18.10.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 280/37 COUNCIL DECISION of 3 October 2002 establishing pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council the summary information format relating to the placing on the market of genetically modified organisms as or in products (2002/812/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parlia- ment and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Directive 90/220/EEC ('), and in particular Article 13(2)(h) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1) Under Part C of Directive 2001/18/EC, prior notification must be given to the competent national authority of the planned placing on the market of a genetically modified organism (hereinafter referred to as GMO), or a combi- nation of such organisms. ) That notification comprises, inter alia, a summary of the relevant dossier, which the competent authority must send to the competent authorities of the other Member States and to the Commission, and which the Commis- sion must immediately make available to the public. That summary must be drawn up in accordance with a parti- cular format. (3)  That format should reflect the need to enable the fullest possible exchange of relevant information, presented in a standardised and easily comprehensible manner, without prejudice to the fact that the information thus provided () OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1. cannot serve as the basis for an environmental risk assessment. (4)  The committee set up under Article 30(2) of Directive 2001/18/EC was consulted on 12 June 2002 and has not delivered an opinion on the Commission's proposal for a Decision, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 For the purposes of drawing up the summary of the dossier for submission to the competent national authority pursuant to Article 13(2)(h) of Directive 2001/18/EC, the notifier shall use the Summary Information Format set out in the Annex to this Decision. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 3 October 2002. For the Council The President F. HANSEN