# Possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the use of genetically modified food and feed on their territory

European Parliament procedure 2015/0093(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee AGRI / ENVI). Stage: Procedure lapsed or withdrawn. 86 committee amendments tabled by 21 Members between 2015-07-22 and 2015-09-18.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the possibility for Member States to restrict or prohibit the use of genetically modified food and feed on their territory. Amendments call on the Commission to withdraw and resubmit its proposal given Member States' opposition to GMO authorisations, and revise recitals on the centralised EU authorisation procedure, the divisive nature of genetic engineering, Member States' ability to restrict placing on the market, and scrutiny at Union level.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| José BOVÉ | France | Verts/ALE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96744.md |
| Eleonora EVI | Italy | Verts/ALE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124779.md |
| Marco AFFRONTE | Italy | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124797.md |
| Piernicola PEDICINI | Italy | NI | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124844.md |
| Edouard FERRAND | France | ENF | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124767.md |
| Philippe LOISEAU | France | ENF | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125684.md |
| Lynn BOYLAN | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124984.md |
| Aldo PATRICIELLO | Italy | PfE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36392.md |
| Norbert ERDŐS | Hungary | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124711.md |
| Tibor SZANYI | Hungary | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124703.md |
| Guillaume BALAS | France | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124744.md |
| Jørn DOHRMANN | Denmark | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124878.md |
| Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN | Finland | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/40599.md |
| Marijana PETIR | Croatia | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124749.md |

## Official source documents

- PE565.017: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AGRI-AM-565017_EN.pdf
- PE567.727: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-567727_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-0093-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-0093-COD.json

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