24.6.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 164/57 COMMISSION DECISION of 22 June 2005 concerning the placing on the market, in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of an oilseed rape product (Brassica napus L., GT73 line) genetically modified for tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate (notified under document number C(2005) 1838) (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/465EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (!), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 18(1) thereof, After consulting the European Food Safety Authority, Whereas: Pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC, the placing on the market of a product containing or consisting of a genetically modified organism or a combination of genetically modified organisms is subject to written consent being granted by the competent authority concerned, in accordance with the procedure laid down in that Directive. A notification concerning the placing on the market of a genetically modified oilseed rape product (Brassica napus L, GT73 line) was submitted by Monsanto SA to the competent authority of the Netherlands. The notification covers the same uses as for any other oilseed rape, with the exception of the uses as or in food and the cultivation in the Community of varieties derived from the genetically modified product (GT73 transfor- mation event). The notification covers the importation and storage of the GT73 oilseed rape, and its use as feed as well as in the processing for feed, and its industrial uses as or in products. (*) OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 (O] L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 24). 4 In accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 14 of Directive 2001/18/EC, the competent authority of the Netherlands prepared an assessment report, which is submitted to the Commission and the competent autho- rities of other Member States. That assessment report concludes that no reasons have emerged on the basis of which consent for the placing on the market of GT73 oilseed rape should be withheld. The competent authorities of certain Member States raised objections to the placing on the market of the product. The opinion adopted on 11 February 2004 by the European Food Safety Authority, as established by Regu- lation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, estab- lishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (%), concluded, from all evidence provided, that Brassica napus L. line GT73 is as safe as conventional oilseed rape for humans and animals, and in the context of the proposed uses, for the environment. The European Food Safety Authority also found that the monitoring plan provided by the consent holder was appropriate for the intended uses of the GT73 oilseed rape. An examination of each of the objections in the light of Directive 2001/18/EC, of the information submitted in the notification and of the opinion of the European Food Safety Authority, discloses no reason to believe that the placing on the market of Brassica napus L. line GT73 will adversely affect human or animal health or the envir- onment. Refined oil from GT73 oilseed rape has been commer- cially released for food purposes in the Community in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients (?). 2) O] L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation p g y Reg (EC) No 1642/2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 4). () OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 (O] L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).