On the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 94637 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
B-10-2026-0186
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety · Rapporteur: Martin Häusling, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Biljana Borzan, Anja Hazekamp
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Parliament objects to the Commission's draft decision authorising genetically modified soybean MON 94637, considering it exceeds implementing powers and is inconsistent with EU law.¶¶ It calls on the Commission to withdraw the draft decision and not authorise the soybean due to incomplete risk assessment and lack of evidence on long-term impacts.¶¶¶ It also calls for a legislative proposal to reform GMO decision-making and highlights incoherence with EU commitments if herbicide-tolerant plants are authorised.¶¶
Key points
- Considers that the draft Commission implementing decision exceeds the implementing powers provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.¶
- Considers that the draft decision is incompatible with Union law, particularly the aim of ensuring a high level of protection of human, animal, and environmental health.¶
- Considers that the risk assessment remains incomplete regarding molecular characterisation, toxicological assessment, and environmental risk assessment.¶
- Calls on the Commission to withdraw its draft implementing decision.¶
- Calls on the Commission not to authorise the GM soybean due to insufficient evidence on long-term impacts on biodiversity, food safety, farmers' livelihoods, and animal health.¶
- Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal to reform the GMO decision-making procedure to address Parliament's objections and lack of Member State support.¶
- Highlights that authorising herbicide-tolerant GM plants where the herbicide is banned in the Union is incoherent with international commitments and creates an uneven playing field for Union farmers.¶