Imports of GM food and feed - Right of Member States to opt out
All genetically modified organisms (GMOs) need authorisation before they can be placed on the EU market. However, a qualified majority amongst the Member States has never been reached either in favour of or against any authorisation proposal put forward by the Commission. The Commission has therefore concluded that the legal framework for decision-making on genetically modified (GM) food and feed needs to be adapted, and proposes to extend to GM food and feed the solution agreed by the European Parliament and the Council on GMO cultivation. The Member States would thus be allowed to restrict or prohibit the use of genetically modified food and feed on their territory, despite it being authorised at EU level. Stakeholders have been critical of the proposal, claiming that it jeopardises the internal market, would cause serious distortions to competition and leave measures taken by Member States vulnerable to legal challenge. A more recent edition of this document is available. Find it by searching by the document title at this address: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/home.html
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- AGRICULTURA, SILVICULTURA E PESCA
- AGROALIMENTAR
- alimento para gado
- atividade agrícola
- Autoridade Europeia para a Segurança dos Alimentos
- autorização de venda
- comercialização
- competência dos Estados-Membros
- construção europeia
- direito da União Europeia
- importação (UE)
- instituições da União Europeia e função pública europeia
- INTERCÂMBIOS ECONÓMICOS E COMERCIAIS
- legislação alimentar
- mercado único
- organismo geneticamente modificado
- produto alimentar
- produto alimentar
- PRODUÇÃO, TECNOLOGIA E INVESTIGAÇÃO
- proposta (UE)
- QUESTÕES SOCIAIS
- saúde
- segurança dos alimentos
- tecnologia e regulamentação técnica
- trocas comerciais
- UNIÃO EUROPEIA