EU-28: 19 European Countries Restrict the Cultivation of GE Crops

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A European Union (EU) directive that allows EU Member States (MS) to ban the cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) plants in their respective territories for non-scientific reasons was adopted in March 2015. Under the transitional measures, the MS had until October 3, 2015 to request to be excluded from the geographical scope of the authorizations already granted or in the pipeline. Nineteen countries have decided to “opt out” of GE crops cultivation for all or part of their territories. These decisions will not lead to a change in the field, since none of the five European countries that currently grow GE corn are opting out.

EU-28: 19 European Countries Restrict the Cultivation of GE Crops 

Exporting, Regulations & Requirements, New Technologies
Europe and Eurasia, European Union

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