Press Release: New GMO rules get final Council approval

New rules allowing member states to ban or restrict the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on their territory were formally adopted by the Council of the European Union on 2 March 2015.

The new directive was published on the Official Journal of the European Union on 13 March 2015 and entered into force 20 days later.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: GMO cultivation in the EU - EU changes rules on GM crop cultivation http://www.europeansources.info/record/qa-gmo-cultivation-in-the-eu-eu-changes-rules-on-gm-crop-cultivation/

EurActiv, 12.03.15: EU signs off on new GM crop law http://www.euractiv.com/sections/agriculture-food/eu-signs-new-gm-crop-law-312844

EUObserver, 12.03.15: EU's new GMO law leaves questions unanswered https://euobserver.com/environment/127974

Official Journal of the European Union: L68/1, 13.03.15: Directive (EU) 2015/412 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2001/18/EC as regards the possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in their territory http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L:2015:068:FULL&from=EN

EurActiv, 19.03.15: German government quarrels over GMO cultivation ban http://www.euractiv.com/sections/agriculture-food/german-government-quarrels-over-gmo-cultivation-ban-313037

EurActiv, 02.07.15: German states draft bill for nationwide GMO ban http://www.euractiv.com/sections/agriculture-food/german-states-draft-bill-nationwide-gmo-ban-315925

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