# Genetically modified organisms (GMOs): possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory

European Parliament procedure 2010/0208(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee AGRI / ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 440 committee amendments tabled by 85 Members between 2011-02-10 and 2014-10-20.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the possibility for Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory. The amendments address the risk assessment and authorisation of GMOs, the precautionary principle, and the freedom of Member States, on subsidiarity grounds and for environmental or health reasons, to restrict or ban cultivation while keeping placing on the market and import regulated at Union level; some amendments reject the Commission proposal.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 57 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Elisabetta GARDINI | Italy | PPE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58758.md |
| Julie GIRLING | United Kingdom | PPE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96956.md |
| Younous OMARJEE | France | GUE/NGL | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/30482.md |
| Eleonora EVI | Italy | Verts/ALE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124779.md |
| Piernicola PEDICINI | Italy | NI | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124844.md |
| Marco ZULLO | Italy | RE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125237.md |
| Marco AFFRONTE | Italy | Verts/ALE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124797.md |
| Nicola CAPUTO | Italy | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124851.md |
| Catherine SOULLIE | France | PPE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97294.md |
| Françoise GROSSETÊTE | France | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2025.md |
| Sergio BERLATO | Italy | ECR | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4746.md |
| Margrete AUKEN | Denmark | Verts/ALE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28161.md |
| Carl SCHLYTER | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28139.md |
| Michèle RIVASI | France | Verts/ALE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96743.md |

## Official source documents

- PE456.914: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-456.914+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE460.799: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-460.799+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE539.851: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-539851_EN.pdf
- PE541.301: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-541301_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2010-0208-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2010-0208-COD.json

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