EC: Evaluation of GMO Legislation

As part of an ongoing review launched in 2009, the European Commission has published two commissioned reports evaluating the EU's legislative framework on the cultivation of GMOs, and on GMO food and feed. While concluding that there is general support for the legislation's main objectives, including the protection of health and the environment, both reports also point to necessary adjustments to increase overall efficiency. Such adjustments include:
- the need to further harmonize risk assessment processes;
- the need for more flexibility on GMO cultivation;
- compilation of technical information on the socio-economic implications of GMO cultivation;
- reinforcement of monitoring activities;
- assessment of new plant breeding techniques; and
- addressing the technical problem of low level presence of unauthorized GMOs.

Reports: Evaluation of the EU Legislative Framework in the Field of Cultivation of GMOs]  Evaluation of the EU Legislative Framework in the Field of GM Food and Feed