L 100/20 Official Journal of the European Union 17.4.2007 II (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 26 March 2007 concerning the placing on the market, in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of oilseed rape products (Brassica napus L., lines Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8xRf3) genetically modified for tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium (notified under document number C(2007) 1234) (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic) (2007/232[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, L., lines Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8xRf3) was submitted by Bayer BioScience nv to the competent authority of Belgium. Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, (3)  The notification covered cultivation and import of the genetically modified oilseed rape products (Brassica napus L., lines Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8xRf3) for all uses as for any other oilseed rape including use as or in feed, Having regard to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European but with the exception of uses as or in food, in the Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified Community. organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC ('), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 18(1) thereof, (4)  In accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 14 of Directive 2001/18/EC, the competent authority of Belgium prepared an assessment report, which was submitted to the Commission and the competent autho- rities of other Member States; whereby the assessment report concluded that the genetically modified oilseed Whereas: rape products (Brassica napus L., lines Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8xRf3) should be placed on the market for import and processing and for use as any other oilseed rape but not for the requested use of cultivation. After consulting the European Food Safety Authority, (1) 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 (5)  The competent authorities of certain Member States consent being granted by the competent authority raised objections to the placing on the market of the concerned, in accordance with the procedure laid down products. in that Directive. (6) In view of the objections raised by the competent (2) A notification concerning the placing on the market of authority of Belgium and other Member States genetically modified oilseed rape products (Brassica napus concerning cultivation of the genetically modified oilseed rape products (Brassica napus L., lines Ms8, Rf3 () OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation and Ms8xRf3), the opinion of EFSA is restricted to (EC) No 1830/2003 (O] L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 24). import and processing, including use in feed.