Sustainable Pulse, 17 December 2015

EU-PARLIAMENT

Source: http://sustainablepulse.com/2015/12/17/european-parliament-rejects-to-imports-of-monsantos-gm-liberty-link-maize/#.VnR321KYFdt

Today, the European Parliament dealt another blow to the Commission over GM crops, objecting to the import of Monsanto’s Roundup Ready™ Liberty Link™ GM maize into the EU . The Parliament said the decision to authorize the import of this GM crop was “not consistent with Union law” that aims at a high level of health and environmental protection.

The Commission authorised the GM maize earlier this month, without even waiting for the Parliament’s plenary to confirm its objection.

Greenpeace EU food policy director Franziska Achterberg said: “It is crucial that the Parliament challenges the Commission over its policy on genetically modified crops. Despite recurrent promises to change the rules and make the decision process for GM crops more democratic, the Commission has retained its disproportionate powers. It keeps using them extensively to push GM crops on the European market against widespread public opposition.”

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GMO authorisation

Scandalous authorisation of GM maize underlines need to overhaul EU approval procedure

Greens/EFA, 16 December 2015

Source: http://www.greens-efa.eu/gmo-authorisation-15010.html

The European Parliament voted to object to a decision by the European Commission to authorise a new glyphosate-resistant GM maize variety (NK603 x T25) for use in the EU. Commenting after the vote, Green food safety spokesperson Bart Staes said:

“In objecting to the authorisation of this GM maize, MEPs have today issued a clear rebuke to the EU Commission over its decision to push ahead with the authorisation of genetically-modified food and feed. Scandalously, the Commission proceeded to finalise the authorisation despite the EP’s environment committee having voted to object to the authorisation and without waiting for the plenary vote. This is a blow to the EU’s democratic process and underlines the urgent need to revise the EU system for approving genetically-modified food.

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