On the motion for a resolution · the text as a wholeAdopted
477 for · 152 against · 20 abst
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The draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize DP910521 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
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Summary
In this non-legislative resolution, Parliament objects to the draft Commission implementing decision that would authorise the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize DP910521 under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. It notes that the maize produces the Cry1B.34 toxin and is resistant to the herbicide glufosinate, which is classified as toxic to reproduction and whose Union approval expired in 2018, and it criticises the fact that residues of the complementary herbicide and the combinatorial effects of Bt toxins are treated as outside EFSA's remit and are therefore not assessed. The resolution raises concerns about effects on non-target organisms, the herbicide treadmill, and the many critical comments submitted by Member States during consultation. It sets out Parliament's objection to the authorisation and its position that the Commission should not proceed on this basis.
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Voted 12 Feb 2025
Full session brief →Other votes on this text · 2 votes
- ✕On amendment 3 · text to be inserted after paragraph 4262 / 309 / 76↗
- ✓On amendment 2 · text to be inserted after recital V290 / 249 / 110↗
Plenary amendments3 tabled on this text
Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.
- Amendment 1The LeftMotion for a resolution · Citation 8 a (new)Amendment
having regard to the Commission’s announcement on 6 December 2024 of the conclusion of the negotiations for a trade and political agreement between the European Union and Mercosur countries,
- Amendment 2The LeftMotion for a resolution · Recital V a (new)Amendment
Va. whereas the trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur will incentivise imports to the Union of food and animal feed containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified organisms, whereas Brazil and Argentina are among the world’s top GMO producers and pesticide users, including GMOs and pesticides banned in the Union for health or environmental reasons;
- Amendment 3The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 4 a (new)Amendment
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to definitively abandon the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement as it poses significant risks to health and the environment, undermines the Union’s agricultural sovereignty and is detrimental to farmers;
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