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Majority of EU countries against GM maize 1507
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Nineteen countries voted against the approval of the GM maize 1507 (France, Italy, Hungary, Greece, Romania, Poland, the Netherlands, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia) in a meeting of EU ministers, with only five in favour (Spain, the UK, Finland, Estonia and Sweden) and four abstentions (Germany, Portugal, Czech Republic and Belgium), Greenpeace reports.
Greenpeace warned that if the Commission nonetheless authorised the crop, despite the political opposition and concerns about its environmental impacts, it would be acting illegally. A European Court of Justice ruling in December 2013 struck down the authorisation of another GM crop adopted by the Commission in 2010, BASF's antibiotic-resistant GM potato Amflora. The Court found that the Commission had substantially altered its original proposal to approve Amflora, but had failed to consult again with a committee of national experts.
Greenpeace argues that the Commission has substantially altered its original proposal on 1507 and is once again in breach of EU law by fast-tracking this GM crop’s approval. In January 2014, a wide majority of Members of the European Parliament also called on the Commission to withdraw its proposal to authorise the crop.Greenpeace EU agriculture policy director Marco Contiero said: “The Commission cannot ignore the scientific, political and legal concerns voiced by a large majority of countries by two thirds of the European Parliament and supported by most EU citizens. The European Court of Justice would very likely overturn an authorisation of this GM maize in a legal challenge, as it did with the latest Commission approval of the Amflora GM potato. The Commission must learn from its mistakes and stop breaching the rules that help ensure the safety of what is grown in Europe.” More information is available here: Greenpeace
Greenpeace warned that if the Commission nonetheless authorised the crop, despite the political opposition and concerns about its environmental impacts, it would be acting illegally. A European Court of Justice ruling in December 2013 struck down the authorisation of another GM crop adopted by the Commission in 2010, BASF's antibiotic-resistant GM potato Amflora. The Court found that the Commission had substantially altered its original proposal to approve Amflora, but had failed to consult again with a committee of national experts.
Greenpeace argues that the Commission has substantially altered its original proposal on 1507 and is once again in breach of EU law by fast-tracking this GM crop’s approval. In January 2014, a wide majority of Members of the European Parliament also called on the Commission to withdraw its proposal to authorise the crop.Greenpeace EU agriculture policy director Marco Contiero said: “The Commission cannot ignore the scientific, political and legal concerns voiced by a large majority of countries by two thirds of the European Parliament and supported by most EU citizens. The European Court of Justice would very likely overturn an authorisation of this GM maize in a legal challenge, as it did with the latest Commission approval of the Amflora GM potato. The Commission must learn from its mistakes and stop breaching the rules that help ensure the safety of what is grown in Europe.” More information is available here: Greenpeace
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