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dossier	COM(2000)627 - Amendment of Directive 90/219/EEC as regards the criteria for establishing the safety to human health and the environment of ...
document	COM(2000)627
date	March 8, 2001

(1) According to Article 3 of Directive 90/219/EEC, that Directive is not to apply to contained uses involving only types of genetically modified micro-organisms (GMMs) meeting the criteria listed in Part B of Annex II thereto, which establish their safety for human health and the environment.

(2) By virtue of Article 20a of Directive 90/219/EEC, the criteria establishing the safety, for human health and the environment, of types of genetically modified micro-organisms to be included in Part C of Annex II to that Directive should be adopted. In order to facilitate the application of those criteria, it should be made possible for the Commission to adopt detailed guidance notes, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 21 of that Directive.

(3) Directive 90/219/EEC should be supplemented accordingly.