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July 09 European
Union JRC report:
The global pipeline of new GM crops: implications of
asynchronous approval for international trade
Roadmap to boost
the European agro-food industry
June 09
The return of the
bendy cucumber: 'wonky' fruit and vegetables back on sale in the
European Union from July 1st
April 09
European
Commission publishes new report on national strategies to ensure
coexistence of genetically modified crops with conventional and
organic farming
March 09
European Conference on Ensuring Seed Availability in the 21st
Century
February 09
European
Commission decision on Austrian safeguard clauses regarding
maize MON810 and T25
December 08
European
Commission presents policy
options for EU strategy on invasive species
November 08
The return of
the curvy cucumber: European Commission to allow sale of 'wonky'
fruit and vegetables
October 08
European
Commission authorises the use of Bayer CropScience's GM
LLCotton25 in food and feed
Bruselas aprueba
la venta de una nueva variedad de algodón transgénico
European Union
to restore import customs duties on cereals
September 08
European
Commission transmits to Council proposal to authorise a GM
soybean MON89788
EU scientific
study gauges current approaches to addressing potential health
effects from genetically modified food and animal feed
European
Commission authorises GM soybean A2704-12 for feed and food uses
and for import and processing
Bruselas
aprueba una variedad de soja transgénica para alimentos o
piensos
August 08
Annual crop yield
forecast: European Commission foresees above average cereals
harvest for 2008
European
Commission foresees above average cereals harvest for 2008
July 08
Member States of
the European Union agree in principle to abolish obligatory
set-aside
June 08
European
Commission's Joint Research Centre
produces first large-scale study on the agronomic and economic
performance of a genetically modified crop cultivated in the
European Union
El Centro Común de
Investigación de la Comisión Europea publica el primer estudio
sobre el rendimiento agronómico y económico a gran escala de un
cultivo modificado genéticamente de la UE
February 08
Evaluation of the
European legislation governing the marketing of seeds and plant
propagating material within the European Union
Proposals to
authorise GM soybean A2704-12 and cotton LL25 to be transmitted
to the Council
European
Commission requires certification for Chinese rice products to
stop unauthorised GMO from entering the EU
December 07
Mariann Fischer
Boel, Member of the European Commission responsible for
Agriculture and Rural Development: Working for success in the EU
organic sector
November 07
Liability and
compensation schemes for damage resulting from the presence of
GM organisms in non-GM crops
European
Commission proposes suspension of import duties on most cereals
CAP Reform:
European Commission proposes new cotton reform taking account of
Court of Justice ruling
The European
Community register of genetically modified food and feed has
been updated
October 07
Member states of
the European Union deliver no opinion on proposals for the
authorisation of 3 GM maize varieties and a GM potato
September 07
European
Commission to propose suspension of import duties on cereals
Cereals:
agriculture ministers of the European Union approve zero
set-aside rate for autumn 2007 and spring 2008 sowings
European
Commission proposes to set at zero the set-aside rate for autumn
2007 and spring 2008 cereals sowings
Environment
Committee of the European Parliament votes for tougher rules on
pesticides
July 07
European Commission
publishes annual crop yield forecasts: Heat waves, droughts and
excessive rain across Europe brings mixed results
European Commission
assesses impact on agricultural markets of a minimum target of
10% of biofuel use in the EU 27 in 2020
European Commission
report: “Economic Impact of Unapproved GMOs on EU feed imports
and livestock production”
June 07
Janez Potočnik,
European Commissioner for Science and Research: Research towards
future challenges of European agriculture
Mariann Fischer
Boel, Member of the European Commission responsible for
agriculture and rural development: Research and the future of
agriculture
European Union
Member States deliver no opinion on the authorisation of GM
maize 59122 (Herculex RW)
Results of the June
11-12 meeting of the Council of the European Union, Agriculture
Organic farming in
the EU: organic area accounted for 4% of the total utilised
agricultural area in the EU25 in 2005 - Organic holdings
generally larger than average
New Regulation to
foster the further development of Europe's organic food sector
European Union agriculture ministers agree to end public
intervention for maize
Les ministres de
l'agriculture de l'Union européenne décident de mettre un terme
à l'intervention publique pour le maïs
May 07
Carnation
genetically modified for flower colour approved for marketing in
the European Union
La Unión Europea aprueba un clavel biotecnológico de color
azul
Prospects for the EU
grain and oilseeds sectors
April 07
Bio4EU: a
comprehensive study on the status of biotechnology applications
in Europe
Member states of
the European Union back proposal to preserve plant genetic
resources
Common catalogue
of varieties of vegetable species (consolidated version of 11
April 2007)
Life sciences and
biotechnology – a key sector for Europe's competitiveness and
sustainability
European Union
puts emphasis on innovation in the field of biotechnology
March 07
European
Parliament sends proposed rules on organic food products back to
Agriculture Committee
European Union
authorises three GM oilseed rapes for import and processing in
animal feed
European
Commission decisions to withdraw five discontinued GMOs backed
by Member States
February 07
European Union:
Preventive sugar withdrawal in 2007/2008
Decisions of
the Council of the European Union re. Hungarian Zea mays L. line
MON 810 and Carnation Dianthus caryophyllus L., line 123.2.38,
genetically modified for flower colour
January 07
New study looks
at European agriculture and rural areas until 2020
Common
Agricultural Policy of the European Union: Fruit and vegetable
reform will raise competitiveness, protect producers from
crisis, increase consumption, improve environmental protection
and simplify rules
European Union
lifts measures against BT10 in US exports
December 06
EU's
Environment Council reject two proposals from the Commission
(13764/06 and 13767/06), requesting Austria to repeal the
prohibition of use and sale on its territory of two genetically
modified maize
European
Commission proposes to end public intervention for maize
Committee
delivers no opinion on European Commission proposal to place on
the market a GM starch potato
November 06
Draft report on Biotechnology: Prospects and Challenges for
Agriculture in Europe (2006/2059 (INI))
October 06
European
Commission adopts tightened intervention criteria for maize
Mariann Fischer
Boel, Member of the European Commission responsible for
Agriculture and Rural Development, on the reform of the fruits
and vegetables CMO
Standing
Committee backs European Commission's decision on strict counter
testing of US rice imports
European
Commission to propose strict counter testing of US rice imports
European
Commission re-submits to the EU Council of Ministers proposals
to lift the ban imposed by Austria on the marketing of two
authorised genetically modified maize varieties, MON810 and T25
September 06
Council meeting,
Agriculture and Fisheries - Genetically modified oilseed rape
products
European Union
tightens intervention criteria for maize
Renewable
energy: Commission proposes to extend energy crop aid scheme to
all Member States
August 06
Unauthorised GM
rice: European Union member states back certification
requirement for US imports
European
Commission requires certification of US rice exports to stop
unauthorised GMO entering the EU
European
Commission publishes updated crop yield forecast: July heat
waves and drought reduce European crop yields
July 06
European Commission
proposes new rules for plant protection products
June 06
Eurobarometer
survey on biotechnology: 58% of Europeans think that GM food
should not be encouraged
May 06
EU Agriculture
Council: GMO contamination of organic products controversial
European Commission
authorizes Polish ban on the use of certain GM and non-GM maize
seed varieties
April 06
European
Commission proposes practical improvements to the way the
European GMO legislative framework is implemented
Co-existence of
genetically modified, conventional and organic crops in the EU:
Freedom of choice
Mariann Fischer
Boel: Co-existence of genetically modified crops with
conventional and organic farming
Experts gather in
Vienna to discuss co-existence of genetically-modified crops
with conventional and organic farming
Des
experts vont se réunir à Vienne pour discuter de la coexistence
des cultures génétiquement modifiées, conventionnelles et
biologiques
Experten-Treffen in Wien zum
Thema Koexistenz gentechnisch veränderter, konventioneller und
biologischer Nutzpflanzen
March 06
Governments adopt
international rules on trade in GMOs
Notification by
government of Cyprus of draft legislation on display of GM food
in supermarkets is non-admissible
European
Commission reports on national measures to ensure co-existence
of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic
farming
European Union
member states agree to a one-year cut in sugar production
New GM maize line
1507 authorised for marketing as food and food ingredients
February 06
European
biomass action plan and strategy for biofuels
EU agriculture
ministers adopt groundbreaking sugar reform
New case
studies on the coexistence of GM and non-GM crops in European
agriculture
- New report considers co-existence of GM and non-GM crops and
seeds
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Nouveau rapport sur la coexistence de cultures et de semences
génétiquement modifiées et non génétiquement modifiées
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Neuer Bericht über die Koexistenz von gentechnisch veränderten
und herkömmlichen Kulturen und Saaten
-
Nuova relazione sulla coesistenza di colture e di sementi
geneticamente modificate e non geneticamente modificate
European
Commission presents 2005-2012 agricultural market and income
forecasts
European
Commission urges new drive to boost production of biofuels
Europe’s rules
on GMOs and the WTO
- Questions and
answers on the regulation of GMOs in the European Union
European
Commission proposes fines against France for failure to adopt
biotechnology legislation
January 06
January 23
meeting of the European Council, Agriculture and
Fisheries: biomass and organic production
European
Commission authorises placing on the market of three GM maize lines:
GA21, MON863 and MON863x810
Sitzung des
Ständigen Ausschusses für Getreide- und Ölsaaten der
EU-Kommission
December 05
European
agriculture and environment indicator report available
New EU organic
food regulation will improve clarity for consumers and farmers
European
Commission supports new developments in biotechnology
November 05
European Union
radically reforms its sugar sector to give producers long-term
competitive future
Applications
under Regulation (EC) 1829/2003 on Genetically Modified Food and
Feed
European
Commission authorises Danish state aid to compensate for losses
due to presence of GMOs in conventional and organic crops
European
Commission authorises import of the genetically modified maize
1507 for use in animal feed
October 05
Applications
under Regulation (EC) 1829/2003 on GM Food and Feed
August 05
European
Commission authorises import of GM-oilseed rape for use in
animal feed
European
Commission authorises the import of GM maize MON 863 for use in
animal feed
July 05
Summary report of the July
20, 2005 meeting of the standing committee on “Seeds and
Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry"
of the European Commission
Summary report of
the July 14-15, 2005 meeting of the standing committee on plant
health of the European Commission
Environmental
infringements: Commission takes legal action against Germany and
Spain
La Commission prend
de nouvelles mesures contre la France dans dix dossiers
concernant des infractions à la législation en matière
d'environnement
European Commission adopts
a second report on biotechnological inventions, covering gene
patents and stem cells
June 05
European Commission
takes legal action against Germany: first warning to comply with
Court ruling concerning GMO legislation
European Commission publishes
forecast of cereal production: loss due to drought impact on
Western EU regions
Production
céréalière: les prévisions de la Commission montrent une
diminution due aux sécheresses dans l’ouest de l’Union
Européenne
European Union
accedes to International Convention for the Protection of New
Varieties of Plants
European Commission
reaction on Environment Council votes on safeguards and GM maize
MON863
Sugar reform will
offer EU producers long-term competitive future
European Commission
authorises aid for large-scale investment project in the bio
ethanol sector in Germany
Meeting of the
Standing Committee on "Community Plant Variety Rights", 17 May
2005
May 05
Second Meeting of the Parties to
the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to adopt binding rules on
trade in GMOs
Irish authorities
inform European Commission of consignment of corn-gluten feed
contaminated with the unauthorised GM maize Bt10
April 05
Standing Committee on Seeds and
Propagating Material of Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry
(SCSP) - Summary report of the meeting held on 17 March 2005
Commission sends
proposal on GM maize MON863 to Council
of Ministers
European
Commission sends proposals on GMOs to Council of Ministers
Unauthorised
circulation of the genetically modified maize Bt10 in the
European Union
-
EU
detection method for Bt10 maize
validated
European
Commission announces members of the Advisory Group on the Food
Chain and Animal and Plant Health
European
Commission publishes register of existing GM food and feed
products
Bt10: Commission
requires certification of US exports to stop unauthorised GMO
entering the EU
March 05
Genetically
modified plants to grow vaccines against HIV, tuberculosis,
diabetes and rabies
European
Commission confirms quality of European GMO legislative
framework
EU-Russia deal
safeguards trade in plant products
EU25 cereals
production increased by nearly a quarter in 2004
Mariann Fischer
Boel, Member of the European Commission responsible for
Agriculture and Rural Development: reform of the EU sugar regime
Risk and crisis
management in agriculture: European Commission invites
Agricultural Council to debate options
February 05
European
Commission presents consultation for biomass action plan
Questions and
answers on the regulation of GMOs in the European Union
January 05
Traceability of food products: new EU guidelines to facilitate
implementation
Traçabilité
des produits alimentaires: une mise en œuvre plus facile grâce à
de nouvelles lignes directrices au niveau communautaire
Outcome of the
Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the European Union
European Commission
launches new inquiry into
reductions in excise duties on fuel used to heat glasshouses in
Italy
European Commission presents new
report on the prospects of agricultural markets and the impact
of enlargement
Summary report
of the November 24, 2004 meeting of the standing committee on
European Community plant variety rights
Résultats du
Conseil Agriculture et Pêche de l'Union Européenne: semences des
pays tiers
December 04
New European
Common Agricultural Policy in place on 1 January 2005
Accession
boosts farm income in new EU member states by more than 50%,
says Eurostat
European
Commission proposes unchanged potato starch production quotas
for next two years
Mariann Fischer
Boel calls for support for organic farming
Mariann Fischer
Boel, Mitglied der Europäischen Kommission zuständig für
Landwirtschaft und ländliche Entwicklung - Ökologischer Landbau
in Europa
November 04
State of the art
monitoring technologies for EU agriculture
Decisions on national
bans on GMOs to be referred to Council of Ministers
Draft decision on genetically modified maize MON 863 to be
referred to Council of Ministers
GM Food &
Feed in the European
Union
- Notification of
Existing Products
October 04
European
Food Safety Authority reaffirms safety of MON 863 maize
Genetically modified NK603 maize authorised in the
European Union for both food and feed
European
Council adopts Organic Action Plan
Outcome of E.U.
Agriculture Council of October 2004
Plant Genetic
Resources: Great success in an important step towards an accord
on access to agricultural seeds and the sharing of commercial
benefits
September 04
European
Commission fails to agree on GM seed thresholds
European
Commission publishes analysis of the common market organisation
in fruit and vegetables
Inscription of
MON 810 GM maize varieties in the Common EU Catalogue of
Varieties
European
Commission proposal on GM oilseed rape GT73 to be sent to
Council of Ministers
August 04
New
Advisory Group on
the Food Chain and Animal and Plant Health created in Europe
European Union
approves acquisition of Advanta by Syngenta
European
Commission prepares for battle over GMO seeds
European
Commission creates Advisory Group on the Food Chain and Animal
and Plant Health
July 04
WTO
Doha Development Agenda: WTO mid-point agreement paves the way for
future conclusion of trade round – a stronger multilateral trading
system
Prospects for
European agricultural markets 2004-2011 - Update for EU-25
Research and pharmaceuticals: EU ‘pharming’ solutions to major
diseases
Plant
health and world trade: European Union signs up to new
international rules
Putting on the market
of the GM maize NK603
- European Commission
authorises import of GM-maize NK603 for use in animal feed
Philippe Busquin,
Commissaire Européen chargé de la recherche: La recherche
européenne pour l’agriculture
June 04
European Environment
ministers fail to reach agreement on GM maize NK603
European Commission
proposes authorisation of NK603 maize
‘Plants for
the future’: a 2025 vision for European plant biotechnology
‘Des plantes d’avenir’: un projet pour la biotechnologie
végétale en Europe à l’horizon 2025
‘Pflanzen für die Zukunft': Eine Vision für die europäische
Pflanzenbiotechnologie bis 2025
"De planten van de
toekomst": een visie voor de Europese plantenbiotechnologie tot
2025
The document:
2025: a European
vision for plant genomics and biotechnology
Related release:
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European
Commissioner in charge of Research:
Biotechnologies in the European Research Area
Outcome of The
European Union's Agriculture Council of June 2004 re. public
debate on organic farming
European Union
deadlocks on genetically-modified oilseed rape
Decision on
genetically modified oilseed rape to be referred to Council
€ 10.7 million EU
support for the promotion of quality agricultural products
European Commission
adopts the “European Action Plan for Organic Food and Farming”
European Union set to
debate two new GMO approvals in June
May 04
Question and Answers
on the regulation of GMOs in the EU - What are GMOs and GMMs?
European Commission
authorises import of canned GM-sweet corn under new strict
labelling conditions - consumers can choose
Facilitating food and
agriculture trade: EU is the biggest global food importer
Assessment Report for
Summary Notification C/SE/96/3501: potato variety EH92-527-1
with modified starch content (Amylogene HB)
EU set to tackle last
piece of GMO legal jigsaw
April 04
Commission appoints
Lars Hoelgaard as
Deputy Director General for Agriculture
EU publishes list
of grain intervention centers for the ten new Member States
EU control over
GMOs extends to new Member States
Europe’s farm
ministers fail to approve a new genetically modified corn for
sale in the EU
A new impetus for European
biotechnology : bringing coherence to EU biotechnology policies
European Food Safety
Authority provides scientific advice
on the use of antibiotic resistance marker genes in genetically
modified plants
European Food
Safety Authority says Monsanto GM maize type is safe
European Commission
regulation No 641/2004 of 6 April 2004 on the application for
the authorisation of new genetically modified food and feed
Question and
Answers on the regulation of GMOs in the European Union - What
are GMOs and GMMs?
Europeans' trust in
food highest for fruits and vegetables, lowest for "junk food"
Deliberate release into the environment of GMOs for any other
purposes than placing on the market
- The
photosynthetic genome - Department of Plant Physiology, Umea
University (B/SE/04/1310)
- Testing of maize
varieties tolerant to an herbicide - Pioneer Hi-Bred Spain S.L.
(B/ES/04/12)
- Testing of maize
hybrids tolerant to an herbicide and resistant to Lepidopteran
insects - Pioneer Hi-Bred Spain S.L. (B/ES/04/15)
March 04
EC ratifies international
treaty on plant genetic resources improving access to seeds and
agricultural biodiversity
Summary
Notification (SNIF) for the placing on the EU market (import) of
glufosinhate tolerant oilseedrape T45 (Bayer CropScience Ltd.)
Summary
Notification (SNIF) for the placing on the EU market (import) of
glufosinhate tolerant cotton transformation event LLCotton25
Medium-term prospects for
agricultural markets and income in the European Union 2003-2010
Deliberate release into the environment of GMOs for any other
purposes than placing on the market
-
Testing of Lepidopteran
insects resistant as well as herbicide tolerant maize varieties -
Pioneer Hi-Bred Spain S.L.
-
Biologia avanzata e
innovazione di processo al servizio della qualità del pomodoro da
industria italiana - Metapontum Agrobios s.c.a r.l.
-
"Safety Assessment in Food and
Environment - S:A:F:E" "Studio delle interazioni tra piante di melanzana
(Solanum melongena L.) transgenica esprimente la tossina Cry3B e
l'artropodofauna presente nell'agroecosistema - Metapontum Agrobios
s.c.a r.l.
The Regulation of Food
Safety and the Use of Traceability/Tracing in the EU and USA:
Convergence or Divergence?
Deliberate release into the environment of GMOs for any other
purposes than placing on the market
- Genetically modified
marker-free amylopectin-potatoes for verification of starch quality and
stability of transferred marker-free sequences under practical field
conditions - Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture, Institute
for Crop Production and Plant Breeding
- Field trials with marker
gene in barley, followed by a 6 year research program (2003-2008) - ORF
Liftaekni hf
- Potato starch with
increased amylose content - Plant Science Sweden AB
Cereals: European
Commission improves information policy
Deliberate release into the environment of GMOs for any other
purposes than placing on the market
- Application for the
release into the environment of potato event AM99-2003 - BASF
Plant Science GmbH
- Application for the
release into the environment of potato events AM02-1003,
AM02-1005, AM02-1012, AM02-1017 and AM99-1089 - BASF Plant Science
GmbH
- Application for the
release into the environment of potato event EH92-527-1 - BASF
Plant Science GmbH
Post-reform: What
next for EU agriculture?
European Food Safety
Authority advises on safety of GM
oilseed rape GT 73
February 04
European
Commission backs Germany’s plans for the co-existence of GM and
non-GM crops
Summary Notification Information Format (SNIF) for the
placing on the market (import) of 281-24-236 and 3006-210-23
cotton events (Dow AgroSciences)
Deliberate release into the environment of GMOs for any other
purposes than placing on the market
Testing of maize
hybrids tolerant to an herbicide - Pioneer Hi-Bred Spain S.L.
European Union
decision on GM maize NK603 to be referred to Council of
Ministers
Deliberate release into the environment of GMOs for any other
purposes than placing on the market
- Increased starch
content in potato tubers - Boreal Plant Breeding Ltd.
-
Application for
the release into the environment of potato event EH92-527-1 - BASF
Plant Science GmbH
- Testing of
Coleopteran insect resistant as well as herbicide tolerant maize
hybrids in Spain - Pioneer Hi-Bred Spain S.L.
-
Testing of maize
hybrids resistant to certain Lepidopteran and Coleopteran insects
and herbicide tolerant in Spain - Pioneer Hi-Bred Spain S.L.
- Testing of
Lepidopteran insect resistant and herbicides tolerant maize
hybrids in Spain - Pioneer Hi-Bred Spain S.L.
-
Testing of
Coleopteran insect resistant and herbicide tolerant maize hybrids
in Spain - Pioneer Hi-Bred Spain S.L.
-
Testing of maize
hybrids resistant to certain Coleopteran and Lepidopteran insects
and tolerant to herbicides in Spain - Pioneer Hi-Bred Spain S.L.
- Testing of
Lepidopteran insect resistant as well as herbicide tolerant maize
hybrids in Spain - Pioneer Hi-Bred Spain S.L.
- Evaluation in
field conditions of Fungal resistant wheat in Spain - Instituto de
Agricoltura Sostenibile Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Cientificas
-
Agronomic Value
trials Event Bt11 in Spain - Syngenta Seeds SA
- Application for
the release into the environment of potato events AM02-1003,
AM01-1005, AM02-1012, AM02-1017, AM99-1089 and AM99-2003 in
Germany - BASF Plant Science GmbH
A European
research area for agriculture and food research
European
Commission authorises aid to favour the access to risk capital of
Italian SMEs operating in agriculture
January 04
European Union
announces support of an ERA-NET coordinating national research
programmes in plant genomics of ten EU member states and Norway
GMOs: European
Commission takes stock of progress
State of play on
GMO authorisations under EU law
Question and
answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU
Notification of deliberate release and placing on the EU market
of GM organism: fungal resistant wheat, Germany 2004 (I),
Syngenta Seeds GmbH
Notification of deliberate release and placing on the EU market
of GM organism: fungal resistant wheat, Germany 2004 (II),
Syngenta Seeds GmbH
Dr. Franz Fischler,
Member of the European Commission responsible for Agriculture, Rural
Development and Fisheries:
- Towards a European
action plan on organic food and farming
-
The future of organic farming - European
Hearing on Organic Food and Farming
European Commission
publishes report on agricultural situation in Turkey
Notification of deliberate release and placing on the EU market
of GM organism:
Effect of the leghemoglobin gene on the
carbohydrate metabolism in transgenic plants (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
represented by the Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare
Pflanzenphysiologie)
Notification of deliberate release and placing on the EU market
of GM organism:
Application for the deliberate release of oilseed
rape lines genetically modified for altered oil content in seed (BASF
Plant Science GmbH)
Notification of deliberate release and placing on the EU market
of GM organism:
Rhizomania resistant sugar beet Sweden 2004-2008
(Syngenta Seeds AB)
Notification of deliberate release and placing on the EU market
of GM organism:
breeding of spring oilseed rape cultivars tolerant
to Roundup (Svalöf Weibull AB)
Notification of
deliberate release and placing on the EU market of GM organism:
field trial with chicory plants expressing additional
fructosyltransferases (Plant Research International)
European
Commission to hold a
'European
Hearing on Organic Food and Farming'
December 03
10 million euro for a
new EU programme to promote biological and genetic diversity
European Parliament:
GMOs and conventional crops: the battle
over "coexistence"
European Food
Safety Authority to assess safety of three more GMOs
Dutch aid scheme
for glasshouse horticulture
Agriculture
Committee of the European Parliament adopts report on coexistence
between GM and conventional crops
November 03
Agriculture and the
Mediterranean:
Venice conference sets scene for closer co-operation
Future perspectives for
organic farming in an enlarged EU
European
Commission adopts reform proposals for
Europe's tobacco, olive oil, cotton and hops sectors
State of play on GMO authorisations
under EU law - What is the EU
regulatory framework for GMO authorisation?
October 03
Information note
concerning forthcoming decisions on GMOs and GM food, feed and
seed
Information Note
of the European Court of Auditors concerning Special Report No
13/2003 on production aid for cotton
Regulation (EC)
No 1946/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15
July 2003 on transboundary movements of genetically modified
organisms
European Commission's
proposal on chemicals
Regulation (EC)
No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22
September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed
Regulation (EC)
No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22
September 2003
concerning the
traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and
the traceability of food
and feed
products produced from genetically modified organisms and
amending Directive 2001/18/EC
September 03
Questions and
answers about the European Union's GM seed legislation
European
Commission intends to introduce tolerance threshold for
accidental or inevitable presence of GMOs in seeds
EU statements on
the outcome of the WTO's 5th Ministerial Conference
Alexander
Tilgenkamp appointed Deputy Director General of DG Agriculture of
the European Commission
Frequently-asked
questions The WTO and EU agriculture
Eurostat Yearbook
2003 - European statistics from A to Z
European
Commission rejects request to establish a temporary ban on the use
of GMOs in Upper Austria
August 03
European Commission
regrets the request for a WTO panel on GMOs
European
Commission's Joint Research Centre forecasts this year's crop
losses caused by drought
July 03
Regulation (EC) No
1946/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July
2003 on transboundary movements of genetically modified organisms
EU and US propose a
framework for a joint approach on agricultural questions in WTO
Trade in Agriculture:
Study shows openness of EU market to imports of farm products
European Commission
publishes recommendations to ensure co-existence of GM and non-GM
crops
European legislative
framework for GMOs is now in place
GMOs: European
Commission takes court action against eleven member states
European Commission
close to completion of pesticide review: 110 additional substances
to be withdrawn
European Commission
successfully concludes farm talks with Israel
European Parliament
establishes clear EU system to trace and label GMOs
plus
Questions & Answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU
(PDF file)
Speech by Margot
Wallström, Member of the European Commission, responsible for
Environment: "Traceability and labelling of GMOs" - Second reading
by the European Parliament
Speech by David Byrne,
European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, at the
plenary session of the European Parliament: "GM Food and Feed"
June 03
EU fundamentally reforms its farm policy to accomplish sustainable farming in Europe
WTO consultation over
GMO's: EU reiterates its authorisation system is in accordance
with WTO
rules
European Commission
welcomes final adoption of new regulation on the transboundary
movements of genetically modified organisms
The European
Commission's CAP reform proposals - Q&As
The European
Parliament approves in second reading the Proposal for a
Regulation on the transboundary movements of genetically modified
organisms
May 03
Update on EU
legislation for GM approvals (USDA/FAS
GAIN report)
EU round table on research results relating
to co-existence of GM and non-GM crops
Outcome of EU
Agriculture/Fisheries Council of May 2003
April 03
European Commission regrets US decision to file WTO case on GMOs as misguided and unnecessary
EU roundtable on
research results relating to the co-existence of GM and non-GM
crops:
Approaching the co-existence of GM and non-GM crops in the EU
Success of Europe's
biotech industry depends on cooperation, says European
Commissioner for Enterprise and the Information Society
EU sees marked
decrease in GM crop field trials
March 03
European Commission
formally requests twelve Member States to adopt and notify GMO
legislation
Europeans and
biotechnology in 2002
European Commission -
DG Joint Research Centre publishes 5 new summary notifications of
deliberate release into the environment of GMOs for any other
purposes than placing on the market
EU Council common position
on regulation of genetically modified food and feed and proposal for a
regulation concerning traceability and labelling of GMOs and of food and
feed products produced from GMOs
Lack of information and
public scepticism on agricultural biotechnology contribute to biotech
companies leaving Europe
Scientific Steering
Committee of the European Commission adopts guidance document for the
risk assessment of genetically modified plants and derived food and feed
European Commission calls
on EU Member States to intensify efforts in life sciences and
biotechnology
European Commission
addresses co-existence of GM, conventional and organic crops
"Co-existence of Genetically Modified,
Conventional and Organic Crops"
Communication from Mr Fischler to the Commission of the European
Community
February 03
Results of the European
Union Agriculture Council of February 2003
Organic farming:
European Commission asks public to have their say
January 03
Legal protection of
biotechnological inventions: European Commission discusses progress with
Member States and establishes expert group
December 02
GM-derived cottonseed
oils notified for marketing in the EU
European Commission
proposes new cereal import regime for the US and Canada
Commission launches
European network of GMO laboratories to improve traceability in food
chain
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La Commission lance le
réseau européen de laboratoires de référence pour les OGM en vue
d'améliorer la traçabilité des OGM dans la chaîne alimentaire
- Kommission initiiert
europäisches Netz von GMO-Laboratorien, um Rückverfolgbarkeit in der
Lebens-mittelkette zu verbessern
November 02
EU Plant Health
Regime improved to reduce risk of importing harmful organisms
L'Union
européenne perfectionne son régime phytosanitaire pour réduire
le risque d'introduction d'organismes nuisibles
Verbesserte Pflanzenschutzregelung senkt Gefahr der
Einschleppung von Schadorganismen in die EU
European
Parliament supports Commission to lift the de facto moratorium
on GMOs
Le Parlement
européen encourage la Commission à lever le moratoire de facto
sur les OGM
Europäische
Parlament fuer die Aufhebung des De-facto-Moratorium für
genetisch veränderte Organismen (GVOs)
Schlussanträge
des Generalanwalts Dámaso Ruíz-Jarabo in der Rechtssache
C-182/01: Saatgut-Treuhanverwaltungs GmbH contra Werner Jäger
Conclusiones del
Abogado General, Sr. Ruiz-Jarabo, en el asunto C-182/01
Saatgut-Treuhanverwaltungs GmbH contra Werner Jäger
Conclusioni
dell'Avvocato generale Ruiz-Jarabo, nella causa C-182/01
Saatgut-Treuhandverwaltungs GmbH contro Werner Jäger
European
Commission and US, Canada conclude negotiations on new cereal
import regime
October 02
New GMO Directive taking
effect today in the European Union provides more transparent and
effective system for authorisation of GMOs, says European Commission
July 02
Speech of David BYRNE
European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection during the July
2 Plenary Session of the European Parliament on GM food and feed
Question and
Answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU
June 02
"EU citizens want safe food
and healthy environment from farm policy", says European Commission poll
European Commission
publishes report on "Prospects for Agricultural Markets: 2002-2009"
May 02
The Commission of the
European Communities releases its "Life sciences and biotechnology
- a strategy for Europe" report
Scenarios for
co-existence of genetically modified, conventional and organic
crops in European agriculture - A report from the Joint
Research Center
Europe at the crossroads -
Finding a sustainable approach on biotechnology
October 01
Launch of a European Round
Table on GMO Safety
May 99
Breakthroughs in plant
biotechnology confirm 'added value' of European research
I successi nel
settore delle Biotecnologie in campo vegetale confermano il "valore
aggiunto" della ricerca a livello europeo |
