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"Mr President, I would like to emphasise one recommendation of this report: the need for clarity in GMOs. I want it to be clarified that GMOs will never be allowed to contaminate an organic farm. This kind of clarity cannot be given on the basis of coexistence and promises of compensation after contamination: after contamination it is too late, it is no good to an organic farmer or to people who value their produce.
GM crops are an experiment, by any definition. A good scientific experiment needs a control. I do not support the experiment, but if it is to go ahead I recommend Ireland as the perfect control. It is an island with predominantly westerly winds and therefore significantly protected from contamination by GMOs from neighbouring countries. With the control, we will be able properly to assess GM crops for 5, 10 or 50 years; if GM bellies up, there will be somewhere to get safe food and seed stocks.
Today the European Council is deciding whether to write the public out of the GMO process. Will the Council today, with the support of my own country, Ireland, make GMOs exempt from the Aarhus Convention? This must not happen. It is an issue of vital importance to organic farmers and their customers and to all stakeholders. We must insist on the right to take part in all decisions made about our environment."@en1
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