The European Economic and Social Committee (CES) adopted today an own-initiative opinion on coexistence between genetically modified, conventional and organic crops."This opinion covers the impact of coexistence in all it`s economic dimensions. The CES as a representation of the organized civil society in Europe is in favour of the polluter-pays-principle, the principle of precaution and the choice for consumers and farmers in case of deliberate release of GMO," says Bernd Voss, rapporteur for coexistence in the CES.</p><p><a href="http://saveourseeds.org/Download_Centre/04-12-16-berndvoss%20koexistenz%20EN.doc">Press release Bernd Voss,Member of the European Economic and Social Committee</a></p><p><a href="http://saveourseeds.org/Download_Centre/Koexistenz-Opinion.doc">own-initiative opinion on coexistence from the European Economic and Social Committee (CES)</a>