A study analysing the environmental and socio-economic sustainability of GM crops in Switzerland has found that, if introduced, they may not fit well with the specific dynamics of Swiss agrosystems. […]
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The majority of the 28 member states in the European Union have opted-out of GM crop cultivation. […] The EU Parliament and Council have agreed on new legislation that will allow EU member states to restrict or ban GM crops on their own territory. The move has however been described as failing to provide legal certainty for member states. […] A coalition of European NGOs are challenging a decision of the EU Commission to authorize a new GM Monsanto soyabean at the European Court of Justice. […] Published by Testbiotech, this database gives an overview of the authorisation of genetically engineered plants in the European Union. […] The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has issued a groundbreaking judgment which rules that honey contaminated with pollen from GM crops, whether intentionally or adventitiously, needs authorization before being allowed to be marketed. […] Norway’s biosafety law include sustainability criteria in its domestic biosafety law, and experts recently shared the country’s experience with India. […] An opinion of Hungarian scientific experts in support of the Hungarian moratorium on GM Amflora potato. […] A European Conference calls for an EU-wide moratorium on the authorization and the commercial planting of GMOs. […] Germany’s approach to setting new GMO liability law provides an important example for other countries. The vovernment has sought to explicitly allocate liability for the financial risks arising from the cultivation of GMOs and to protect non-GM farmers. […] |
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