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| 05 December 2005 | | Once Again, No Decision from Council of Ministers: MON 863 x MON 810 | The European Commission's draft for a decision on the authorisation of a GMO was not met with a qualified majority at the Council of Ministers. This time the GMO was a genetically modified maize line derived from a cross between MON 863 and MON 810. The European Commission, supported by the scientific expertise of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), recommended authorisation for the new cultivar. Because the application was submitted according directive 2001/18 governing the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms, the decision was up to the Environment Council. Fourteen countries voted against the approval, eight voted in support of it, and four refrained. The Treaty on European Union requires that the Council achieve a qualified majority in order to have a voice. If no qualified majority is reached, the draft for a decision from the European Commission is accepted by default.
Not a single GMO approval decision faced by the Council has been met with a qualified majority. Although the EU’s regulatory framework for GMO authorisation received broad support, it is now becoming clear that the resulting decisions are in fact not widely supported by minsters from the Member States. The Council of Ministers has therefore opened debate on the EU’s GMO policies. The Council has yet to come forth with concrete resolutions and is currently awaiting several reports with information regarding the implementation of GMO laws.
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