from BCS-GHØØ4-7 cotton;
((c)) BCS-GHØØ4-7 cotton 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 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 ‘cotton’.
2. The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label of and in documents accompanying products containing or consisting of T304-40 cotton 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 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 Bayer CropScience AG.
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 Bayer CropScience AG, Alfred-Nobel-Strasse 50, D-40789 Monheim am Rhein, Germany.
Done at Brussels, 24 April 2015.
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
(a) 
NameBayer CropScience AGAddressAlfred-Nobel-Strasse 50, D-40789 Monheim am Rhein — Germany

(b) 

((1)) foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from BCS-GHØØ4-7 cotton;
((2)) feed containing, consisting of, or produced from BCS-GHØØ4-7 cotton;
((3)) BCS-GHØØ4-7 cotton in products containing it or consisting of it for any other use than 1 and 2, with the exception of cultivation.

The genetically modified T304-40 cotton, as described in the application, expresses the Cry1Ab protein which confers protection against certain lepidopteran pests and PAT protein which confers tolerance to glufosinate ammonium-based herbicides.

(c) 

((1)) for the purposes of the specific 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 ‘cotton’;
((2)) the words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label of and in documents accompanying products containing or consisting of T304-40 cotton 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 T304-40 cotton,
— validated 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: ERM-BF429 accessible via the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) at http://www.irmm.jrc.be/html/reference_materials_catalogue/index.htm

(e) 
BCS-GHØØ4-7

(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 over the time. Those modifications will be made available to the public via the updating of the Community register of genetically modified food and feed.