date:Jan 25, 2013
The European Commission plans on suspending the go ahead on any new GMO crops over the next few months, whilst it first wants agreement on draft legislation paving the way for individual member states to make GM decisions themselves.
The draft rules were initially proposed in 2010 and were meant to free the way for rapid decision making with regards to GM crops. However, opposition from France and the UK has held up agreement thus far.
Current EU legislation states that any GM crop approved f