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This proposal is made against the backdrop of persistent opposition from European public opinion to the release of GMOs and their use in agriculture, related primarily to the fact that Directive 2001/18/EC has not been seriously enforced. The studies envisaged are not conducted by the parties requesting authorisation, whether they are studies on long-term effects, preliminary studies on receiving environments or the analysis of socio-economic impacts. According to the Eurobarometer survey on GMOs, 61% of Europeans consider that ‘GM food makes them feel uneasy’ and are against the idea of encouraging its promotion. In no country was there a majority of respondents who agreed with the statement that GM food is good for the national economy. The current strict authorisation system based on science, safety and the consumer’s opportunity to choose will remain the same. The high level of health and environmental protection targeted by the EU legislative framework can only be achieved if all the necessary studies on the receiving environment and the conditions in the monitoring plans are available to Member States, and take account of their agricultural methods, the specific characteristics of their territory and spatial planning method. The measures adopted by Member States to cultivate GM crops must be justified and must not incur additional costs for organic or conventional farmers."@en1
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