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The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 8 a (new)

(8a) Restrictions on or prohibitions of cultivation of particular GMOs by Member States shall not in any way prevent or restrict the use of authorised GMOs by other Member States.

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

Julie GIRLING, Catherine SOULLIE, Elisabetta GARDINI, Sergio BERLATO, Christofer FJELLNER

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1

Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Member States may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of ~~all or particular~~ 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, on a case-by-case basis in all or part of their territory, provided that:

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

Holger KRAHMER, Catherine SOULLIE, Britta REIMERS, Elisabetta GARDINI, Sergio BERLATO, Christofer FJELLNER

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1

Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) those measures ensure that the freedom of choice of farmers and consumers is duly respected; and

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

Christofer FJELLNER

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1

Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) in cases where those measures concern crops which are already authorised at Union level, Member States ensure that no undue disadvantages arise to farmers who cultivated such crops legally. Member states shall especially ensure that such farmers have sufficient time to adapt and that they are not made liable retroactively and for at least two years after the adoption of those measures, for any aspect arising from the legal change.

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

Christofer FJELLNER

Council position
Recital 10

(10) In addition, and only where the notifier/applicant has refused to adjust the geographical scope of the notification/application of a GMO as requested by a Member State, there should be the possibility for that Member State to adopt reasoned measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of that GMO once authorised in all or part of its territory, on the basis of strict scientific grounds distinct from those assessed according to the harmonized set of Union rules, that is Directive 2001/18/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, which are in conformity with Union law. Those grounds may be related to environmental or agricultural policy objectives, or other compelling grounds such as town and country planning, land use, socio-economic impacts, co-existence and public policy. Those grounds may be invoked individually or in combination, depending on the particular circumstances of the Member State, region or area in which those measures will apply.

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

Christofer FJELLNER

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1

Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)

(ab) those measures do not in any way prevent or restrict the use of authorised GMOs by other Member States who do not wish to restrict or prohibit their cultivation;

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

Catherine SOULLIE, Julie GIRLING, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Pilar AYUSO, Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Holger KRAHMER, Elisabetta GARDINI, Sergio BERLATO, Christofer FJELLNER

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1

Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) that they are in conformity with the Treaties and the Union's international obligations.

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

Holger KRAHMER, Catherine SOULLIE, Britta REIMERS, Elisabetta GARDINI, Sergio BERLATO, Christofer FJELLNER

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1

Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 2

~~By way of derogation to~~In accordance with Directive 98/34/EC, Member States that intend to adopt reasoned measures under this Article shall communicate them to the other Member States and to the Commission, onthree months prior to their adoption for information purposes’.

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

Christofer FJELLNER

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 1 a (new)

Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b a (new)

(1a) The following Article shall be inserted: ‘Article 26 ba Seed thresholds The Commission shall assess the need for the establishment of thresholds for labelling GMO traces in conventional seeds at the lowest practicable, proportionate and functional levels for all economic operators. It shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council by 31 December 2012, accompanied, if appropriate, by relevant legislative proposals.’

2011/03/17
Committee: ENVI

Christofer FJELLNER