Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/695 of 24 April 2015 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 (notified under document C(2015) 2769) (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)Text with EEA relevance

Genetically modified cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. and Gossypium barbadense L.) MON 531 x MON 1445, as specified in point (b) of the Annex to this Decision, is assigned the unique identifier MON-ØØ531-6 x MON-Ø1445-2, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 65/2004.

The following products are authorised for the purposes of Articles 4(2) and 16(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 in accordance with the conditions set out in this Decision:

1. food produced from MON-ØØ531-6 x MON-Ø1445-2 cotton;

2. feed produced from MON-ØØ531-6 x MON-Ø1445-2 cotton.

For the purposes of the labelling requirements laid down in Articles 13(1) and 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, the ‘name of the organism’ shall be ‘cotton’.

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.

The authorisation holder shall be Bayer Agriculture BVBA, Belgium, representing Monsanto Company, United States of America.