5 Amendments of Umberto GUIDONI related to 2008/2306(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- Having regard the council meeting of 4th December 2008, where the EU Ministers of Environment have confirmed (paragraph 16 and 17) the possibility of restrictive and prohibitive measures regarding the cultivation of GMOs, based on the Precautionary Principle, in areas with specific agronomical and environmental characteristics, including isolated/remote islands,
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is deeply concerned that no specific labelling thresholds for the presence of genetically modified seeds in conventional seeds have been established; considers positively the proposal that genetically modified DNA to be used as the unit of measure for adventitious presence throughout the agricultural chain from seed to food and feed, to ensure consistency and to avoid litigation among stakeholders;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that those thresholds should be set at the lowest possible level, preferably at zero level. If the minimal "symptomatic" presence of GMOs in the crops of traditional seeds will be allowed, this will mean that authentic traditional seeds will be lost and in this way, we do not prevent the contamination of traditional seeds and wild related to genetically modified plants species, in the long-term. The range of contamination from GMOs in natural (non-GMOs) cultivations and wildlife can even extend up to 23 km;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that GMO-free zones can also be set up by means of a voluntary agreement between all operators concerned in a determined area; . It should be taken into consideration that the Republic of Cyprus, due to its island geography and its limited area space, the multi-fracturedness of agricultural land characteristics that constitute impossible any cultivation of GMOs not to infect the flora of the island in general is seeking to declare the Republic of Cyprus into a GMO free zone.
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that, in addition to those possibilities, Member States must be allowedhave the right to prohibit completely the cultivation of GMOs; in restricted geographical areas,sensitive ecosystems for instance in sitesthose belonging to the NaturaATURA 2000 network; 1 Judgment of 23 September 2003 in Case C-192/01, Commission/Denmark, ECR 2003, p. I-9693; judgment of 7 September 2004 in Case C-127/02, Landelijke Vereniging tot Behoud van de Waddenzee and Nederlandse Vereniging tot Bescherming van Vogels / Staatssecretaris van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij, ECR 2004, p. I-7405., as well as in areas with special agronomical and environmental characteristics also including small isolated/remote islands;