COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Gmo

Random in vitro mutagenesis must be excluded from GMO legislation, says Advocate General of EU Court of Justice

Brussels, 28/10/2022 (Agence Europe)

In his opinion on genetically modified plant varieties, delivered on Thursday 27 October, First Advocate General Maciej Szpunar considers that random mutagenesis applied in vitro should be excluded from the scope of EU law on the deliberate release of GMOs into the environment.

Such an exclusion does not exempt plant varieties derived from these techniques from control, according to the conclusions (Case C-688/21).

The Court was asked to rule on the interpretation of the Directive on the...