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Thursday, April 17, 2014
France bans cultivation of GM corn
April 17, 2014 France bans cultivation of GM corn Franch lower house of parliament adopted a law on April 15 prohibiting the cultivation of any variety of genetically modified corn, citing a risk to the environment. Last month, France passe ...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
European Foods Safety Authority rejects France's GM corn ban
June 5, 2012 European Foods Safety Authority rejects France's GM corn ban The European Foods Safety Authority (EFSA) has overruled the efforts of France to prohibit genetically modified (GM) corn across member states. French efforts to ban ...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
France temporarily prohibits GM corn cultivation
March 20, 2012 France temporarily prohibits GM corn cultivation With the aim to protect the environment, the French government issued on Sunday (Mar 18) a decree which temporarily halts cultivation of genetically modified corn MON 810, prod ...
Monday, March 12, 2012
Monsanto will not sell GM corn in France
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Friday, March 2, 2012
France's Vilmorin examines GM corn in Europe
Despite widespread hostility in the region to GM crops, French seed group Vilmorin is testing genetically modified corn in Europe, as it expects the benefits of such varieties eventually to lead to their acceptance, the company said.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
France pushes for Monsanto's GM corn ban in EU
February 22, 2012 France pushes for Monsanto's GM corn ban in EU France has appealed to the European Commission to ban the cultivation of Monsanto's 810 corn crop within EU countries, a spokesman said Tuesday (Feb 21). "France yesterday sen ...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Monsanto will not sell GM corn in France
January 25, 2012 Monsanto will not sell GM corn in France For a fifth season, Monsanto will not sell genetically modified (GM) corn seed in France, amid a product ban being ruled illegal. The seed giant said on Tuesday (Jan 24) that it will ...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
France will resume GM corn embargo
January 25, 2012 France will resume GM corn embargo   The French government plans to resume its ban on cultivating genetically modified (GM) corn from Monsanto, type MON810 GM. The French Government, backed by President Sarkozy, first banne ...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
France's beekeepers appeal to ban GM corn
January 17, 2012 France's beekeepers appeal to ban GM corn In an attempt to protect the right of honey bee farmers to produce honey, French beekeepers and farmers' trade union Confederation Paysanne are appealing an immediate ban on field t ...
Monday, October 10, 2011
EU high court denounces France's failure in GM corn rule
October 10, 2011 EU high court denounces France's failure in GM corn rule The European Union's highest court faulted a French ban on growing GM corn for procedural reasons as France failed to invoke it under the appropriate rule. In an opin ...
Friday, September 16, 2011
France retains ban on GM corn
September 16, 2011 France retains ban on GM corn Despite EU court opinion, the French government refuses to lift ban on growing GM corn in France. According to the French daily Le Figaro, the French minister for the environment, Nathalie Ko ...
Friday, September 9, 2011
EU court finds France's ban on GM corn illegal
September 9, 2011 EU court finds France's ban on GM corn illegal EU's highest court declared on Thursday (September 8) France's banning of GM corn trade as illegal. The GM variety was developed by US biotech giant Monsanto in 2008. The Fren ...
Monday, July 6, 2009
France rejects report by EU food agency on GM corn
July 6, 2009 France rejects report by EU food agency on GM corn                              France Friday rejected a report by the European Union's food safety watchdog that declared a genetically modified strain of corn, banned in six EU ...
Friday, February 13, 2009
France to keep ban on Monsanto GM Corn
February 13, 2009 France to keep ban on Monsanto GM Corn                                 France will maintain a ban on genetically-modified corn from US biotech giant Monsanto Co. until the environmental risks are clarified, French Prime Mi ...
Friday, January 23, 2009
EU to discuss Greece, France GM corn ban
January 23, 2009 EU to discuss Greece, France GM corn ban                                          Biotech experts in the European Union will discuss in February on whether France and Greece to finally allow the only genetically crop author ...

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