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Official letters

IFOAM Organics Europe submission to public consultation - Legislation for plants produced by certain new genomic techniques

22/10/2021

GMOs

IFOAM Organics Europe submission to public consultation - Legislation for plants produced by certain new genomic techniques

IFOAM Organics Europe would like to take this opportunity to express its concerns with the proposed way forward in the Inception Impact Assessment (IIA) and highlight…

06/09/2021

GMOs

NGOs response to EU commission's report on new GMOs

30/03/2021

GMOs

Regulation of new genomic technique

23/10/2018

GMOs

Open letter to Commissioner Vella and Commissioner Andriukaitis - Position of the European Union during the COP 14 – CP/MOP9 – NP/MOP3 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 2018

16/10/2018

GMOs

A call to protect food systems from genetic extinction technology: The global food and agriculture movement says NO to release of gene drives

09/08/2018

GMOs

Open letter to Commissioner President Juncker - Landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice clarifies that new techniques of genetic engineering fall under EU legislation on GMOs

20/03/2018

GMOs Seeds

Open letter from civil society calling for the Bayer-Monsanto merger to be rejected

05/11/2014

GMOs

DATE vote on new law on national bans on genetically modified crops

01/11/2014

GMOs

On the Environment Committee debate on Wednesday 3 September on the cultivation of genetically modified crops

25/02/2014

GMOs Seeds

Vote on Paulsen report on plant breeding (2012/2099(INI))

Factsheets and manuals

05/12/2018

GMOs

Practical guidelines: How to avoid GMOs contaminations - For farmers, food & feed processors

Leaflets

14/09/2018

GMOs

Keeping GMOs out of organic - Project presentation August 2018-2020

The project ‘Keeping GMOs out of organic’ was developed in 2018 and revised in August 2018, after the adoption of…

Reports and studies

Roots of Resilience: Land Policy for an Agroecological transition in Europe

22/02/2021

Agroecology

Roots of Resilience: Land Policy for an Agroecological transition in Europe

Read the policy report report “Roots of resilience: Land policy for an agroecological transition in Europe” in EnglishRead the executive…

27/01/2021

Agroecology

A 10+13 agroecology approach to shape policies and transform eu food systems

This policy paper puts forward a proposal to mainstream agroecology into the policies governing EU food systems. It builds on…

Agroecology and carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050: what are the issues?

01/12/2018

Agroecology Climate change

Agroecology and carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050: what are the issues?

Institute: Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) – Authors: Pierre-Marie Aubert, Marie-Hélène Schwoob, Xavier Poux

26/10/2018

GMOs

Final Report of the Keeping GMOs out of Food project 2014 – August 2018

17/04/2018

GMOs

Socio-Economic Impacts of GMOs on European Agriculture

18/12/2014

GMOs

Preventing GMO contamination: An overview of national "coexistence" measures in the EU

[Summary] Economic impacts of labelling thresholds for the adventitious presence of genetically engineered organisms in conventional and organic seed

18/02/2009

GMOs Seeds

[Summary] Economic impacts of labelling thresholds for the adventitious presence of genetically engineered organisms in conventional and organic seed

Economic impacts of labelling thresholds for the adventitious presence of genetically engineered organisms in conventional and organic seed

18/02/2009

GMOs

Economic impacts of labelling thresholds for the adventitious presence of genetically engineered organisms in conventional and organic seed

Press releases

NGT vote a step backward for biosafety that nonetheless safeguards the possibility for traceability and national “coexistence” measures

07/02/2024

GMOs

NGT vote a step backward for biosafety that nonetheless safeguards the possibility for traceability and national “coexistence” measures

BRUSSELS, 07 FEBRUARY 2024 – Today the European Parliament voted on the legislative proposal on so-called “New Genomic Techniques” (NGTs).…

IFOAM Organics Europe calls on MEPs to postpone plenary vote on NGTs as ENVI Committee vote leaves many issues unsolved

25/01/2024

GMOs

IFOAM Organics Europe calls on MEPs to postpone plenary vote on NGTs as ENVI Committee vote leaves many issues unsolved

BRUSSELS, 24 JANUARY 2024 – Today, the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI Committee) voted on the…

Organic movement raises red flag on assumed benefits deregulating new genomic techniques

29/04/2021

GMOs

IFOAM EU welcomes the European Court of Justice decision that new genetic engineering techniques will be regulated as GMOs

18/01/2018

GMOs

European Court of Justice Advocate General misses the opportunity to clarify the legal status of new genetic engineering techniques

15/01/2018

GMOs

Library

IFOAM Organics Europe submission to public consultation - Legislation for plants produced by certain new genomic techniques

NGOs response to EU commission's report on new GMOs

Regulation of new genomic technique

Open letter to Commissioner Vella and Commissioner Andriukaitis - Position of the European Union during the COP 14 – CP/MOP9 – NP/MOP3 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 2018

A call to protect food systems from genetic extinction technology: The global food and agriculture movement says NO to release of gene drives

Open letter to Commissioner President Juncker - Landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice clarifies that new techniques of genetic engineering fall under EU legislation on GMOs

Open letter from civil society calling for the Bayer-Monsanto merger to be rejected

DATE vote on new law on national bans on genetically modified crops

On the Environment Committee debate on Wednesday 3 September on the cultivation of genetically modified crops

Vote on Paulsen report on plant breeding (2012/2099(INI))

Practical guidelines: How to avoid GMOs contaminations - For farmers, food & feed processors

Keeping GMOs out of organic - Project presentation August 2018-2020

Roots of Resilience: Land Policy for an Agroecological transition in Europe

A 10+13 agroecology approach to shape policies and transform eu food systems

Agroecology and carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050: what are the issues?

Final Report of the Keeping GMOs out of Food project 2014 – August 2018

Socio-Economic Impacts of GMOs on European Agriculture

Preventing GMO contamination: An overview of national "coexistence" measures in the EU

[Summary] Economic impacts of labelling thresholds for the adventitious presence of genetically engineered organisms in conventional and organic seed

Economic impacts of labelling thresholds for the adventitious presence of genetically engineered organisms in conventional and organic seed

NGT vote a step backward for biosafety that nonetheless safeguards the possibility for traceability and national “coexistence” measures

IFOAM Organics Europe calls on MEPs to postpone plenary vote on NGTs as ENVI Committee vote leaves many issues unsolved

Organic movement raises red flag on assumed benefits deregulating new genomic techniques

Civil society, farmers and business organizations: Vice-President Timmermans, don't deregulate GM crops & animals

Land policy is key to agroecological transition in F2F Strategy and CAP reform

IFOAM EU welcomes the European Court of Justice decision that new genetic engineering techniques will be regulated as GMOs

European Court of Justice Advocate General misses the opportunity to clarify the legal status of new genetic engineering techniques

The Organic food and farming movement calls for the regulation of new genetic engineering technques as GMOs

GMO “opt out” proposal: Governments must be allowed to protect their own national interests

MEPs confirm that environmental concerns can justify GMO bans, EU Commission and Council must follow