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Biolog/) EU) '"O) Law

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(he Eu!opean Union has app!oved a law that

will enale the loc2s ,& meme! states to!est!ict the cultivation o3 geneticall/ modi3ied c!ops) even i3 the EU has

decla!ed them as sa3e4 (he law comes despite 3u!ious lo/ing 3!om

multinationals4

5!eviousl/) count!ies that opposed the cultivation o3 c!ops app!oved /

B!ussels potentiall/ 3aced legal challenges4 Now) an/ count!/ ma/

unilate!all/ an a pa!ticula! geneticall/ modi3ied va!iet/ o3 seed 6 o! even

groups of GMOs defined by crop or trait6 and additionall/ demand that

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thei! neigho!s do not contaminate thei! 3ields4

(he EU legislation will come into 3o!ce in sp!ing neJt /ea!) pending a

3o!mal ag!eement 3!om the individual states4 Among the states liel/ to

3ind use 3o! the statute a!e 8!ance) 'e!man/) Aust!ia and 5oland) which

have consistentl/ opposed gene-splicing technologies4

The agreement, if confirmed, would meet member states' consistent calls

since 200 to ha!e the final say on whether or not GMOs can be culti!ated

on their territory, in order to better ta"e into account their national conte#t

and, abo!e all, the !iews of their citi$ens, said a statement 3!om EU 8ood

Sa3et/ Mommissione! V/tenis And!iuaitis4

The te#t agreed is in line with %& resident (unc"er)s commitment, as

reflected in his political guidelines, to gi!e the democratically elected

go!ernments at least the same weight as scientific ad!ice when it comes to

important decisions concerning food and en!ironment*

Some scientists and indust!/ g!oups sa/ the decision unde!mines the

continent-wide s/stem o3 ce!ti3ication) a e/ tenet o3 the EU2s common

ma!et) as well allowing i!!ational p!eudices to ove!!ule !easoned stud/4

All p!evious EU-commissioned studies have 3ailed to detect ha!m 3!om

'"Os4

Biotech giants had hoped that a clause would e included in the

legislation that would 3o!ce gove!nments to consult with them e3o!e

te!minating an/ c!op4

An anti-'"O activist holds a ag containing "ON ) a va!iet/ o3

geneticall/ modi3ied maiPe Qco!n developed / "onsanto QA85 5hoto 1

E!ic Maanis


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+eecting modern technologies on non-scientific grounds sets a dangerous

precedent for the internal mar"et and sends a negati!e signal for inno!ati!e

industries worldwide considering whether or not to in!est and operate in

%urope, said a w!itten statement 3!om Eu!opaBio) the Eu!opean

Association 3o! Bioindust!ies4

?et some elieve that the new law will allow the deadloc ove! '" c!ops

to e !oen a3te! nea!l/ two decades o3 cont!ove!s/4 *ue to opposition

3!om the EU heav/weights) onl/ one '" c!op has een app!oved since

#&4 Aout 4# pe!cent o3 land on the continent is used to g!owgeneticall/-modi3ied c!ops) speci3icall/ "onsanto2s "ON maiPe4

O33icials have speculated that the new nation-o!iented !ules will allow

mo!e leewa/ 3o! p!oponents o3 '" c!ops) such as B!itain and the Ie!ian

states) to go ahead4

REA* "ORE% Scientists u!ge UK govt to ditch Td/s3unctional2 '"O

!egulations

(he new law is .finally opening the door to genetically-modified organisms

across %urope, in spite of citi$ens' clear opposition,.said '!een "E5 Ba!t

Staes) who called the new p!oposal a Troan /orse*


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"eanwhile) ma!et leade! "onsanto) which last /ea! said it would not t!/

to get an/ mo!e '" c!ops app!oved in Eu!ope) !emained unpe!tu!ed)

insisting its usiness does not !el/ on 3avo!s 3!om the EU4

hat we sell in %urope today is *1 percent con!entional seeds* o if you

thin" about it, we are not a GMO company,Leticia 'oncalves) the

compan/2s Eu!ope and "iddle East !egional p!esident) told the media4

To be honest, we ha!e a !ery healthy business today in terms of growth

e#pectations,said the eJecutive o3 the US-ased compan/) which had

!evenues o3 nea!l/ #+ illion last /ea!4

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Reply2 minutes ago

Eusebio pecurto

great news

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Reply5 minutes ago

Jon

Good move! These Frankenstein seeds have not been proved safe, why tamper with

nature? The long term effects are scary.

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Reply10 minutes ago

Lee

Do developed countries such as France and Germany have advanced knowledge

about the negative impact of GMOs?

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