Clever EU GMO Wording Never underestimate the wordsmithing capacity of Brussels. The new proposed procedure for member states to opt out of the planting of otherwise EU-approved biotech events would tie up a litigant for years and likely cause them to fail. The language no longer calls it a "ban" but rather a decision to "restrict," and the criteria include:
Negative impact on the local environment by a change in agricultural practices; Ecosystem sustainability and maintenance of ecosystem services; Maintenance of local or regional biodiversity; Lack of adequate data on the impact on the local or regional environment; and, Negative socio-economic impacts such as the high cost of co-existence measures.
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