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6 Amendments of Philip BUSHILL-MATTHEWS related to 2008/2306(INI)

Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas GM crops are increasingly widely grown in other continents, which are in turn increasingly leading the way in biosciences,
2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. Whereas it is of high importance to the EU to protect its biodiversity, and whereas farming practices that use less chemicals can contribute positively to this,
2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. Whereas Member States should work more closely with each other on the issue of GMOs; whereas Member States should address this issue in a practical and rational way rather than in a political way and show greater leadership in pro-actively combating misinformation and ignorance,
2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that the potential environmental benefits of lower chemical usage should also be thoroughly evaluated within any such environmental risk assessment;
2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that such freedom of choice can be severely constrained if national organic accreditation bodies use unnecessarily restrictive definitions of what may be labelled organic;
2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Notes however that the very concept of GMO-free zones would appear to pre- judge the case against GMOs, implicitly suggesting that any GMO must somehow be automatically dangerous;
2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI