Skip to content
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (D102174/03 – 2024/3010(RSP))

On 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

B-10-2025-0061

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety · Rapporteur: Martin Häusling, Biljana Borzan, Anja Hazekamp

Official HTML ↗ PDF DOCX
✦ In shortFull text
✦ In short · AI summary of this text, generated 4 Sept 2026

Written by a language model from the full text only; every figure comes from the text. The paragraph links open the paragraph a statement rests on — check the text itself before relying on it.

Parliament objects to the Commission's draft decision authorising genetically modified maize DP910521, citing risks to health, biodiversity, and the environment, and calls for its withdrawal. It urges the Commission to align with international obligations and to address democratic and safety concerns in future GMO authorisations.

Key points

  1. Considers the draft decision exceeds implementing powers under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and is incompatible with its aim of ensuring high protection of health and the environment.
  2. Calls on the Commission to withdraw the draft decision and submit a new one to the committee.
  3. Calls for convergence of standards in free trade negotiations to meet Union safety standards.
  4. Calls on the Commission not to authorise the GM maize due to increased risks to biodiversity, food safety, and workers' health, in line with the One Health approach.
  5. Expects the Commission to propose a ban on exporting hazardous chemicals banned in the Union.
  6. Welcomes the Commission's recognition of sustainability in GMO decisions but expresses disappointment at continued authorisations despite objections.
  7. Urges the Commission to consider international agreements like the Paris Climate Agreement, UN CBD, and UN SDGs, and to explain how draft acts uphold 'do no harm'.

Who is affected

  • The Commission, which must reconsider its draft decision and future GMO authorisations.
  • Farmers and agricultural workers, who face risks from herbicide use and potential health impacts.
  • The environment and biodiversity, threatened by the cultivation of herbicide-tolerant GM maize.

Legal basis: Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, in particular Article 7(3) and Article 19(3)