uksi/2019/705 — The Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

2019 No. 705 Exiting The European Union Agriculture Food The Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Made 26th March 2019 Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1 The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 . In accordance with paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 7 to that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of these Regulations. PART 1 Introduction Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day. PART 2 Amendment of subordinate legislation Amendment of the Genetically Modified Food (England) Regulations 2004 2 The Genetically Modified Food (England) Regulations 2004 are amended as follows. 3 In the Schedule, in Part 2— a omit the entries in the Table which relate to Article 8.6 of Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 ; b in the entry in the second column of the Table which corresponds to the entry in the first column of the Table relating to Article 9.3 of Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 , for “Commission”, substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . PART 3 Amendment of retained direct EU legislation Amendment of Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 4 Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on genetically modified food and feed is amended as follows. 5 In Article 1— a in point (a), omit “internal”; b in point (b), omit “Community”. 6 In Article 2, at the end, insert— 17 “ Food Safety Authority ” means— a as regards England and Wales , the Food Standards Agency; b as regards Scotland, Food Standards Scotland; 18 “ appropriate authority ” means— a in relation to England, the Secretary of State; b in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers; c in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers; d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 “ prescribe ” means prescribe by regulations; 20 “ third country ” means any country or territory other than the British Islands; 21 “ public analyst ” has the meaning it bears in the Food Safety Act 1990 ...; 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 “ reference laboratory ” means the laboratory appointed by the appropriate authority in accordance with Article 32. . 7 For Article 3(2), substitute “ 2. Where necessary, the appropriate authority may prescribe measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it and determining whether a type of food falls within the scope of this Section. ” . 8 In Article 4, omit paragraph 6. 9 In Article 5— a for paragraph 2, substitute— 2 The application must be sent to the Food Safety Authority, who must— a acknowledge receipt of the application, and confirm the date of its receipt, in writing to the applicant within 14 days of its receipt; b make the summary of the dossier referred to in paragraph 3(1) available to the public. ; b in paragraph 6, for “Community”, substitute “ retained EU ” ; c for paragraph 7, substitute— 7 The appropriate authority, having first consulted the Food Safety Authority, may prescribe rules concerning the preparation and presentation of the application. ; d in paragraph 8, for “Before the date of application of this Regulation, the Authority shall”, substitute “ The Food Safety Authority must ” . 10 In Article 6— a in paragraph 2, omit “or a national competent authority through the Authority”; b for paragraph 3, substitute— 3 In order to prepare its opinion, the Food Safety Authority— a must verify that the particulars and documents submitted by the applicant are in accordance with Article 5 and examine whether the food complies with the criteria referred to in Article 4(1); b may ask a competent authority designated in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2001/18/EC to carry out an environmental risk assessment; however, if the application concerns GMOs to be used as seeds or other plant-propagating material, the Food Safety Authority must ask a competent authority to carry out the environmental risk assessment; c may ask a public analyst to carry out a safety assessment of the food; d must forward to the reference laboratory referred to in Article 32 the particulars referred to in Article 5(3)(i) and (j). The reference laboratory must test and validate the method of detection and identification proposed by the applicant; e must, in verifying the application of Article 13(2)(a), examine the information and data submitted by the applicant to show that the characteristics of the food are not different from those of its conventional counterpart, having regard to the accepted limits of natural variations for such characteristics. ; c in paragraph 4, for “national competent authority within the meaning of Directive 2001/18/EC , designated by each Member State for this purpose”, substitute “ competent authority designated in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC ” ; d in paragraph 5(f), omit “Community”; e for paragraph 6, substitute— 6 The Food Safety Authority must forward its opinion to the appropriate authority and the applicant, including a report describing its assessment of the food and stating the reasons for its opinion and the information on which this opinion is based. ; f for paragraph 7, substitute— 7 The Food Safety Authority must make its opinion public, after deletion of any information identified as confidential in accordance with Article 30 of this Regulation. The public may make comments to the Food Safety Authority within 30 days from such publication. . 11 For Article 7, substitute— 1 Within three months after receiving the opinion of the Food Safety Authority, the appropriate authority must determine, taking account of the opinion of the Food Safety Authority, any relevant provisions of retained EU law, and other legitimate factors relevant to the matter under consideration, the decision to be taken in respect of the application. 2 Where the decision is not in accordance with the opinion of the Food Safety Authority, the appropriate authority must provide an explanation for the differences. 3 For applications which are authorised, the terms of the authorisation must be prescribed by the appropriate authority and must include— a the particulars referred to in Article 6(5); b the name of the authorisation holder; c where appropriate, the unique identifier attributed to the GMO as referred to in the Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 . 4 The authorisation granted in accordance with the procedure referred to in this Regulation is valid for 10 years and is renewable in accordance with Article 11. The authorised food must be entered in the Register referred to in Article 28. Each entry in the Register must mention the date of authorisation and must include the particulars referred to in paragraph 3. 5 The authorisation under this Section is without prejudice to other provisions of retained EU law governing the use and placing on the market of substances which may only be used if they are included in a list of substances registered or authorised to the exclusion of others. 6 References made in parts A and D of Directive 2001/18/EC to GMOs authorised under part C of that Directive shall be considered as applying equally to GMOs authorised under this Regulation. . 12 In Article 8, omit paragraphs 6 and 8. 13 In Article 9— a in paragraph 1, for “Commission”, substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” ; b in paragraph 3, in both places in which it occurs, for “Commission”, substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” ; c for paragraph 4, substitute— 4 The Food Safety Authority must make the information supplied by the applicant available to the appropriate authority without delay. . 14 In Article 10, for subparagraphs 1 and 2, substitute— 1 On its own initiative, the Food Safety Authority may, or following a request from the appropriate authority, must, issue an opinion on whether an authorisation for a product referred to in Article 3(1) still meets the conditions set by this Regulation. It shall immediately transmit this opinion to the appropriate authority and the authorisation-holder. The Food Safety Authority must make its opinion public, after deletion of any information identified as confidential in accordance with Article 30 of this Regulation. The public may make comments to the Food Safety Authority within 30 days from such publication. 2 The appropriate authority must examine the opinion of the Food Safety Authority as soon as possible. Any appropriate measures must be taken in accordance with Article 34. If appropriate, the appropriate authority may prescribe modifications to, a suspension of, or revocation of, an authorisation . 15 In Article 11— a in paragraph 1, for “Commission”, substitute “ appropriate authority ” ; b for paragraph 5, substitute— 5 The appropriate authority, having first consulted the Food Safety Authority, may make provision for the application of this Article, by prescribing provisions concerning the preparation and the presentation of the application. ; c in paragraph 6, for “Authority”, substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 16 In Article 12— a in the opening words of paragraph 1, for “Community” substitute “ Great Britain ” ; b for paragraph 4, substitute— 4 The appropriate authority may prescribe amendments to non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it and establishing lower thresholds, in particular in respect of foods containing or consisting of GMOs, or taking account of advances in science and technology. . 17 In Article 13, in paragraph 1, for “Community”, substitute “ retained EU ” . 18 For Article 14, substitute— The appropriate authority may prescribe the following measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it— a the measures necessary for operators to satisfy the competent authorities as referred to in Article 12(3); b the measures necessary for operators to comply with the labelling requirements set out in Article 13; c measures concerning the information to be given by mass caterers providing food to the final consumer. In order to take account of the specific situation of mass caterers, such measures may provide for adaptation of the requirements set out in Article 13(1)(e); and d measures to facilitate the uniform application of Article 13. . 19 In Article 15, for paragraph 2, substitute— 2 Where necessary, the appropriate authority may prescribe measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it and determining whether a type of feed falls within the scope of this Section. . 20 Omit Article 16(6). 21 In Article 17— a for paragraphs 1 and 2, substitute— 1 To obtain the authorisation referred to in Article 16(2), an application must be submitted in accordance with the following provisions. 2 The application must be sent to the Food Safety Authority, who must—. a acknowledge receipt of the application, and confirm the date of its receipt, in writing to the applicant within 14 days of its receipt; b make the summary of the dossier referred to in paragraph 3(1) available to the public. ; b in paragraph 6, for “Community”, substitute “ retained EU ” ; c for paragraph 7, substitute— 7 The appropriate authority, having first consulted the Food Safety Authority, may prescribe rules concerning the preparation and presentation of the application. ; d in paragraph 8, for “Before the date of application of this Regulation, the Authority shall”, substitute “ The Food Safety Authority must ” . 22 In Article 18— a in paragraph 2, omit “or a national competent authority through the Authority”; b for paragraph 3, substitute— 3 In order to prepare its opinion, the Food Safety Authority— a must verify that the particulars and documents submitted by the applicant are in accordance with Article 17 and examine whether the food complies with the criteria referred to in Article 16(1); b may ask a competent authority designated in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2001/18/EC to carry out an environmental risk assessment; however, if the application concerns GMOs to be used as seeds or other plant-propagating material, the Food Safety Authority must ask a competent authority to carry out the environmental risk assessment; c may ask a public analyst to carry out a safety assessment of the feed; d must forward to the reference laboratory the particulars referred to in Article 17(3)(i) and (j). The reference laboratory must test and validate the method of detection and identification proposed by the applicant; e must, in verifying the application of Article 25(2)(c), examine the information and data submitted by the applicant to show that the characteristics of the feed are not different from those of its conventional counterpart, having regard to the accepted limits of natural variations for such characteristics. . c in paragraph 4, for “the national competent authority within the meaning of Directive 2001/18/EC , designated by each Member State for this purpose”, substitute “ the competent authority designated in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC ” ; d in paragraph 5(f), omit “Community”; e for paragraph 6, substitute— 6 The Food Safety Authority must forward its opinion to the appropriate authority and the applicant, including a report describing its assessment of the feed and stating the reasons for its opinion and the information on which this opinion is based. ; f for paragraph 7, substitute— 7 The Food Safety Authority must make its opinion public, after deletion of any information identified as confidential in accordance with Article 30 of this Regulation. The public may make comments to the Food Safety Authority within 30 days from such publication. . 23 For Article 19, substitute — 1 Within three months after receiving the opinion of the Food Safety Authority, the appropriate authority must determine, taking account of the opinion of the Food Safety Authority, any relevant provisions of retained EU law, and other legitimate factors relevant to the matter under consideration, the decision to be taken in respect of the application. 2 Where the decision is not in accordance with the opinion of the Food Safety Authority, the appropriate authority must provide an explanation for the differences. 3 For applications which are authorised, the terms of the authorisation must be prescribed by the appropriate authority and must include— a the particulars referred to in Article 18(5); b the name of the authorisation-holder; c where appropriate, the unique identifier attributed to the GMO as referred to in Regulation (EC) No. 1830/2003 . 4 The authorisation granted in accordance with the procedure referred to in this Regulation is valid for 10 years and is renewable in accordance with Article 23. The authorised feed must be entered in the Register referred to in Article 28. Each entry in the Register must mention the date of authorisation and must include the particulars referred to in paragraph 3. 5 The authorisation under this Section is without prejudice to other provisions of retained EU law governing the use and placing on the market of substances which may only be used if they are included in a list of substances registered or authorised to the exclusion of others. 6 References made in parts A and D of Directive 2001/18/EC to GMOs authorised under part C of that Directive shall be considered as applying equally to GMOs authorised under this Regulation. . 24 In Article 20, omit paragraphs 6 and 8. 25 In Article 21— a in paragraph 1, for “Commission”, substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” ; b in paragraph 3, in both places in which it occurs, for “Commission”, substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” ; c for paragraph 4, substitute— 4 The Food Safety Authority must make the information supplied by the applicant available to the appropriate authority without delay. . 26 In Article 22, for subparagraphs 1 and 2, substitute— 1 On its own initiative, the Food Safety Authority may, or following a request from the appropriate authority, must, issue an opinion on whether an authorisation for a product referred to in Article 15(1) still meets the conditions set by this Regulation. It shall immediately transmit this opinion to the appropriate authority and the authorisation-holder. The Food Safety Authority must make its opinion public, after deletion of any information identified as confidential in accordance with Article 30 of this Regulation. The public may make comments to the Food Safety Authority within 30 days from such publication. 2 The appropriate authority must examine the opinion of the Food Safety Authority as soon as possible. Any appropriate measures shall be taken in accordance with Article 34. If appropriate, the appropriate authority may prescribe modifications to, a suspension of, or revocation of, an authorisation. . 27 In Article 23— a in paragraph 1, for “Commission”, substitute “ appropriate authority ” ; b for paragraph 5, substitute— 5 The appropriate authority, having first consulted the Food Safety Authority, may make provision for the application of this Article, by prescribing provisions concerning the preparation and the presentation of the application. . 28 For Article 24(4), substitute— 4 The appropriate authority may prescribe amendments to non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it and establishing lower thresholds, in particular in respect of feed containing or consisting of GMOs, or taking account of advances in science and technology. . 29 In Article 25(1), for “Community”, substitute “ retained EU ” . 30 For Article 26, substitute— The appropriate authority may prescribe the following measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it— a measures necessary for operators to satisfy the competent authorities as referred to in Article 24(3); b measures necessary for operators to comply with the labelling requirements set out in Article 25; c measures to facilitate the uniform application of Article 25. . 31 For Article 27, substitute— 1 Where a product is likely to be used as both food and feed, a single application under Articles 5 and 17 must be submitted and must give rise to a single opinion from the Food Safety Authority and a single decision of the appropriate authority. 2 The Food Safety Authority must consider whether the application for authorisation of a product should be submitted as a single application for authorisation as both food and feed and advise the appropriate authority accordingly. . 32 In Article 28(1)— a omit “Community” in both places in which it occurs (including the heading); b for “Commission”, substitute “ appropriate authority ” . 33 in Article 29, omit paragraphs 2 and 3. 34 In Article 30— a in paragraph 2, for “Commission”, substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” ; b for paragraph 4, substitute— 4 Notwithstanding paragraph 2, the Food Safety Authority must on request supply the appropriate authority with all information in its possession. ; c for paragraph 6, substitute— 6 The appropriate authority and the Food Safety Authority must take the necessary measures to ensure appropriate confidentiality of the information received by them under this Regulation except for information which must be made public if circumstances so require in order to protect human health, animal health or the environment. . d for paragraph 7, substitute— 7 If an applicant withdraws or has withdrawn an application, the Food Safety Authority and the appropriate authority must respect the confidentiality of commercial and industrial information, including research and development information, as well as any information in respect of which a claim of confidentiality is disputed. . 35 For Article 32, substitute— Reference laboratory 1 The appropriate authority may designate in accordance with Article 100 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 a reference laboratory to perform the duties and tasks set out in the Annex. 2 Applicants for authorisation of genetically modified food and feed shall contribute to supporting the costs of the duties and tasks of the reference laboratory. 3 The contributions from applicants shall not exceed the costs incurred in carrying out the validation of detection methods. 4 The appropriate authority may prescribe— a measures for implementing this Article and the Annex; and b measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation and adapting the Annex. . 36 Omit Article 33. 36A In Article 34— a after “opinion of the”, insert “ Food Safety ” ; b omit “and 54”. 37 For Article 35, substitute— Regulations and devolved powers 1 Any power to make regulations under this Regulation— a so far as exercisable by a Minister of the Crown, is exercisable by statutory instrument; b so far as exercisable by the Welsh Ministers, is exercisable by statutory instrument; c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 For regulations made under this Regulation by the Scottish Ministers, see also section 27 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Scottish statutory instruments). 3 Any power to make regulations under this Regulation includes power— a to make different provision in relation to different cases or classes of case (including different provision for different areas or different classes of business); and b to provide for such exceptions, limitations and conditions, and to make such supplementary, incidental, consequential or transitional provisions, as the appropriate authority considers necessary or expedient. 4 Any statutory instrument or Scottish statutory instrument containing regulations under this Regulation shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution— a in the case of England, of either House of Parliament; b in the case of Wales, of Senedd Cymru ; c in the case of Scotland, of the Scottish Parliament; d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 In this Regulation, any power— a of the Secretary of State to make regulations is limited to regulations which apply in relation to England only; b of the Welsh Ministers to make regulations is limited to regulations which apply in relation to Wales only; c of the Scottish Ministers to make regulations is limited to regulations which apply in relation to Scotland only; d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 For Article 36, substitute— 1 Any decision taken under, or failure to exercise, the powers vested in the Food Safety Authority by this Regulation may be reviewed by the appropriate authority on its own initiative or in response to a request from any person directly and individually concerned. 2 To this effect a request shall be submitted to the appropriate authority within two months from the day on which the party concerned became aware of the act or omission in question. 3 The appropriate authority must take a decision within two months requiring, if appropriate, the Food Safety Authority to withdraw its decision or to remedy its failure to act. . 38A In Article 44, for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” in each place it occurs. 39 Omit Article 45. 40 After Article 49, omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.”. 41 In the Annex— a in the Title, omit “Community”; b omit paragraphs 1 and 2; c in paragraph 3— i in the opening words, omit “Community” ii omit points (a) and (b); d for paragraph 4, substitute— 4 The reference laboratory must help to resolve disputes concerning the results of the duties and tasks outlined in this Annex. . Amendment of Commission Regulation 641/2004 42 Commission Regulation 641/2004 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the application for the authorisation of new genetically modified food and feed, the notification of existing products and adventitious or technically unavoidable presence of genetically modified material which has benefited from a favourable risk evaluation is amended as follows. 43 In Article 2— a in paragraph 1, for “European Food Safety Authority (the Authority)”, substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” ; b in paragraph 4, for “Commission”, substitute “ appropriate authority ” . 44 In Article 3— a in paragraph 1(a), omit “taking into account Council Decision 2002/811/EC ”; b in paragraph 1(d), omit “in all official Community languages”. 45 After Article 20, omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.”. 46 In Annex 1— a in point 1.A, omit “Community”; b in point 1.B, for “have been compiled by the European Network of GMO Laboratories (ENGL)”, substitute “ are set out ” ; c in point 1.C, omit “established under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and assisted by ENGL,”; d in point 1.F, omit “, together with ENGL,”; e in point 1.G, omit “, assisted by ENGL,”; f in point 2.B, for “ENGL”, substitute “ RL ” ; g in point 3.A— i for “ENGL”, substitute “ RL ” ; ii omit “, together with ENGL,”; h in each place in which it occurs, for “CRL”, substitute “ RL ” . Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 503/2013 47 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 503/2013 on applications for authorisation of genetically modified food and feed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulations (EC) No. 641/2004 and (EC) No. 1981/2006 is amended as follows. 48 For Article 3(6), substitute— 6 When studies have been already submitted to the Food Safety Authority for the purposes of an application and, where relevant, to the extent that they may be used by the applicant in accordance with Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 , a reference to such studies and the results of the Food Safety Authority's assessment may, with the agreement of the Food Safety Authority, be made in the framework of another application. . 49 In Article 4(1)(b), for “the Union” substitute “ Great Britain ” . 50 In Article 5(3), for “EFSA”, substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 51 In Article 6(2), in both places in which it occurs, for “EFSA”, substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 52 For Article 12, substitute— 1 The Food Safety Authority must monitor the application of this Regulation and the developments in scientific knowledge on replacement, reduction and refinement of animal use in scientific procedures. 2 The Food Safety Authority may review the requirement to perform 90 day feeding studies in rodents with whole genetically modified food or feed (point 1.4.4.1 of Annex 2) on the basis of new scientific information. . 53 After Article 13, omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.”. 54 In Annex 1— a in Part 1— i in paragraph 2, for “European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” ; ii in paragraph 4(c), for “the Union” substitute “ Great Britain ” ; iii in paragraph 8, in both places in which it occurs, for “Union law” substitute “ legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain ” ; b in Part 2— i in paragraph 1.1(b), for “the Union” substitute “ Great Britain ” ; ii in paragraph 1.1(e)(v), for “the Union” substitute “ Great Britain ” ; iii in paragraph 1.1(e)(vi), for “the Union” substitute “ Great Britain ” ; iii in paragraph 7, for “EFSA” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” ; c in Part 4, in both places in which it occurs, omit “in all official languages of the Union”; d in Part 5— i for “European Union Reference Laboratory (EURL)”, substitute “ reference laboratory ” ; ii for “EURL”, substitute “ reference laboratory ” ; iii for “EU Reference laboratory (EURL)”, substitute “ reference laboratory ” ; iv omit “These instructions are published on the following webpage: http://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/guidancedocs.htm.”; e In Part 7— i in each place in which it occurs, for “the Union” substitute “ Great Britain ” ; ii omit paragraph 1.1(a); iii in paragraph 1.8(h), for “EU legislation” substitute “ legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain ” ; iv for paragraph 1.8(i), substitute— i Estimated potential demand— i in Great Britain ii in the export markets for Great Britain . 55 In Annex 2— a in Section 2— i in paragraph 1.1.2(b), for “Union”, substitute “ United Kingdom ” ; ii in paragraph 1.3.1, in the seventh subparagraph, omit “in the EFSA scientific opinion ‘Guidance on the selection of comparators for the risk assessment of genetically modified plants and derived food and feed”; iii in paragraph 1.3.2.1, in the final subparagraph, for “in the EFSA opinion on ‘Statistical considerations for the safety evaluation of GMOs’”, substitute “ from the Food Safety Authority ” ; iv in paragraph 1.3.2.2, in the final subparagraph, for “in the EFSA opinion on ‘Statistical considerations for the safety evaluation of GMOs’”, substitute “ from the Food Safety Authority ” ; v in paragraph 1.4.2, for “analogous to that described in the ‘Guidance for submission for food additive evaluations by the EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food’ of 16 August 2012” substitute “ in accordance with food additives guidance available from the Food Safety Authority ” ; vi in paragraph 1.4.4.1, in the final subparagraph, for “for performing this study is provided in the EFSA Guidance on conducting repeated-dose 90-day oral toxicity study in rodents on whole food/feed.”, substitute “ on conducting repeated dose 90-day oral toxicity study in rodents on whole food and feed is available from the Food Safety Authority ” ; vii in paragraph 1.5, in the final subparagraph, for “in the EFSA scientific opinion on the assessment of the allergenicity of GM plants and micro-organisms and derived food and feed adopted on 30 June 2010.”, substitute “ from the Food Safety Authority. ” ; viii in paragraph 1.6.4, in the final subparagraph, for “in the Report of the EFSA GMO Panel Working Group on Animal Feeding Trials.”, substitute “ from the Food Safety Authority. ” ; ix in paragraph 2— aa in the first subparagraph, omit “in the EU”; bb in the second subparagraph, for “EU population”, substitute “ population of the United Kingdom and the EU ” . 56 In Annex 3— a in paragraph 1, at subparagraph 3— i for “EU Reference Laboratory (EURL)”, substitute “ reference laboratory ” ; ii omit “, assisted by the European Network of GMO Laboratories”; b in each place in which it occurs, for “EURL”, substitute “ reference laboratory ” ; c in paragraph 3.1, in point C, in subparagraph 4, omit “, and the ENGL”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2006/197/EC 57 Commission Decision 2006/197/EC authorising the placing on the market of food containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize line 1507 (DAS-Ø15Ø7-1) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 58 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 59 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 60 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 61 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2007/305/EC 62 Commission Decision 2007/305/EC on the withdrawal from the market of Ms1xRf1 (ACS-BNØØ4-7xACS-BNØØ1-4) hybrid oilseed rape and its derived products is amended as follows. 63 In Article 1— a in the first paragraph for “the Union” substitute “ Great Britain ” ; b omit the second paragraph. 64 In Article 3, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2007/306/EC 65 Commission Decision 2007/306/EC on the withdrawal from the market of Ms1xRf2 (ACS-BNØØ4-7xACS-BNØØ2-5) hybrid oilseed rape and its derived products is amended as follows. 66 In Article 1— a in the first paragraph for “the Union” substitute “ Great Britain ” ; b omit the second paragraph. 67 In Article 3, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2007/307/EC 68 Commission Decision 2007/307/EC on the withdrawal from the market of Topas 19/2 (ACS-BNØØ7-1) oilseed rape and its derived products is amended as follows. 69 In Article 1— a in the first paragraph for “the Union” substitute “ Great Britain ” ; b omit the second paragraph. 70 In Article 2 omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2007/692/EC 71 Commission Decision 2007/692/EC authorising the placing on the market of food and feed produced from genetically modified sugar beet H7-1 (KM-ØØØH71-4) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 72 For the heading to Article 4, substitute “ Register ” . 73 In Article 4, omit “Community”. 74 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2007/701/EC 75 Commission Decision 2007/701/EC authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize NK603xMON810 (MON-ØØ6Ø3-6xMON-ØØ81Ø-6) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 76 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 77 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 78 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 79 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2007/702/EC 80 Commission Decision 2007/702/EC authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize 59122 (DAS-59122-7) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 81 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 82 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 83 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 84 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2007/703/EC 85 Commission Decision 2007/703/EC authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize 1507xNK603 (DAS-Ø15Ø7-1xMON-ØØ6Ø3-6) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 86 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 87 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 88 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 89 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2008/280/EC 90 Commission Decision 2008/280/EC authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize GA21 (MON-ØØØ21-9) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 91 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 92 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 93 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 94 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2008/730/EC 95 Commission Decision 2008/730/EC authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean A2704-12 (ACS-GMØØ5-3) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 96 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 97 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 98 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 99 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2008/837/EC 100 Commission Decision 2008/837/EC authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified LLCotton25 (ACS-GHØØ1-3) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council is amended as follows. 101 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 102 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 103 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 104 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2008/933/EC 105 Commission Decision 2008/933/EC authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean MON89788 (MON-89788-1) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 106 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 107 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 108 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 109 In the Annex, in the “NB”, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2009/184/EC 110 Commission Decision 2009/184/EC authorising the placing on the market of products containing or produced from genetically modified oilseed rape T45 (ACS-BNØØ8-2) resulting from the commercialisation of this oilseed rape in third countries until 2005 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 111 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 112 In Article 5(1), for “in the European Union” substitute “ into Great Britain ” . 113 In Article 5(3), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 114 For the heading to Article 6, substitute “ Register ” . 115 In Article 6, omit “Community”. 116 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2009/813/EC 117 Commission Decision 2009/813/EC authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize MON 89034 (MON-89Ø34-3) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 118 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 119 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 120 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 121 In the Annex, in the “NB”, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2009/814/EC 122 Commission Decision 2009/814/EC authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize MON 88017 (MON-88Ø17-3) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified LLCotton25 (ACS-GHØØ1-3) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council is amended as follows. 123 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 124 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 125 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 126 In the Annex, in the “NB”, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2009/866/EC 127 Commission Decision 2009/866/EC authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize MIR604 (SYN-IR6Ø4-5) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 128 In Article 4(2) for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 129 For the heading to Article 5 substitute “ Register ” . 130 In Article 5 omit “Community”. 131 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2010/419/EU 132 Commission Decision 2010/419/EU renewing the authorisation for continued marketing of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize Bt11 (SYN-BTØ11-1), authorising foods and food ingredients containing or consisting of field maize Bt11 (SYN-BTØ11-1) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Decision 2004/657/EC is amended as follows. 133 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 134 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 135 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 136 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2010/429/EU 137 Commission Decision 2010/429/EU authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize MON 88017 x MON 810 (MON-88Ø17-3 x MON-ØØ81Ø-6) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 138 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 139 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 140 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 141 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2011/354/EU 142 Commission Decision 2011/354/EU authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified cotton GHB614 (BCS-GHØØ2-5) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 143 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 144 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 145 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 146 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2011/366/EU 147 Commission Decision 2011/366/EU authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize MON 89034 × MON 88017 (MON-89Ø34-3xMON-88Ø17-3) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 148 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 149 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 150 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 151 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Decision 2011/891/EU 152 Commission Decision 2011/891/EU authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified cotton 281-24-236x3006-210-23 (DAS-24236-5xDAS-21Ø23-5) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 153 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 154 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 155 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 156 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision 2012/81/EU 157 Commission Implementing Decision 2012/81/EU authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean A5547-127 (ACS-GMØØ6-4) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 158 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 159 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 160 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 161 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision 2012/82/EU 162 Commission Implementing Decision 2012/82/EU as regards the renewal of the authorisation for continued marketing of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean 40-3-2 (MON-Ø4Ø32-6) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 163 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 164 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 165 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 166 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision 2012/83/EU 167 Commission Implementing Decision 2012/83/EU authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87701 (MON-877Ø1-2) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 168 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 169 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 170 In Article 5, omit “EU”. 171 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “EU”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision 2012/84/EU 172 Commission Implementing Decision 2012/84/EU authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean 356043 (DP-356Ø43-5) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 173 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 174 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 175 In Article 5, omit “EU”. 176 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “EU”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision 2012/347/EU 177 Commission Implementing Decision 2012/347/EU authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87701 × MON 89788 (MON-877Ø1-2 × MON-89788-1) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 178 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 179 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 180 In Article 5, omit “EU”. 181 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “EU”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision 2012/651/EU 182 Commission Implementing Decision 2012/651/EU authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize MIR162 (SYN-IR162-4) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 183 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 184 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 185 In Article 5, omit “EU”. 186 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision 2013/327/EU 187 Commission Implementing Decision 2013/327/EU authorising the placing on the market of food and feed containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified oilseed rapes Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8 × Rf3 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 188 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 189 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 190 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 191 In the Annex— a in point (f), omit “Community”; b in point (h), omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision 2013/648/EU 192 Commission Implementing Decision 2013/649/EU authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize MON89034 × 1507 × NK603 (MON-89Ø34-3 × DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 × MON-ØØ6Ø3-6) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 193 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 194 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 195 In Article 5, omit “EU”. 196 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision 2013/649/EU 197 Commission Implementing Decision 2013/649/EU authorising the placing on the market of pollen produced from maize MON 810 (MON-ØØ81Ø-6) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 198 For the heading to Article 4, substitute “ Register ” . 199 In Article 4, omit “Community”. 200 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision 2013/650/EU 201 Commission Implementing Decision 2013/650/EU authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified (GM) maize MON 89034 × 1507 × MON88017 × 59122 (MON-89Ø34-3 × DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 × MON-88Ø17-3 × DAS-59122-7), four related GM maizes combining three different single GM events (MON89034 × 1507 × MON88017 (MON-89Ø34-3 × DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 × MON-88Ø17-3), MON89034 × 1507 × 59122 (MON-89Ø34-3 × DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 × DAS-59122-7), MON89034 × MON88017 × 59122 (MON-89Ø34-3 × MON-88Ø17-3 × DAS-59122-7), 1507 × MON 88017 × 59122 (DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 × MON-88Ø17-3 × DAS-59122-7)) and four related GM maizes combining two different single GM events (MON89034 × 1507 (MON-89Ø34-3 × DAS-Ø15Ø7-1), MON89034 × 59122 (MON-89Ø34-3 × DAS-59122-7), 1507 × MON88017 (DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 × MON-88Ø17-3), MON 88017 × 59122 (MON-88Ø17-3 × DAS-59122-7)) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 202 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 203 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 204 In Article 5, omit “EU”. 205 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/683 206 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/683 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize MON 87460 (MON 8746Ø-4) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 207 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 208 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 209 In Article 5, omit “EU”. 210 In the Annex— a in point (f), omit “EU”; b in point (h), omit “EU”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/684 211 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/684 authorising the placing on the market of genetically modified maize NK603 (MON-ØØ6Ø3-6) and renewing the existing maize NK603 (MON-ØØ6Ø3-6) products, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 212 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 213 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 214 In Article 5, omit “EU”. 215 In the Annex— a in point (f), omit “EU”; b in point (h), omit “EU”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/685 216 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/685 authorising the placing on the market of genetically modified cotton MON 15985 (MON-15985-7) products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 217 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 218 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 219 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 220 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/686 221 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/686 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87769 (MON-87769-7) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 222 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 223 In Article 5(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 224 For the heading to Article 6, substitute “ Register ” . 225 In Article 6, omit “Community”. 226 In the Annex— a in point (g)(1)(i), for “the European Union” substitute “ Great Britain ” ; b in point (g)(1)(ii), for “Member State” substitute “ Great Britain ” ; c in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/687 227 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/687 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified oilseed rape MON 88302 (MON-883Ø2-9) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 228 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 229 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 230 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 231 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/688 232 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/688 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified cotton MON 88913 (MON-88913-8) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 233 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 234 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 235 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 236 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/689 237 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/689 renewing the authorisation for existing genetically modified cotton MON 531 (MON-ØØ531-6) products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 238 For the heading to Article 4, substitute “ Register ” . 239 In Article 4, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/690 240 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/690 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified cotton GHB614xLLCotton25 (BCS-GHØØ2-5xACS-GHØØ1-3) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 241 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 242 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 243 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 244 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/691 245 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/691 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean BPS-CV127-9 (BPS-CV127-9) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 246 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 247 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 248 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 249 In the Annex, in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/693 250 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/693 renewing the authorisation for existing genetically modified cotton MON 1445 (MON-Ø1445-2) products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 251 For the heading to Article 4, substitute “ Register ” . 252 In Article 4, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/695 253 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/695 renewing the authorisation for existing genetically modified cotton MON 531 x MON 1445 (MON-ØØ531-6 x MON-Ø1445-2) products and authorising the placing on the market of cottonseed oil produced from genetically modified cotton MON 531 x MON 1445 (MON-ØØ531-6 x MON-Ø1445-2) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 254 For the heading to Article 4, substitute “ Register ” . 255 In Article 4, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/696 256 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/696 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean MON87705 (MON-877Ø5-6) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 257 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 258 In Article 5(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 259 For the heading to Article 6, substitute “ Register ” . 260 In Article 6, omit “Community”. 261 In the Annex— a in point (g)(1)(i), for “the European Union” substitute “ Great Britain ” ; b in point (g)(1)(ii), for “Member State” substitute “ Great Britain ” ; c in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/697 262 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/697 authorising the placing on the market of genetically modified maize T25 (ACS-ZMØØ3-2) and renewing the existing maize T25 (ACS-ZMØØ3-2) products, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 263 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 264 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 265 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 266 In the Annex— a in point (f), omit “EU”; b in point (h), omit “EU”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/698 267 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/698 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean 305423 (DP-3Ø5423-1) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 268 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 269 In Article 5(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 270 For the heading to Article 6, substitute “ Register ” . 271 In Article 6, omit “Community”. 272 In the Annex— a in point (g)(1)(i), for “the European Union” substitute “ Great Britain ” ; b in point (g)(1)(ii), for “Member State” substitute “ Great Britain ” ; c in the Note, in the final sentence, omit “Community”. Amendment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/699 273 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/699 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified cotton T304-40 (BCS-GHØØ4-7) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows. 274 In Article 4(2), for “Commission” substitute “ Food Safety Authority ” . 275 For the heading to Article 5, substitute “ Register ” . 276 In Article 5, omit “Community”. 277 In the Annex, in the Note,