­Council backs Austrian and Hungarian bans on GM crops

02 March 2009
Brussels, Belgium — EU environment ministers have overwhelmingly rejected a European Commission proposal to force member states to accept the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops on their territories. Over twenty member states voted against the Commission proposal. Hungary can maintain its ban on Monsanto’s ­GM maize MON810, and Austria on MON810 and Bayer's T25.­
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