[Gen-Streitfall] Östereich und Luxemburg wollen Moratorium erhalten, bis es EU-weite Koexistenzregeln gibt

[Sabine]

Nicht genug, aber besser als nichts, warum haben sich die deutschen 
Delegierten in Brüssel da nicht eingereiht? Gruß, Sabine
 
Financial Times (London,England)
September 30, 2003
Fischler urges EU states to lift modified-crops ban
By TOBIAS BUCK
BRUSSELS

Franz Fischler, the European Union farm commissioner, yesterday pleaded
with member states to lift their moratorium on the approval of new
genetically modified organisms, although some countries insisted further
legislation was needed to shield consumers and farmers from potential
hazards linked to the technology.
His call comes as Brussels faces strong international pressure to
restart
...following its five-year de facto ban on new approvals....
The European Commission has pushed hard to make sure the moratorium 
is lifted before a WTO panel rules on the case, which could be next year

at the earliest.
However, the Commission's efforts have run into opposition from some
member
states ....The EU this year passed two tough laws dealing with the
labelling and
traceability of GMOs…
However, countries such as Austria and Luxembourg said at a meeting of
farm
ministers in Brussels yesterday they would not back any new GMO
authorisations without EU-wide rules on the "co-existence" of
conventional,
biological and GM farming.
Such rules would include measures aimed at preventing cross-pollination
of
GM and non-GM crops and would establish under what circumstances farmers
would have to pay damages in case of such contamination. The Commission
wants such rules to be established at a national level, to prevent any
further delays.
Mr Fischler told the ministers yesterday: "It is important to note that
the
co-existence debate should not be misused for causes that will further
delay the authorisations of new GMOs."
... EU officials ...said Austria and Luxembourg had failed to win broad 
Support... Josef Proll, Austria's farm minister, said
there were "several countries leaning towards our position". Germany,
for
example, had backed Vienna's call for EU-wide rules...
Despite Mr Proll's remarks, Commission officials said they remained
optimistic that the ban would be lifted in time. "Austria has not caused
a
domino effect," said a spokesman for Mr Fischler.
 
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