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Deliberate releases for field trials

Summary: EU Member States

Deliberate releases of GMOs into the environment for field trials (1992-2008)

Since 1992, documented field trials have been conducted in the following countries:

	France	598
	Spain	437
	Italy	295
	United Kingdom	248
	Germany	196
	Netherlands	179
	Belgium	135
	Sweden	102
	Denmark	51
	Hungary	28
	Finland	27
	Portugal	25
	Romania	23
	Greece	19
	Czech Republic	15
	Poland	10
	Ireland	6
	Slovakia	5
	Austria	3
	Lithuania	2

Total number of field trials with GMOs for all EU Member States:

	Releases of transgenic plants	2294
	Releases of other GMOs	110
	Total	2404

See also on GMO-Compass:

Summary of field trials according to year, plant species, and purpose

Field trials with GM Plants in the EU

	European Union
	Austria
	Belgium
	Czech Republic
	Denmark
	Finland
	France
	Germany
	Greece
	Hungary
	Ireland
	Italy
	Lithuania
	Netherlands
	Poland
	Portugal
	Romania
	Spain
	Slovakia
	Sweden
	United Kingdom

Breeding aims

	Herbicide Resistance
	Pest Resistance
	Disease Resistance
	Plants with Altered Composition

	Pharming
	Stress Resistance
	Elimination of Pollutants

More info

	Joint research centre (JRC) of the EU Commission: Deliberate Field Trials
	Biotechnology & GMOs Informations Websites
	Member States National Websites
	Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (March 2001)

Field Trials: Statistics

Notes:

	The EU statistics are based on the number of applications submitted.
	It is possible that the statistics include rejected applications or applications that were later withdrawn.
	One application can include field trials at more than one site and/or that run over the course of several years. The number of sites at which GM plants are grown is generally considerably higher than the number of applications.

November 27, 2008