Parliament paves way for GMO crop bans

EU Member States should have the flexibility to ban or restrict the cultivation of genetically modified crops and should be able to cite environmental motives for doing so, according to Members of the European Parliament voting on draft legislation on the 5 July 2011.

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European Parliament: Press Release, 5.7.11: GMOs: Parliament backs national right to cultivation bans http://www.europarl.europa.eu/en/pressroom/content/20110705IPR23305/html/GMOs-Parliament-backs-national-right-to-cultivation-bans

European Parliament: OEIL: Genetically modified organisms GMOs: possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&reference=2010/0208(COD)

ESO: Background information: GMOs: Commission publishes report on socio-economic aspects of GMO cultivation in Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-gmos-commission-publishes-report-on-socio-economic-aspects-of-gmo-cultivation-in-europe/

ESO: Background information: Little agreement on commission GMO proposal http://www.europeansources.info/record/little-agreement-on-commission-gmo-proposal/

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