Contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms GMM (amend. Directive 90/219/EEC)

The Commission considers that the common position does not modify the approach or basic objectives of the proposal and that certain aspects of the text have even been strengthened or clarified. While it considers that the common position is technically acceptable, it cannot endorse the exclusion of the European Parliament from the process of adopting or modifying annexe II B, which affects the scope of the directive. The Commission also opposes the type III b regulatory committee procedure instead of the type II a procedure put forward in the amended Commission proposal. �