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European disarray on transgenic crops

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Forthcoming decisions set to bring disagreements to a head.

Europe has failed to reach a decision on whether France and Greece should be ordered to lift their national bans on cultivation of a genetically modified maize (corn) known as MON801, the only GM crop so far approved for use at the European level. The failure of France, Greece, Austria and Hungary to adhere to European Union (EU) legislation threatens a political crisis in the EU, which is under pressure from the World Trade Organization to live up to its laws in this matter.

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Abbott, A. European disarray on transgenic crops. Nature (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/457946a

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