Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-05-16-Speech-3-262"
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"Let me start by saying that I
agree with the honourable Member on the importance of the legal instrument in question. Let me also say that the Council appreciates the work of Mrs Klaß as rapporteur for this important issue. The Council has also taken on board Parliament’s declaration to a large extent. It is therefore quite understandable that Parliament is concerned by the delay in the Council’s final decision on the issue.
The final decision has been delayed because some Member States have asked for more time to consider the provisions on genetically modified organisms, despite the fact that these provisions are no different from Community legislation in force and are equivalent to those recently adopted in accordance with the Community directives on the marketing of seed and forest reproductive material.
Adopting the directive was on the agenda at the Agriculture European Council in November of last year. It was postponed until December and then until January of this year, as no agreement had been reached on the provisions concerning genetically modified organisms.
However, the Swedish Presidency aims to reach agreement on the Council supporting and adopting the new legislation before the end of the Swedish Presidency, i.e. by June of this year at the latest."@en1
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