
Article 1 
Genetically modified oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) GT73, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier MON-ØØØ73-7, 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-ØØØ73-7 oilseed rape, with the exception of isolated seed protein;
((b)) feed produced from MON-ØØØ73-7 oilseed rape.
Article 3 
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 ‘oilseed rape’.
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 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, Belgium, Avenue de Tervueren 270-272, 1150 Brussels, Belgium, representing Monsanto Company, 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63167, United States of America.
Done at Brussels, 24 April 2015.
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
(a) 
NameMonsanto Europe SA, BelgiumAddressAvenue de Tervueren 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-ØØØ73-7 oilseed rape, with the exception of isolated seed protein;
2.. feed produced from MON-ØØØ73-7 oilseed rape.

The genetically modified MON-ØØØ73-7 oilseed rape, as described in the applications, expresses the CP4 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (CP4 EPSPS) and glyphosate oxidoreductase variant 247 (GOXv247) proteins which confer tolerance to glyphosate-based herbicides.

(c) 
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 ‘oilseed rape’.

(d) 

— Event-specific real-time PCR based method for the quantification of MON-ØØØ73-7 oilseed rape.
— 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 0304-A and AOCS 0304-B are accessible via the American Oil Chemists Society at http://www.aocs.org/tech/crm

(e) 
MON-ØØØ73-7

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

(i) 
Not required.
