EU draft: States can ban GM crops for public order

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Series Details 4.2.11
Publication Date 04/02/2011
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EurActiv reports that European Union governments could ban the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops to maintain public order in the face of popular opposition to the technology, the European Commission has suggested in a draft document, February 2011.
Source Link http://www.euractiv.com/en/cap/eu-draft-states-ban-gm-crops-public-order-news-501913
Related Links
EurActiv, 15.3.11: Ministers discuss banning GM crop cultivation http://www.euractiv.com/cap/eu-draft-states-ban-gm-crops-pub-news-501913
ESO: Background information: EU receives anti-GMO petition amid raging legal battle http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-receives-anti-gmo-petition-amid-raging-legal-battle/
ESO: Background information: Little agreement on commission GMO proposal http://www.europeansources.info/record/little-agreement-on-commission-gmo-proposal/
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