Publication - July 1, 2005
National 'safeguard clauses' briefing paper (update: May 2006)
Author: Greenpeace EU Unit
Executive summary: On Friday 24 June, EU member states inflicted a severe defeat to the Commission by voting down eight proposals aimed at forcing the lifting of national bans on the growing of certain genetically modified organisms (GMOs). EU bizarre procedures on GMOs leave a lot of power to the Commission, and it is the first time that the qualified majority necessary for governments to turn down a Commission’s proposal is gathered. As many as 22 out of 25 member states voted against the lifting of the national bans.
Num. pages: 2
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