Member States' possibility to 'opt out' from GM food and feed import authorisations
At a Glance
20-10-2015
In April 2015 the European Commission put forward a proposal that would allow the Member States to 'opt out' from using genetically modified (GM) crops authorised to be imported to the EU for food and feed purposes. The proposal has faced fierce opposition from different stakeholders, as well as Members of the European Parliament, with both the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) voting to reject the proposal. The plenary vote is scheduled at the October III plenary.
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- AGRI-FOODSTUFFS
- agricultural activity
- AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
- animal feedingstuffs
- competence of the Member States
- drafting of EU law
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- European Union law
- food safety
- foodstuff
- foodstuff
- foodstuffs legislation
- genetically modified organism
- health
- market approval
- marketing
- PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
- single market
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- technology and technical regulations
- TRADE