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1. The Commission on behalf of the Community or, where appropriate, the Member State which made the decision shall inform the BCH and other Parties through the BCH of any final decision regarding use, including placing on the market, within the Community or use within a Member State, of a GMO that may be subject to transboundary movements for direct use as food or feed or for processing. This information shall be sent to the BCH within 15 days of the adoption of that decision. This paragraph shall not apply to decisions regarding the deliberate release in accordance with Part B of Directive 2001/18/EC of a GMO which is not intended for direct use as food or feed or for processing in a third country without a subsequent decision.

2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 and sent to the BCH shall contain as a minimum the information specified in Annex II.

3. The Commission or the Member State referred to in paragraph 1 shall process requests submitted to them by any Party or non-Party for additional information regarding the decisions referred to in paragraph 1.

4. A copy of the information referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be sent by the Commission or the Member State referred to in paragraph 1, in writing, to the focal point of each Party that informs the Secretariat in advance that it does not have access to the BCH.