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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11965

21 February 2018
SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment
MEPs veto authorisation of herbicide-resistant transgenic maize
Brussels, 20/02/2018 (Agence Europe)

Once again - still for reasons of public health, animal health and protection of the environment - the members of the European Parliament’s environment committee objected, in two separate votes on Tuesday 20 February, to the European Commission’s proposal to authorise the marketing of transgenic maize varieties within the EU, intended for both animal and human consumption.

The first veto concerns renewal of the marketing authorisation for maize 59122 (DAS-59122-7) as well as products...

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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
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