Activities of Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI related to 2010/0208(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Possibility for Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 1 – point 1 Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1
Member States may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all GMO or a particular group of GMOs authorised in accordance with Part C of this Directive or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, and consisting of genetically modified varieties placed on the market in accordance with relevant EU legislation on the marketing of seed and plant propagating material, in all or part of their territory, provided that:
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 1
Article 1 - point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point a
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point a
(a) those measures are based on grounds other than those related to the assessment of the adverse effect on health and environment which might arise from the deliberate release or the placing on the market of GMOs; related to environmental or other legitimate factors which might arise from the deliberate release or the placing on the market of GMOs where those factors have not been addressed as part of the harmonised procedure foreseen in Part C of Directive 2001/18/EC or have not been sufficiently dealt with. In particular, Member States must be enabled to restrict or prohibit GMO cultivation if existing data do not allow for a proper assessment of their effects on national, regional or local environments. Grounds related to changes of land use, changes in agricultural practices or other legitimate factors may also be invoked.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 1
Article 1 - point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point a a (new)
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point a a (new)
(aa) those measures are adopted and made publicly available to all operators concerned, including growers, at least three months prior to the start of the growing season provided that the GMOs concerned are authorised in accordance with Part C of Directive 2001/18/EC at least six months prior to the start of the growing season.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 1
Article 1 - point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b a (new)
Article 26 b a (new)
Article 26 ba Prevention of GMO traces in conventional seeds The Commission shall assess the need for an effective prevention of GMO traces in conventional (i.e. non GM) seeds by establishing technical rules to this end.