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"Mr President, the debates on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) necessarily rely on irrefutable arguments, on both a scientific and a legal level. On a legal level, we needed a variety of solid arguments for those Member States that wished to restrict or prohibit GMOs within their territory. The rapporteur has increased the Member States’ room for manoeuvre in a number of respects, and that is a good thing. I will support her report. Aside from this report, though, the downside is the scientific basis, which also needs to be irrefutable. Many times, the Council has questioned the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) assessments, which always give a positive view of GMOs, in contrast to national scientific assessments. In order to restore confidence, Commissioner, should we not at first simply apply the existing legislation, which aims to give a number of scientific guarantees, particularly in terms of assessing long-term impacts? Why have the Council’s recommendations from October 2008 remained a dead letter?"@en1
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