
Article 1 
Genetically modified maize (Zea mays L.) DAS-40278-9, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier DAS-4Ø278-9, in accordance with 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 the GMO referred to in Article 1;
((b)) feed containing, consisting of, or produced from GMO referred to in Article 1;
((c)) The GMO referred to in Article 1 in products containing it or consisting of it for any other use than those provided in points (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 the documents accompanying products containing or consisting of the GMO referred to in Article 1, 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 (g) of the Annex, is put in place and implemented.
2. The authorisation holder shall submit annual reports on the implementation and the results of the activities set out in the monitoring plan to the Commission 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 Dow AgroSciences Europe.
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 Dow AgroSciences Europe, European Development Centre, 3 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN, United Kingdom.
Done at Brussels, 4 July 2017.
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
(a) 
NameDow AgroSciences EuropeAddressEuropean Development Centre, 3 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN, United Kingdom.

(b) 

((1)) foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from maize DAS-40278-9;
((2)) feed containing, consisting of, or produced from maize DAS-40278-9;
((3)) Maize DAS-40278-9 in products containing it or consisting of it for any other use than those provided in points (1) and (2), with the exception of cultivation.

DAS4Ø278-9 maize expresses the AAD-1 protein which confers tolerance to 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and aryloxyphenoxypropionate (AOPP) herbicides.

(c) 

((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 the accompanying documents of the products containing or consisting of maize DAS-40278-9 with the exception of products referred to in point (a) of Article 2.

(d) 

((1)) Event specific real-time quantitative PCR based method for DAS-4Ø278-9 maize; the detection method is validated on the single-trait event using genomic DNA extracted from seeds of DAS-4Ø278-9 maize;
((2)) Validated by the EU Reference Laboratory established under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, published at http://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/statusofdossiers.aspx;
((3)) Reference Material: ERM®-BF433 accessible via the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission at https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.

(e) 
DAS-4Ø278-9;

(f) 
[Biosafety Clearing-House, Record ID number: published in the Community register of genetically modified food and feed when notified].

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

[Link: plan published in the Community register of genetically modified food and feed]

(h) 
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.