Decision 1991/596 - 91/596/EEC: Council Decision of 4 November 1991 concerning the Summary Notification Information Format referred to in Article 9 of Directive 90/220/EEC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms - Main contents

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Number legal act	Decision 1991/596
Original proposal	COM(1991)282
CELEX number i	31991D0596

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91/596/EEC: Council Decision of 4 November 1991 concerning the Summary Notification Information Format referred to in Article 9 of Directive 90/220/EEC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms

Official Journal L 322 , 23/11/1991 P. 0001 - 0016

Finnish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 10 P. 0174

Swedish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 10 P. 0174

COUNCIL DECISION of 4 November 1991 concerning the Summary Notification Information Format referred to in Article 9 of Directive 90/220/EEC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (91/596/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Directive 90/220/EEC of 23 April 1990 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (1), and in particular Articles 9 and 21 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the competent authorities appointed by the Member States have to send to the Commission a summary

of each notification received pursuant to part B of Directive 90/220/EEC;

Whereas the Commission is required to establish in good time the format of this summary, so as to enable the said Directive to be implemented before 23 October 1991;

Whereas the Committee for the Release of Genetically Modified Organisms to the Environment did not give a favourable opinion on the draft of the measure which was submitted to it by the Commission,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The competent authorities appointed by Member States under Directive 90/220/EEC must use the Summary Notification Information Format annexed to this Decision when sending to the Commission the summary of a notification received, as specified pursuant to part B of Directive 90/220/EEC.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 November 1991.

For the Council

The President

• H. 

  VAN DEN BROEK

• (1) 

  OJ No L 117, 8. 5. 1990, p. 15.

ANNEX

SUMMARY NOTIFICATION INFORMATION FORMAT FOR RELEASES OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES (in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 90/220/EEC) INTRODUCTION The Summary Notification information Format has been established for the purposes and according to the procedures envisaged by Article 9 of Directive 90/220/EEC.

It is recognized that the Summary Notification Information Format is not designed to contain all the information required for carrying out an environmental risk assessment in the detail necessary for such an assessment. The information entered should, however, adequately reflect (in a condensed form) the information submitted to the competent authority according to Articles 5 and 6 of Directive 90/220/EEC pursuant to the conditions specified in the preface to Annex II. The space provided after each question is not indicative of the degree of precision of the information required for the purposes of the Summary Notification Information Format.

GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Details of notification

Member State of notification: .

Notification number: .

Date of acknowledgment of notification: .

Title of the project: .

.

Proposed period of release: .

• 2. 

  Notifier

Name of body or company: .

.

• 3. 

  GMO characterization

(a) Indicate whether the GMO is a:

viroidq

RNA virus

q

DNA virus

q

bacterium

q

fungus

q

plant

q

animal

q

other, please specify

q

.

.

(b)

Identity of the GMO: .

.

.

• 4. 

  Is the same GMO release planned elsewhere in the Community (in accordance with Article 5 (1))?

YESqNOqNOT KNOWNq

If Yes, insert the country code(s):q q q

• 5. 

  Has the same GMO been notified for release elsewhere in the Community by the same notifier?

YESqNOq

if Yes:

• - 

  Member State of notification:...

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