MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (D098497/04 – 2024/2836(RSP))
On the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × NK603 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
B-10-2024-0148
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety · Rapporteur: Martin Häusling, Biljana Borzan, Anja Hazekamp
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- Full procedure 2024/2836
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Parliament objects to the Commission's draft decision renewing authorisation for genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × NK603, citing concerns about herbicide use, Bt toxins, and democratic process.¶¶ It calls on the Commission to withdraw the draft and not authorise herbicide-tolerant GM crops, and to respect EU international commitments.¶¶¶
Key points
- Considers the draft decision exceeds implementing powers under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and is inconsistent with its aim of ensuring high protection of health and environment.¶¶
- Calls on the Commission to withdraw the draft implementing decision and submit a new one to the committee.¶
- Calls on the Commission not to authorise herbicide-tolerant GM crops due to increased herbicide use and risks to biodiversity, food safety, and workers' health.¶
- Highlights that authorising import of herbicide-tolerant GM plants is incoherent with EU commitments under UN SDGs and UN CBD, including the Kunming-Montreal Framework.¶
- Welcomes the Commission's 2020 recognition of sustainability in GMO authorisations but expresses disappointment that it continues to authorise GMOs despite objections.¶
- Urges the Commission to take into account EU obligations under international agreements and to accompany draft acts with an explanatory memorandum on 'do no harm'.¶