L 59/20 Official Journal of the European Union 5.3.2005 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 28 February 2005 establishing guidance notes supplementing part B of Annex II to Council Directive 90/219/EEC on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms (notified under document number C(2005) 413) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/174[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 90/219/EEC of 23 April 1990 on the contained use of genetically modified micro- organisms (1), and in particular the introductory paragraph of part B of Annex II thereto, After consulting the European Food Safety Authority (3), Whereas: (1) The criteria listed in part B of Annex II to Directive 90/219/EEC must be met in order to establish the safety of a genetically modified micro-organism (GMM) for human health and the environment and its suitability for inclusion in part C of Annex II to that Directive. (2)  The application of those criteria should be facilitated through the provision of guidance notes for Member States, as an aid to ensuring that the national competent authorities carry out their preliminary assessment in an appropriate manner and provide appro- priate information to users as to the content of dossiers to be submitted. () OJ L 117, 8.5.1990, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1). (%) The EFSA Journal (2003) 18, pp. 1 to 15. (3)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee estab- lished under Article 21 of Directive 90/219/EEC, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The guidance notes set out in the Annex to this Decision shall be used to supplement part B of Annex II to Directive 90/219/EEC. Atrticle 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Dorne at Brussels, 28 February 2005. For the Commission Stavros DIMAS Member of the Commission