The outgoing European Commissions plan to agree on regulations over GM seeds in a last minute attempt on September 8th is still controversial within the Commission itself. So far no agreement has been reached on thresholds for GM contamination of conventional seeds. On September 8th the Commission also plans for the first time to list GM varieties (Mon 810) in the EUs Common Seed Catalogue, which would allow farmers in all member states to use these GM seeds, which so far have only been planted in Spain.</p><p><a href="http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/26571/story.htm">Reuters: EU Commission prepares for battle over GMO seeds</a></p><p><a href="http://www.saveourseeds.org/en/frame.php?page=directive">Details and background from Save our Seeds</a>