The EU legislation on “GMOs” between nonsense and protectionism: An ongoing Schumpeterian chain of public choices

Figures & data

Table

Member State	Product	Date of notification	EFSA opinions or statements (publication)	Further clarifications
Austria	MON 810 maize	June 1999	10 December 2008	The proposed decision (COM(2009) 56 final, 10.2.2009) requesting Austria to lift its ban on cultivation was rejected by the Council on 2 March 2009.
Hungary	MON 810 maize	January 2005	25 July 2005 (updated on 6 July 2006)	The proposed decision (COM(2006) 713 final, 23.11.2006) requesting Hungary to lift its ban was rejected by the Council on 20 February 2007.
			11 July 2008	A further proposed decision (COM(2009) 12 final, 21.1.2009) requesting Hungary to lift its ban was rejected by the Council on 2 March 2009.
				This ban is no longer in force but was replaced by a new ban (cf below).
		April 2013	None
Luxembourg	MON 810 maize	March 2009	None	This ban is no longer in force but was replaced by a new ban (cf below).
		June 2012	24 September 2013
Germany	MON 810 maize	April 2009	None
Bulgaria	MON 810 maize	April 2011	None	This ban is no longer in force but was replaced by a new ban (cf below).
		April 2014	16 December 2014
France	MON 810 maize	February 2008	31 October 2008	Ban annulled by the French Conseil d'Etat.
		February 2012	21 May 2012	Ban annulled by the French Conseil d'Etat.
		February 2014	1 August 2014
Italy	MON 810 maize	July 2012	24 September 2013	Ban prolonged by 18 months early in 2015 (cf below)
		February 2015	None
Greece	MON 810 maize	March 2006	17 November 2006	This ban is no longer in force but was replaced by a new ban (cf below)
			11 July 2008 (on new elements submitted in September 2007)
		November 2011	11 September 2012	This ban is no longer in force but was replaced by a new ban (cf below)
		November 2013	10 June 2014
Greece	Amflora potato	July 2012	None	Authorization annulled by the General Court on 13 December 2013 (case T-240/10). These bans have thus become devoid of purpose.
Austria	Amflora potato	June 2010	28 March 2012
Hungary	Amflora potato	July 2010	19 December 2012	The Greek ban expired this year and was not renewed.
Luxembourg	Amflora potato	June 2010	20 September 2012
Poland	Amflora potato	January 2013	None
Austria	T25 maize	May 2000	10 December 2008	The proposed decision (COM(2009) 51 final, 10.2.2009) requesting Austria to lift its ban was rejected by the Council on 2 March 2009.
				In 2013 the authorization holder withdrew its application for renewal of the authorization for cultivation. This ban has thus become devoid of purpose, since this maize is no longer authorized for cultivation