"STRASBOURG, France -- New legislation to allow member states of the European Union to restrict or ban the cultivation of crops containing genetically modified organisms on their own territory, even if this is allowed at the EU level, was passed by the European Parliament on Tuesday.
The legislation, informally agreed by Parliament and Council in December, was originally tabled in 2010 but was then deadlocked for four years due to disagreement between pro-GMO and anti-GMO member states.
The agreement negotiated with EU ministers in December was approved in Parliament today by 480 votes to 159, with 58 abstentions."
Environment News Service had the story January 13, 2015.
Source: ENS, 01/14/2015
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