The EU Member States can prohibit the cultivation of GMOs at their own discretion from the Spring

The new EU legislation adopted by the European Parliament (EP) on Tuesday enters into force in the Spring.

The legislation practically allows each Member State to prohibit the cultivation of GMOs on their own territory at their own discretion by referring to specified causes, despite of the public cultivation of the genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is authorized in the European Union.
According to the Information of the press service of the European Parliament 480 MEPs supported the proposal, 159 voted against and 58 people abstained. (Konsiczky Zoltán, MTI)