LEGISLATIVE ACT : Commission Decision 2004/657/EC authorising the placing on the market of sweet corn from genetically modified maize line Bt11 as a novel food or novel food ingredient under Regulation 258/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
CONTENT : This Decision provides that sweet maize from genetically modified maize line Bt11, as designated in the Annex, may be placed on the Community market as a novel food or novel food ingredient. The product shall be labelled as ‘genetically modified sweet maize', in accordance with the labelling requirements laid down in Article 13 of Regulation 1829/2003/EC. The requisite information will be entered in the Community register of genetically modified food and feed.
This Decision is addressed to Syngenta Seeds BV, Westeinde 62, 1600 AA Enkhuizen, The Netherlands, representing Syngenta Seeds AG, Switzerland. It is valid for a period of 10 years.
The recitals to the Decision recount the consultation process, including validation studies.