Nineteen EU
member states have requested to opt-out of producing genetically modified
crops, effectively banning their cultivation. Germany requested a partial
opt-out that would allow research into the biotechnology.
Deutsche Welle, 4 Oct 2015
More than
half of all EU member states met an October 3 deadline requesting the abilityto opt-out of the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMO), the
European Commission reported on Sunday.
European
Commission spokesman Enrico Brivio said on Sunday that 17 of the member states
requested to fully opt-out of GMO cultivation, while Belgium and Britain asked
that the opt-out mechanism be reserved for only part of their country's
respective territories.
Meanwhile,
Germany requested a partial opt-out that would still allow GMO research.
The full
opt-out requests were made by Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark,
France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Poland, and Slovenia.
The move
allows the countries to ban GMO even if the EU provides approval for their
cultivation, according to a law signed earlier this year.
The EU has
solely approved the cultivation of one GMO, namely Monsanto's GM maize MON 810.
However, eight applications submitted to the EU for review are currently
pending.
The EU let countries opt out of #GMO crops in their soil- they did.
http://t.co/njLZOEAA8X
#monsanto pic.twitter.com/jwtHjacuhV
— Greenpeace (@Greenpeace) 2 oktober 2015
The
cultivation of GMO in Europe has been widely divisive subject, with
environmentalists saying that it would damage biodiversity.
Agricultural
biotechnology companies, such as Monsanto, have rebuked such criticism as
scientifically baseless.
— Monsanto Europe (@MonsantoEurope) 2 oktober 2015
Brivio
noted that the number of requests showed that the new law providing opt-outs at
a member-state level offers "a necessary legal framework to a complex
issue."
Companies
are provided one month to comment on the requests.
ls/sms (Reuters, dpa)
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