Report
by Mr Bernd Voss
>>Co-existence between genetically modified crops,
and conventional and organic crops<<
available in the following languages (word document):
En De Fr Es Pt It Nl Dk Sv Pl Fi Hu Sl El Lv Et Lt
Agenda of the Plenary Session 15. December 2005
Economic and Social Affairs Committee general web-site of the EESC
EESC Hearing of experts on the issue, July 5th 2004
Short background information to the press by Mr Voss (pdf)
programme of the hearing, July 5th (pdf)
presentation
of Dr. Jochen P. Zoller, Genetic ID Europe / Cert ID - Tests and certification(ppt)
Detailed
answers by Dr. Zoller to the Commissions questions
presentation of Mr. Paul Tenning, Syngenta: Coexistence - a seed industry perspective (ppt)
presentazione di Mr Luca Colombo, Coop Italia (ppt)
Scientific documents
Danish Scientific working group on co-existence (2004)
Report
on co-existence (270 pages)
Summary
of report
EU
Joint research Centre, May 2002:
Scenarios
for co-existence of genetically modified, conventional and organic crops in
European agriculture
Presentation: Computer models of co-existence, Nathalie Colbach
Presentation: Economic Scenarios, John Kilpatrick
Presentation: The UK experience, Jeremy Sweet
Various Danish and European Institutes and DK Ministry for Agriculture
(November 2003)
First
European Conference on Co-existence of Geneticall Modified Drops with Conventional
and Organic Crops
(Includes Abstracts and extensive list of recent research and literature)
Various British Scientists (October 2003)
The
Farm Scale Evaluations of spring-sown genetically modified crops
The results of the farm-scale evaluations of three herbicide-tolerant GM crops
- maize, beet and spring oilseed rape 1999-2002
Non-techinical
summary of the findings
Scientific
commentary from the authors
DG Research, "Round Table" on Co-existence
of GM and non-GM crops (24. April 2003)
Presentations
and Conclusions
Ecology Centre, University of Kiel, Germany (February 2004)
Spread
of genetically modified (GM) oilseed rape – Relevance for Schleswig-Holstein
Land, Germany
Various scientists in Austria, Denmark, France, Netherlands,
Spain, United Kingdom (2003)
Precautionary
Expertise for GM Crops (PEG) - National workshop reports
EU
Scientific Committee on Plants, 13. March 2001:
Opinion
of the Scientific Committee on Plants concerning the adventitious presence of
GM seeds in conventional seeds
Official EU Documents
Assembly of the European Regions, unanimous conclusions
(15 May 2004) see points 25 ff
What future for rural areas in Europe?
Internal proposal of Commissioner
Margot Wallström (April 2004)
Draft
Commission decision establishing minimum thresholds for adventitious or technically
unavoidable traces of genetically modified seeds in other products
European Parliament (December 2003)
Resolution on coexistence between genetically modified crops
and conventional and organic crops (2003/2098(INI))
Agricultural Commissioner Franz Fischler (23 July
2003)
Guidelines
for the development of national strategies and best practices to ensure
the co-existence of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic
farming
A legally non-binding list of considerations member states should take into
account (in all member state languages)
Agricultural Commissioner Franz
Fischler (5. March 2003)
Communication
to the Commission on Co-existence of Genetically Modified, Conventional and
Organic Crops (pdf) same
document in rtf format
An outline of the EU Commissions concept how not to regulate
issues of liability, contamination and segregation at EU level, but leave it
to individual member states.
Official National Documents
Ministry for Consumers and Agriculture, Germany (Sept
2004)
Summary
of proposed revision of the German GMO law
Danish Parliament and Queen (June 9 2004)
Law
on the growing of genetically modified crops (The Danish coexistence law, English
translation)
FOE
and Greenpeace: Critical
c omments on the Danish law
Deutscher Bundestag (June 2004)
Novelle
des Gentechnikgesetzes (new GMO law in German only)
German Bundestag (May 2004)
Resolution
on seed purity and farmers choice
Original
resolution in German
Österreichischer Bundestag
Österreichische Saatgut-Gentechnik-Verordnung von 2002 (Austrian
Seed purity regulation, in German only)
additional documents and suggestions are welcome, please send
to:
Benedikt Haerlin, Zukunftsstiftung Landwirtschaft, Marienstr.19-20, 10117 Berlin,
fax +49 30 27590312, email: haerlin@zs-l.de
EU Council of Agricultural Ministers
2611th
Council Meeting Agriculture and Fisheries Luxembourg, 18 October 2004
Excerpt: – GM co-existence
The Danish delegation, with the support of many delegations, requested for
common rules on coexistence and the setting up of a Commission Task Force, which
would co-ordinate collection and
dissemination of relevant information at EU level. The Danish delegation notified
its recent legislation on co-existence to the Commission.
In addition, the Danish delegation and other delegations asked the Commission
to confirm whether the limit value for labelling GMOs in seed is 0% until another
figure is fixed.
The Commission representative welcomed the Danish initiative and undertook to
examine that legislation within the best delays.
The Commission representative also pointed out that setting up such Task Force
should not slow down considerable amount of work still to be done at national
level. He favoured the role of an
enhanced EU-wide network, in particular on data collection and on agricultural
best practices and experiences.
He also explained that, as no thresholds for the adventitious presence of GMOs
in conventional seed lots have been established, any seed lot containing GM
seeds authorised for the cultivation in the
EU has to be labelled as containing GMOs. Seed lots containing GM seeds not
authorised for cultivation cannot be marketed in the EU.
Commissioner BYRNE expressed his long time views on supporting GM technology,
in particular as regards scientific uses.
The President voiced some doubts on the need to set up a Task Force, as the
Commission has already the necessary tools to achieve the established goals
on co-existence.
Agri-Council 18th October 2004, Commission Press Release
Report from Agri-Council discussion September 2004 (with references)